Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Don Okumoto is an American actor of Japanese descent. He is best known for his role as Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid franchise. Okumoto has appeared in several films including Real Genius (1985), True Believer (1989), American Yakuza (1993), Contact (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Only the Brave (2006), Inception (2010), and Driven (2018). Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Okumoto is a third-generation Japanese American. He began studying karate at the age of 13 and holds a brown belt in Karate, as well as basic skills in other martial arts. Okumoto graduated from Hollywood High School and Cal State Fullerton where he studied acting.