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Soon-Tek Oh is a Actor American born on 29 june 1932 at Mokpo (Coree du sud)
Soon-Tek Oh (Korean: 오순택 (Oh Seun-taek) – also spelled as Soon-Taek Oh; born 29 June 1943) is a Korean-American actor best known for the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the sequel Mulan II. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including MacGyver, M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Airwolf, Magnum, P.I., Hawaii Five-O, Kung-Fu, Zorro, and Touched by an Angel.
Oh was wrongly said to have been born in Japan, due to his career playing Japanese characters. He was born in Mokpo, Korea, under Imperial Japanese rule. He emigrated with his family to America when he was a teenager. Oh attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei University in Seoul, the University of Southern California, and later received an MFA from UCLA.
On Broadway, he appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. He was one of the earliest members of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.
Membre fondateur de l'East West Players , un groupe de théâtre asio-américain, en 1965, il crée à Broadway la comédie musicale Pacific Overtures de Stephen Sondheim en 1976. Il fonde en 1995 le groupe de théâtre coréano-américain Society of Heritage Performers qui devient par la suite le Lodestone Theatre Ensemble .
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Birth name Soon-Taek Oh
Nationality USA
Birth 29 june 1932 at Mokpo (Coree du sud)
Death 4 april 2018 (at 85 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 29 june 1932 at Mokpo (Coree du sud)
Death 4 april 2018 (at 85 years)
Oh was wrongly said to have been born in Japan, due to his career playing Japanese characters. He was born in Mokpo, Korea, under Imperial Japanese rule. He emigrated with his family to America when he was a teenager. Oh attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei University in Seoul, the University of Southern California, and later received an MFA from UCLA.
On Broadway, he appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. He was one of the earliest members of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.
Biography
Soon-Tek Oh nait à Mokpo en 1932 dans le sud de la péninsule coréenne alors que celle-ci est une province japonaise. Il fréquente le lycée de Gwangju puis l'université Yonsei de Séoul. Il émigre avec sa famille aux États-Unis en 1959 et obtient son MFA de l'université de Californie du Sud.Membre fondateur de l'East West Players , un groupe de théâtre asio-américain, en 1965, il crée à Broadway la comédie musicale Pacific Overtures de Stephen Sondheim en 1976. Il fonde en 1995 le groupe de théâtre coréano-américain Society of Heritage Performers qui devient par la suite le Lodestone Theatre Ensemble .
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Mulan II (2004)
, 1h19Directed by Darrell Rooney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about families, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about insects, Films about dragons, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Ming-Na Wen, B.D. Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Oh
Roles Fa Zhou (voice)
Rating57%
A month after the events of the first film, General Shang asks Mulan for her hand in marriage and she happily accepts. Hearing about their engagement, Mushu is thrilled for them until the leader of the ancestors informs him that if Mulan gets married he will lose his job as a guardian dragon and have to leave Mulan and his pedestal, which is his place of honor as a guardian. The ancestors are happy with this because Mulan would be getting married to Shang, and would become a part of his family, which would require her to have his family ancestors and guardians. Wanting to keep his job and his friend, Mushu attempts to tear the couple apart, having noticed that they are not very compatible, while Cri-Kee tries to foil his attempts and keep the couple together. Meanwhile, the Emperor calls upon Mulan and General Shang to escort his three daughters, Princesses Mei, Ting-Ting and Su, across China to be betrothed to three princes so that an alliance can be formed with the kingdom of Qui Gong. If the task is not completed within three days, the alliance will crumble, and the Mongols will destroy China.
True Blue (2001)
, 1h41Directed by Joseph S. Cardone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Tom Berenger, Lori Heuring, Pamela Gidley, Barry Newman, Soon-Tek Oh, Yanna McIntosh
Roles Tiger
Rating52%
New York Police Officer Rembrandt "Remy" Macy (Berenger) investigates a murder which began by the discovery of a disembodied hand. After the victim is identified, the victim's ex-flatmate Nikki (Heuring) becomes scared that she may be in danger and stays at Macy's place until they can get to the bottom of the situation. After accidentally seeing her near-naked, he finds himself starting to become attracted to her and she is able to seduce him. As he investigates clue after clue, he finds out that a large conspiracy is in play involving some of the most powerful leaders in New York City, Chinese Triads and possibly Nikki herself.
