Danny Kamekona

Danny Kamekona
Kamekona as Sato Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II
Born	(1935-11-05)November 5, 1935 Hilo, Hawaii
Died	May 2, 1996(1996-05-02) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–1996
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Michiko Kamekona
Children	2

Danny Kamekona (November 15, 1935 – May 2, 1996) was an American actor.^[1]

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. He appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice.

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.

Actor participant in brief training scene re-enactment during PR tour of trilogy (April 23, 1989), besides the Rose Theatre Shakespearian event day, accompanied by many of The Karate Kid Part II cast members, and was a featured character during the tributes to Magnum, P.I.

Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California, apartment on May 2, 1996, at age 60.^[1] He had been dead for several days in his bathroom, according to friends and family members. A heart attack was speculated. However, the exact cause of death was never revealed.

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