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(MIdori) Midori Arimoto
Born
Dianne Midori Arimoto

Monterrey County, Califoria
Notable workMidori in Krakatoa, East of Java Kalani in Gilligan's Island
  • Comment: IMDb and Blogspot are not reliable sources. DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:01, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Midori Arimoto (Dianne Midori Arimoto) was born on 29 January, 1941 in Monterey County, California, USA.

She is an actress who pioneered roles for women in the community of Asian Americans in arts and entertainment, in mainstream US television of the 1960s and 1970s and film of the 1960s and 1970s as well.[1]

Biography[edit]

She is an actress and a part of the Christian community[2]; and in an interview she did for “Out of Silence: An interview of pioneering Asian American", Midori Arimoto stated that she "chose to title this interview after the book Out of Silence: Emerging Themes in Asian American Churches[3] because, as a Christian Asian American, she is moving out of silence today and making her voice heard in reaction to the recent attacks on Asian Americans."[4]

Television[edit]

Monica in McCloud

Miss Le May in McMillan & Wife

Moo Ling in Switch

Madame Soong in Cannon

Kalani in Gilligan's Island

Girlfriend in Bracken's World

Japanese Visitor in The Red Skelton Hour

Films[edit]

Film Character Year
Krakatoa, East of Java[5] Midori 1968
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Katy 1969
The Boatniks Chiyuko Kono 1970
The Andromeda Strain Bess 1971
Blood Voyage Amy 1976
Kill the Golden Goose[5][6] Midori 1979

Interesting details of some of the films:

Bass, in Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (1971).

Katy in The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969), starring Adam West (Batman from the 1960s television show)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bill, Aida & (2021-10-05). ""Out of Silence": An interview of pioneering Asian American Midori Arimoto". Applying Biblical Truths Today. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ DeFazio, Jeanne (2013). Creative Ways to Build Christian Community (1st ed.). Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. ISBN 9781620327456.
  3. ^ Fumitaka, Matsuoka. Out of Silence: Emerging Themes in Asian American Churches. Wipf and Stock. ISBN 978-1606081617.
  4. ^ Bill, Aida & (2021-10-05). ""Out of Silence": An interview of pioneering Asian American Midori Arimoto". Applying Biblical Truths Today. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. ^ a b "Midori Arimoto". BFI. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  6. ^ The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Ric Meyers Page 524 ISBN 9780810830271