Yoshi Amao
Actor
Yoshi Amao is an actor, comedian, and samurai artist.
He plays a role of Sera in FX’s SHOGUN, which wins 19 Emmy Award including Best Drama. Yoshi was born in Osaka and moved to New York in 1990. He learned Waki-ryu Tate (Japanese sword fighting) under Tahei Waki, formed the theater company, Samurai Sword Soul, in 2003, and has been performing all over the US.
His theatrical acting careers are Off Broadway Shows; Chushingura~47 ronin at A.R.T./New York Theatres, and Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon! at La MaMa Theater (NYC) as a lead actor/co-choreographer, which was highly acclaimed by the New York Times. He also worked as a fight director for Pacific Overtures at Signature Theater in DC and Tarantino Live in London.
Other actor’s credits on TVs/Films are Mr. Robot (USA), Blacklist (NBC), Billions (Showtime), Samurai Sportsman (OLN) and 11 award-winning short film, My Daughter Yoshiko, etc. Yoshi hosted several TV shows such as Made in Japao (Record TV) in Brazil, Japanizi Going Going Gong (Disney XD), and Big in Japan in several countries in Europe. Also, he has been hosting cherry blossom festivals in Washington DC, New York Brooklyn, Philadelphia, etc.
He plays a role of Sera in FX’s SHOGUN, which wins 19 Emmy Award including Best Drama. Yoshi was born in Osaka and moved to New York in 1990. He learned Waki-ryu Tate (Japanese sword fighting) under Tahei Waki, formed the theater company, Samurai Sword Soul, in 2003, and has been performing all over the US.
His theatrical acting careers are Off Broadway Shows; Chushingura~47 ronin at A.R.T./New York Theatres, and Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon! at La MaMa Theater (NYC) as a lead actor/co-choreographer, which was highly acclaimed by the New York Times. He also worked as a fight director for Pacific Overtures at Signature Theater in DC and Tarantino Live in London.
Other actor’s credits on TVs/Films are Mr. Robot (USA), Blacklist (NBC), Billions (Showtime), Samurai Sportsman (OLN) and 11 award-winning short film, My Daughter Yoshiko, etc. Yoshi hosted several TV shows such as Made in Japao (Record TV) in Brazil, Japanizi Going Going Gong (Disney XD), and Big in Japan in several countries in Europe. Also, he has been hosting cherry blossom festivals in Washington DC, New York Brooklyn, Philadelphia, etc.
Filmography
| 2024 | Spotlight International Film Festival: Best of the Festival - Volume 1 · as Hideyo - 'my Daughter Yoshiko' |
| 2024 | Shōgun · as Sera |
| 2023 | Velma · as Japanese Dad (voice) |
| 2021 | Soul of a Beast · as Japanese Narrator |
| 2021 | Jellystone! · as Anime Yogi |
| 2018 | Our Cartoon President · as Shinzo Abe |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption · as Cab Driver |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot · as Driver #3 |
| 2013 | Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! · as Host |
| 2012 | Shinobi Girl · as Samurai Spirit |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | 8:46 · as Ken Yoshida |
| 2010 | Death Battle! · as Heihachi Mishima |
| 2009 | White Collar · as Eye Patch |
| 2000 | Spy Groove · as Benni |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien · as Self - Guest |