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Nobuko Miyamoto(II)

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto was born on 14 November 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966) and Arrest and Trial (1963).
BornNovember 14, 1939
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  • Known for

    "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
    West Side Story
    7.6
    • Francisca(as Joanne Miya)
    • 1961
    John Agar, Merry Anders, Wendell Corey, Keith Larsen, and Irene Tsu in Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
    Women of the Prehistoric Planet
    2.6
    • Zenda - Tang's Mother(as Joanne Miya)
    • 1966
    Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Janet Okada
    Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
    The Karate Kid Part II
    6.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Nobuko Miyamoto and Martha Gonzalez in Cycles of Change (2012)
      Cycles of Change
      Video
      • Bike Angel
      • 2012
    • Nobuko Miyamoto, Carla Vega, and Nancy Sekizawa in Mottainai (2011)
      Mottainai
      Video
      • Queen of the Dumpster
      • 2011
    • Nobuko Miyamoto in B.Y.O. Chopstix (2010)
      B.Y.O. Chopstix
      Video
      • Ghost of Dead Chopsticks
      • 2010
    • Doris Day in The Doris Day Show (1968)
      The Doris Day Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Jo (as Jo Miya)
      • 1968
    • John Agar, Merry Anders, Wendell Corey, Keith Larsen, and Irene Tsu in Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
      Women of the Prehistoric Planet
      2.6
      • Zenda - Tang's Mother (as Joanne Miya)
      • 1966
    • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
      I Spy
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kai Hu (as Jo-Anne Miya)
      • 1965
    • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
      Arrest and Trial
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Janet Okada
      • 1963–1964
    • Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
      Confessions of an Opium Eater
      6.2
      • First Dancing Girl (as Joanne Miya)
      • 1962
    • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
      West Side Story
      7.6
      • Francisca (as Joanne Miya)
      • 1961
    • Laramie (1959)
      Laramie
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Kiko (as Jo Anne Miya)
      • 1961
    • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)
      The King and I
      7.4
      • Siamese Girl (uncredited)
      • 1956

    Composer



    • Nobuko Miyamoto and Martha Gonzalez in Cycles of Change (2012)
      Cycles of Change
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • Nobuko Miyamoto, Carla Vega, and Nancy Sekizawa in Mottainai (2011)
      Mottainai
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Nobuko Miyamoto in B.Y.O. Chopstix (2010)
      B.Y.O. Chopstix
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2010

    Music Department



    • Nobuko Miyamoto and Martha Gonzalez in Cycles of Change (2012)
      Cycles of Change
      Video
      • lyrics
      • 2012
    • Nobuko Miyamoto, Carla Vega, and Nancy Sekizawa in Mottainai (2011)
      Mottainai
      Video
      • lyrics
      • singer (as Nobuko)
      • 2011

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jo Anne Miya
    • Born
      • November 14, 1939
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • 1 Print Biography

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    • Trivia
      Since 1978, she has been artistic director of Great Leap, Inc., a non-profit arts organization which uses the arts to promote deeper understanding between the diverse cultures of America.

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