Christina Kokubo
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Christina Kokubo | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1950 |
| Died | June 9, 2007 (aged 56) |
| Occupations | Actress, drama teacher |
| Years active | 1974–1997 |
Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.
Kokubo appeared in several feature films, including The Yakuza (1975), a neo-noir gangster film set in Japan, and Midway (1976), in which she played a Japanese-American who has a troubled romance with an American naval officer during World War II.[1][2]
She also appeared in several television productions, including appearing as Paramedic Faith Yee in thirteen episodes (1984–1988) of St. Elsewhere, a medical-drama television series. Additionally, Kokubo participated in several documentary films about the yakuza crime syndicate in Japan.[citation needed]
In 1984, Kokubo portrayed a samurai's wife in Three Confessions at the Cast-at-the-Circle theater.[3]
Teaching and legacy
For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute of America in Los Angeles.[4] Spearheading the Los Angeles premier non-profit theater for the blind called "Changing Perceptions." Kokubo's Class — a non-profit organization that offers drama therapy to the disabled in the Los Angeles area, is named in her memory. [citation needed]
Death
Christina Kokubo died in 2007, at age 56, of complications from breast cancer. [where?]
