Acting

Michael Okuda

Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

40 Years of Star Trek poster
3.8

The Space Channel celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original STAR TREK. Produced by Mark Askwith, hosted by Jonathan Llyr and featuring interviews with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Peter David, Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, F. Murray Abraham, Lawrence Montaigne, Leonard Nimoy, Garrett Wang, France Nuyen, Michael Reeve, George Clayton Johnson, Denise Crosby, Marc Scott Zicree, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, D.C. Fontana, Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, DeForest Kelley, LeVar Burton, Dr. Mae Jemison, Rob Salem, Walter Koenig, J.G. Hertzler, Dean Devlin, Harlan Ellison, Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Combs, Rick Berman, Bjo Trimble, Jim Lee, Alice Cooper, and Robert Picardo.

40 Years of Star Trek

2006

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation poster
7.0

Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join Jonathan Frakes, Next Generation's Commander William Riker, for this fascinating chronicle of Gene Roddenberry's beloved, Emmy Award-winning series. You'll explore the Enterprise, meet the show's stars (and some villainous guest stars), learn special-effects secrets and makeup magic, and finally get the answer to that nagging question, "Where is the bathroom on the Enterprise?" Other highlights include a visit to a Star Trek convention, and a stop at the scoring stage to watch Marina Sirtis (Lt. Commander Deanna Troi) lead the orchestra in a recording session. This program concludes with a special look at the series' thrilling final episode ("All Good Things . . .") and a sneak peak at the crew's movie debut, Star Trek: Generations. So set a course for an adventure like no other.

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

1994

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager poster
10.0

The documentary explores the legacy of Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

2024

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster
7.1

A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault poster
5.8

Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovered? Plenty! On December 13, 2016 fans can experience Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault, a newly produced multi-part documentary featuring footage from the cutting room floor, long preserved in film canisters by the Roddenberry Estate. The origins of the classic series are explored with new interviews featuring cast and production personnel combined with newly-found deleted scenes, alternate angles, outtakes, behind the scenes moments, and original visual effects elements to tell the definitive story on the making and enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry's creation.

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

Chaos on the Bridge poster
6.9

Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk.

Chaos on the Bridge

2014

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NR

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 4 November 1996. The documentary looks at the writing and production of the episode and features footage filmed during production of the episode. Some of the interviews later appeared as special features in the DS9 Season 5 DVD.

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

1996

The Perils Of Peacemaking poster
NR

The origin of the story for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country with its real world histioricity is documented here

The Perils Of Peacemaking

2003

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

2003

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4.5

This 90 minute documentary features all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content providing fans an inside look at the challenges faced during the second season of ENTERPRISE as the writing staff and creators struggled to find the right tone and creative course for the series, ultimately developing the controversial XINDI story-arc which kicks off with the season finale: THE EXPANSE.

Star Trek: Enterprise - Uncharted Territory

2013

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek poster
6.2

How real is the 'science' in Star Trek?

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

1995

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special poster
5.9

This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Star Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier poster
5.4

This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most recognizable film and television memorabilia, and features interviews with cast, crew and fans.

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

2007

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era

2003

Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century poster
6.7

Spacelift Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century, shows you how they Remastered The Special Effects from Star Trek Classic to CGI, the re recording of the theme music and the look of the Enterprise.

Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century

2011

Behind the camera

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek poster
NR

Explores the unproduced "Star Trek: Phase II", Gene Roddenberry's proposed 1970s revival of "Star Trek", and the forces that led to its demise. Featuring digital renders created by the Roddenberry Archive and OTOY, of the starship Enterprise and the command bridge as they had been redesigned and built – but never completed.

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek

2025

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek poster
NR

Explores the unproduced "Star Trek: Phase II", Gene Roddenberry's proposed 1970s revival of "Star Trek", and the forces that led to its demise. Featuring digital renders created by the Roddenberry Archive and OTOY, of the starship Enterprise and the command bridge as they had been redesigned and built – but never completed.

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek

2025

Nicholas Meyer: In Conversation poster
NR

An in-depth interview with the director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, profiling the filmmaker whose work arguably saved the Star Trek franchise after the nearly-catastrophic challenges of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Meyer recalls his complicated relationship with series creator Gene Roddenberry and tells of his initial inspiration for what many still consider to be the best in the Star Trek film series. The legendary filmmaker also reveals his secret to directing actor William Shatner and talks about the reason he did not receive screen credit as a writer on the project.

Nicholas Meyer: In Conversation

2025

2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey poster
NR

2001: CREATING KUBRICK’S SPACE ODYSSEY chronicles the creation of one of the most influential films in the history of cinema. This new documentary examines the work of legendary director Stanley Kubrick and iconic novelist Arthur C. Clarke in creating what they called “the proverbial good science fiction movie.”

2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey

2024