Danny Kamekona

Danny Kamekona
Born	(1935-11-05)November 5, 1935 Hilo, Hawaii. U.S.
Died	May 12, 1996(1996-05-12) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–1996
Spouse	Michiko Kamekona
Children	2

Danny Kamekona (November 15, 1935 – May 12, 1996) was an American actor who appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice.

Television and movie career

Kamekona began his acting career on television, debuting in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, one of 32 different appearances over 11 years. Other TV appearances included The Brian Keith Show; Sanford and Son; Barnaby Jones; six episodes of Magnum, P.I.; 21 Jump Street; L.A. Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; and his last TV appearance, in 1995's Burke's Law.

The Karate Kid Part II was Kamekona's debut movie appearance in 1986. Other movie appearances included Black Widow (with Terry O'Quinn), Problem Child (with Michael Richards), Honeymoon in Vegas, and his final movie appearance, 1993's Robot Wars.

Death

Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California apartment on May 12, 1996, at the age of 60.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Karate Kid Part II	Sato Toguchi
1987	Black Widow	Detective
1988	Aloha Summer	Reverend
1989	Collision Course	Oshima
1989	Robot Jox	Dr. Matsumoto
1990	Problem Child	Mr. Hirohito
1990	Come See the Paradise	Mr. Nishikawa
1991	Night of the Warrior	Chang
1991	Goodbye Paradise	Lt. Nomura
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Niko
1993	Robot Wars	Wa-Lee

External links

• Danny Kamekona at IMDb
• Danny Kamekona at Find a Grave