Acting

Yoshi Amao

Osaka, Japan

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.

Acting credits

6.0

The traces left by the era of the samurai are still with us today. From this rich history of this ancient warrior culture comes a tale of honor, vengeance and redemption with a dark, sense of meaningless fatality. It is the origin story of a cursed vigilante, Ai, hell-bent on disposing those responsible for her clan's demise. Inspired by the great tradition of samurai cinema, Ai is an exploration of the era of the samurai and explores the themes of dormant fury for those who have lost loved ones and are driven to the point of madness with revenge.

Ai

2008

5.9

During the summer, Gabriel, a teenage father, falls in love with the mysterious Corey, the girlfriend of Joel, his best friend, who, deeply hurt, reveals the truth about Gabriel's past.

Soul of a Beast

2021

8.0

A Japanese-American mother struggles to come to terms with her daughter's autism diagnosis. Based on true events.

My Daughter Yoshiko

2019

The girl crosses the bridge and opens the door to adulthood. Saki, a lonely girl who lives with her father in New York, where she never wanted to come. On the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, which she was not allowed to cross, she met people who were following their dreams, and fell in love for the first time.

Across Brooklyn Bridge

2011