 Gregg Araki (director of independent films) is also Japanese American.Shin Koyamada had a leading role in the Warner Bros. epic movie "The Last Samurai" and Disney Channel movie franchise "" and TV series "Disney Channel Games".Masi Oka played a prominent role in the NBC series "Heroes", Grant Imahara appeared on the Discovery Channel series "MythBusters" and Derek Mio appeared in the NBC series "Day One".