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1980-2013 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes (2013)
– Sofía Vergara/One Direction (2012)
– Zooey Deschanel/Karmin (2012)
– Channing Tatum/Bon Iver (2012)
– Alec Baldwin/Radiohead (2011)
See all 373 episodes »
 
2009-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
– Episode #1.433 (2011)
– Episode #1.428 (2011)
– Episode #1.427 (2011)
– Episode #1.423 (2011)
– Episode #1.417 (2011)
See all 57 episodes »
 
2009-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
– Episode #7.104 (2011)
– Episode #7.97 (2011)
– Episode #7.88 (2011)
– Episode #7.78 (2011)
– Episode #7.76 (2010)
See all 28 episodes »
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #17.91 (2009)
 
2003 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special (TV movie)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
 
1996 Access Hollywood (TV series)
 
1995 Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice (TV movie)
 
1994 Live from Washington D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (TV special)
 
1992 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (TV movie)
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1992 The Dennis Miller Show (TV series)
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
 
1988 Mr. Miller Goes to Washington Starring Dennis Miller (TV movie)
 
1984 The Dining Room (TV movie)
 
1975 Kigeki: Tokudashi - Himo tengoku
 
1974 Jeans Blues: No Future
 
1974 Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû
 
1973 Hiroshima shitô hen
 
1972 Poruno gyanburu kigeki
 
1972 Kogarashi Monjirô: kakawari gozansen
 
1972 Kogarashi Monjirô
 
1971 Gendai yakuza: chizakura san kyodai
 
1970 Hakurai jingi: Kapone no shatei
 
1970 The Killer Priest Comes Back
 
1969 Horror of a Deformed Man
 
1969 Tabi ni deta gokudo
 
1969 Gokudô bôzu: nenbutsu hitokiri tabi
 
1969 Matteita gokudo
 
1968 Kaettekita gokudô
 
1968 Heitai gokudo
 
1966 Family Obligations
 
1966 Otoko no shôbu
 
1952 Today (TV series)
 
Show ShowArt Director (10 titles)
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
Saturday Night Live (TV series) (associate scenic designer - 27 episodes, 1976-1977) (assistant scenic designer - 13 episodes, 1977-1978) (associate designer - 4 episodes, 1978) (design assistant - 1 episode, 1975)
– Buck Henry/Sun Ra (1978) (assistant scenic designer)
– Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (1978) (associate designer)
– Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (1978) (associate designer)
– Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett, Gravity (1978) (assistant scenic designer)
– Michael Palin/Eugene Record (1978) (associate designer)
See all 44 episodes »
 
1949 Gokumon-jima - Kaimei-hen (assistant art director)
 
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1975-1994 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Sulu / Student / 2 Live Crew Member / …
– Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa (1994) … Sulu (uncredited)
– Jimmy Smits/World Party (1990) … Scientist (uncredited)
– Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor (1990) … 2 Live Crew Member (uncredited)
– Woody Harrelson/David Byrne (1989) … Connie Chung (uncredited)
– Garry Shandling/Los Lobos (1987) … Senator Daniel Inouye (uncredited)
See all 25 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (visual consultant)
 
Saturday Night Live (TV series) (associate designer - 10 episodes, 1975-1976) (design assistant - 4 episodes, 1975)
– Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers (1976) (associate designer - as Akita Yoshimura)
– Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr. (1976) (associate designer - as Akita Yoshimura)
– Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau (1976) (associate designer - as Akita Yoshimura)
– Dick Cavett/Jimmy Cliff (1976) (associate designer - as Akita Yoshimura)
– Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka (1976) (associate designer - as Akita Yoshimura)
See all 14 episodes »
 
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2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (TV movie)
Mr. Sulu (uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (TV movie)
Chia Head Scientist (uncredited)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (TV special documentary)
2 Live Crew Member (uncredited)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (TV special documentary)
Mr. Sulu (uncredited)
 
1991 Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (TV special)
Chia Head Scientist (uncredited)
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
Sulu (uncredited)
 
1985 The Best of John Belushi (video)
Mr. Sulu (uncredited)
 
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Alternate Names:

Akita 'Bud' Yoshimura | Akita Yoshimura