Harold Sakata

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The most famous henchman of the entire James Bond series of spy thrillers, Harold Sakata will forever be remembered as the villainous "Odd Job" in the ultimate Bond film, Goldfinger (1964), with his lethal martial arts and steel-brimmed bowler hat. He was born Toshiyuki Sakata in Hawaii, of Japanese descent. From a young age he was a proficient sportsman who developed a keen interest in wrestling, and won a Silver Medal in weightlifting for the light heavyweight division of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Sakata then went on to become a professional wrestler, and appeared under the name "Tosh Togo" where he became a "bad guy" wrestler who allegedly threw salt in his opponent's eyes.Although he had no acting background, Sakata came to the attention of Bond producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli when they were casting for the key role of the mute Asian villain "Odd Job". Sakata's steely gaze and powerful physique made him perfect for the role as Auric Goldfinger's (Gert Fröbe) deadly bodyguard, and the fight sequence between Sean Connery and Sakata in a glittering, gold-filled Fort Knox remains one of the highlights of the Bond series.Unfortunately, Sakata never broke free of the "Odd Job" stereotype, and his remaining film appearances saw him cast as military figures, muscle-bound brutes or further mute bodyguards. He died from cancer in 1982, but had assured himself a very unique place in modern film history. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Harold Sakata’s flixes, followed by Amazon Prime Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Harold Sakata on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1971 to 1982. See the full graphs of the number of Harold Sakata movies released per year from 1971 till 1982.

Top Genres

Harold Sakata works mostly in Action Genre followed by Drama Genre flixes. 25% of Harold Sakata movies are Action Genre movies. See Top Genres that Harold Sakata worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Harold Sakata has worked on is 4.7.

4.7 / 10

Harold Sakata's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Action,Drama
Ninja Strikes Back (1982)

Reformed criminal and ace martial artist Bruce decides to go straight and settle down with his girlfriend after being released from prison. The gang he used to be part of kidnap the ...

4.7/1081 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Sci-Fi
Death Dimension (1978)

The Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to death. It is up to Detective Ash to stop him and protect the woman with the secret to the ice...

4.4/1088 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Comedy
Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)

A man accidentally learns that he has a mystical connection with sharks, and is given a strange medallion by a shaman. Becoming more and more alienated from normal society, he develops an ability to communicate with sharks telepathically, setting out to destroy anybody who harms sharks. People enter into his strange world to exploit his weird passion, and he uses the animals to gain revenge on ...

4.2/1091 min

Available in 4 platform(s).