Rodney Kageyama

Biography

Rodney Masao Kageyama was a trailblazing actor and arts administrator of Japanese American descent. He began his career in the 1960s with the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco before joining East West Players in Los Angeles, where he worked as an actor, director, and designer. His notable film roles include Eddie in "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991) and Monk in "The Next Karate Kid" (1994).