Isao Sato (actor)

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Isao Sato (佐藤 功, Satō Isao) was a Japanese born theater actor. He was born in Tokyo on June 27, 1949 and attended the Keio University, where he studied law.[1] While in Japan, he was a member of the Shiki Theatre Company.[2] His broadway debut was in the original all Asian cast of

Cao Yu at the Horace Mann Theater in New York City in 1980.[8] At the Perry Street Theater in New York City, he acted in Dick Brukenfeld's historical drama "Extenuating Circumstances", wherein an American man is accused of killing a young Chinese girl in Canton, China in 1821.[9]

Later in his career, he appeared on television in the show

Mako Iwamatsu.[10] In 1987, he played the scientist in Penn & Teller's TV movie "Invisible Thread".[11]

While touring the West coast with Pacific Overtures, he met his wife Janice Kanemitsu, who was a dancer on the tour. They were married on October 17, 1976 and divorced in 1979.[12]

Sato pursued a second career as a flight instructor and was an instructor at Crest One Flight Academy in Florida. He died in a plane crash in Miramar, Florida on March 9, 1990. The Cessna he was in was flown by his student and collided with a banner plane. He was 40 years old.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Isao Sato".
  2. ^ "Isao SatoSunSentinel".
  3. ISBN 9780879102968
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  4. ^ "Theater: 'Pacific Overtures,' Musical About Japan". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "1976 Tony Award Winners". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast Recording)". iTunes. 3 December 1984.
  7. ^ "Fanshen: A Docuinentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  8. ^ "Peking Man".
  9. ^ Rich, Frank (6 July 1981). "new York Times Extenuating Circumstances review". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Spenser for Hire: My Brother's Keeper". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Invisible Thread". IMDb.
  12. ^ "Isao Sato".
  13. ^ "Isao SatoSunSentinel".
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