, 1h12Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Witches in film, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Buddy Hackett, Max Casella
Roles Slounder
Rating56%
Ariel and Eric celebrate the birth of their newborn daughter Melody on a ship at sea. Ariel's father King Triton presents Melody with a magic locket. The party is interrupted by Morgana, sister of the deceased Ursula, who threatens to cause Melody harm, using her as leverage to get Triton's trident. Ariel and Eric work together to foil Morgana's plan.
The President's Man (2000)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Chuck Norris, Dylan Neal, Soon-Tek Oh, Jennifer Tung, Ralph Waite, Stuart Whitman
Roles General Vinh Tran
Rating47%
Joshua McCord is ready to think about retiring from his grueling job as a Secret Service agent who's assigned to protect the president. After saving the First Lady, kidnapped by a mysterious band of terrorists, McCord prepares to train his replacement.
Mulan (1998)
, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation, Martial arts
Themes Films about animals, Films about families, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Martial arts films, Films about insects, Films about dragons, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, Eddie Murphy, Jackie Chan, B.D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer
Roles Fa Zhou (voice)
Rating77%
After the Huns, led by the ruthless Shan Yu, invade Han China, the Chinese emperor begins to command a general mobilization. Each family is given a conscription notice, requiring one man from each family to join the Chinese army. When Fa Mulan hears that her elderly father Fa Zhou, the only man in their family, is once more to go to war, she becomes anxious and apprehensive. She decides to deal with this herself by disguising herself as a man so that she can go to war instead of her father. When her family learns of Mulan's departure, they all become anxious. Grandmother Fa, Mulan's grandmother, prays to the family ancestors for Mulan's safety. The ancestors then order their "Great Stone Dragon" to protect Mulan. The ancestors are unaware that the statue of Great Stone Dragon failed to come to life, and that Mushu, a small dragon, is the one to go and protect Mulan.
Yellow (1998)
, 1h30Origin USA
Actors John Cho, Jason Tobin, Charles Chun, Lela Lee, Emily Kuroda, Soon-Tek Oh
Rating60%
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
, 1h28Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Nathaniel Parker, Soon-Tek Oh, Chris Rock, Robin Shou
Roles Sensei
Rating56%
A clan of ninjas finds an abandoned chest that has been washed onto shore, and find a white baby inside. One of their ancient legends spoke of a white foreigner male who would come among the ninja and become a master like no other would. The boy, Haru (Chris Farley), is raised amongst the ninja, with the expectation that he may be the one of whom the legend speaks. As Haru grows into adulthood, doubts are quickly cast over him for being the great white ninja. Despite not possessing any ninja traits, Haru is clumsy and fails to graduate a ninja with the rest of his class. Left alone to protect the temple while the clan are on a mission, Haru disguises himself as a ninja when an American woman whose real name is Alison Page but calls herself "Sally Jones" (Nicollette Sheridan), comes to the temple to seek assistance. Sally says she is suspicious of her boyfriend, Martin Tanley (Nathaniel Parker), and asks Haru to investigate. Haru finds out that Tanley and his bodyguard, Nobu (Keith Cooke Hirabayashi) are involved in a money counterfeiting business, but cannot find Sally to tell her. Haru leaves Tokyo and goes to Beverly Hills to search for Sally. Gobei (Robin Shou), Haru's adoptive brother, is sent by the clan's sensei (Soon-Tek Oh) to watch over and protect Haru, with Haru unaware of his presence.
S.F.W. (1994)
, 1h36Directed by Jefery Levy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about television, Films about terrorism
Actors Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Jack Noseworthy, Joey Lauren Adams, Pamela Gidley
Roles Milt Morris
Rating57%
Cliff Spab (Stephen Dorff) and his friend Joe Dice (Jack Noseworthy) go out one evening to buy beer from a convenience store...where a group of masked and heavily-armed terrorists take Cliff, Joe, and three other people hostage. The terrorists, who call themselves S.P.L.T. Image (a play on "Split Image"), have a video camera with which they tape their hostages' every word and action. During the month-long standoff with the police, S.P.L.T. Image's only demand is that their broadcasts be televised on worldwide TV, live and uncut - or else the hostages will be killed. S.P.L.T. Image makes good on said threat by killing two of the hostages. Now Cliff, Joe, and a beautiful teenage girl named Wendy Pfister (Reese Witherspoon) are the only surviving captives. After 36 days, Cliff becomes indifferent to being killed. He says repeatedly, "So Fucking What?", in reply to his captors' death-threats. The coverage of this makes Cliff a media icon.
