Christina Kokubo

Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.

Career 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.

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.

In 1984, Kokubo portrayed a samurai's wife in Three Confessions at the Cast-at-the-Circle theater.

Teaching and legacy For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute of America in Los Angeles. 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.

Death Christina Kokubo died in 2007, at age 56, of complications from breast cancer.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1975 The Yakuza Hanako 1976 Midway Haruko Sakura 1978 Hawaii Five-O Eugenie Barlow TV series, Episode: "Invitation to Murder"1986 Just Between Friends Nurse 1984–1988 St. Elsewhere Paramedic Faith Yee TV series, 14 episodes