Garret Sato

Acting

Garret Sato

Born November 7, 1964 · Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.

Died March 25, 2020 · aged 55

Garret Sato was born in Oahu, Hawaii and attended Aiea High School and then Leeward Community College where he started his acting carreer. Sato has been part of numerous movies including: Pearl Harbor, The Mask, Street Kings, The Shadow, Wasteland, Violent Blue and the short film 'Blood Country' which premiered in 2008 at the Hawaii International Film Festival.. He has had a reoccurring role on …

Known For

The MaskThe Mask · 1994
The Mask
★ 7.01994
MovieComedyFantasy
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
MidwayMidway · 2019
Midway
★ 7.12019
MovieWarHistory
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Street KingsStreet Kings · 2008
Street Kings
★ 6.72008
MovieActionCrime
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor · 2001
Pearl Harbor
★ 6.92001
MovieDramaWar
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
The ShadowThe Shadow · 1994
The Shadow
★ 6.11994
MovieFantasyAction
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
The WolverineThe Wolverine · 2013
The Wolverine
★ 6.42013
MovieActionScience Fiction
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
The FlyboysThe Flyboys · 2008
The Flyboys
★ 7.62008
MovieAdventureAction
Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...
Son in LawSon in Law · 1993
Son in Law
★ 6.01993
MovieComedyDrama
Country girl Rebecca has spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes away to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feels out of place in the daunting urban setting. She is befriended by a savvy party animal named Crawl, who convinces the ambivalent Rebecca to stay in the city. When Thanksgiving break rolls around, Rebecca, no longer an innocent farm girl, invites Crawl back to South Dakota, where he pretends to be her fiancé.

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Only the BraveOnly the Brave · 2006
Only the Brave
★ 5.42006
MovieDramaWar
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.

Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)