A Home of Our Own (1993)
, 1h43Directed by Tony Bill
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Soon-Tek Oh, Sarah Schaub, T.J. Lowther
Roles Mr. Munimura
Rating70%
Frances Lacey, a widow, works at a factory. She is fired when one of the men gropes her, and she hits him in return. The same day, her son is brought home by the police, for stealing change from payphones, but they don't press charges. Shortly after this, Frances decides that LA is not the place to raise a family. She packs the kids up, sells everything they can carry, and starts driving. She figures she'll know where she's going when she sees it.
Collision Course (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Pat Morita, Chris Sarandon, Jay Leno, Tom Noonan, John Hancock, Dennis Holahan
Roles Kitao
Rating47%
Tony Costas, un flic impétueux, odieux, sexiste et raciste de Détroit qui a depuis longtemps cessé de suivre les règles, se fait dire qu'il devra travailler avec l'inspecteur Fuji, un policier japonais direct. Fuji est à Detroit à la recherche d'un ingénieur japonais qui s'est rendu en Amérique avec des plans pour une pièce de voiture top secrète. Le couple ne parvient naturellement pas à s'entendre au début, mais au fur et à mesure que l'enquête se poursuit, ils commencent presque à tolérer la présence de l'autre.
Soursweet (1988)
, 1h50Directed by Mike Newell
Genres Drama
Actors Sylvia Chang, Jodi Long, Soon-Tek Oh, Jim Carter, Craig Fairbrass, Mark Monero
Roles Red Cudgel
Rating66%
Dans les années 1960, une famille d'immigrants venant de Hong Kong s'installe à Londres, et s'adapte tant bien que mal. Ils décident d'ouvrir un restaurant pour recréer un environnement familier.
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
, 1h36Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Auto-justice
Actors Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez, John P. Ryan, Soon-Tek Oh
Roles Det. Phil Nozaki
Rating54%
A woman in a parking garage has trouble starting her car. Three thugs appear, force her out, and begin to rape her when Paul Kersey appears out of nowhere. He shoots the first two to death and wounds the third. Kersey blocks the exit, where the third mugger pleads for his life. Paul shoots him and then rolls the criminal over with his foot and reveals him to be himself. The assault turns out to just a bad dream Kersey was having.
Steele Justice (1987)
Directed by Robert Boris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Martin Kove, Soon-Tek Oh, Sela Ward, Ronny Cox, Joseph Campanella, Bernie Casey
Roles Gen. Bon Soong Kwan
Rating49%
John Steele is a Vietnam Vet who's had trouble adjusting to life after the war. He hasn't been able to hold on to a job which includes being a cop. When his best friend, Lee who also served with him in Vietnam, and who also became a cop was killed by some drug dealers he was investigating. Steele was able to save his daughter and saw one of the shooters. He later sees him and learns that he is the son of General Kwan, another person he served with in Vietnam who was running his own deals on the side, and who tried to kill Steele and Lee but Steele not only survived but thwarted his last plan. Steele suspects Kwan is involved with Lee's death but unfortunately Kwan's a respected member of the community. And Steele's former boss Bennett is not in a rush to find the killers cause investigation reveals that Lee may have been dirty which Steele knows is not true. Steele sets out to prove Lee's innocence and to get Kwan.
Legend of the White Horse (1987)
Directed by Janusz Morgenstern
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Christopher Lloyd, Dee Wallace, Allison Balson, Soon-Tek Oh, Kazimierz Kaczor, Christopher Stone
Roles Tai-Ching
Rating52%
The action takes place in a fictional Central European country, Karistan, where the beautiful Alta lives with her young blind daughter Jewel. Jewel has a friend in the form of an enigmatic white horse. Soon they meet an American visitor named Jim Martin, who has been sent to Karistan to prove that a new investment is not going to harm the environment in Karistan.
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, Sergio Kato, Mischa Hausserman
Roles Colonel Yin
Rating53%
Ten years before freeing American POWs from a brutal General, Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris) was held in a North Vietnamese POW camp run by sadistic Colonel Yin (Soon-Teck Oh), who forces the POWs to grow opium for a French drug runner named François (Pierre Issot), and tries to get Braddock to admit to and sign a long list of war crimes. During his team's time in captivity, they are relentlessly subjected to various forms of humiliating torture, and Braddock being told that his wife has left him and has remarried. One of Braddock's comrades starts to suffer with malaria, and is injected with what they are told to be antibiotics. They later find out that he was in fact injected with a lethal dose of opium instead. Braddock must escape and rescue his fellow prisoners from Yin.