Tamlyn Tomita made her screen debut in the 1986 John G. Avildsen-directed American martial arts drama film ‘The Karate Kid Part II’ where she portrayed ‘Kumiko.’ The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a financial success and grossed $130 million at the box office. In 1987, she joined the cast of the American television soap opera ‘Santa Barbara’ as ‘Lily Murakami, Ming Li.’ She starred in 31 episodes and remained on the show until 1988. Tomita went on to star in television films and series such as ‘To Heal a Nation’ (1988), ‘The Karate Kid’ (1989), ‘Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes’ (1990), ‘Quantum Leap’ (1992), ‘Babylon 5: The Gathering’ (1993), ‘Vanishing Son II’ (1994), ‘Highlander: The Series’ (1994), ‘Vanishing Son IV’ (1994), ‘Vanishing Son’ (1995), ‘The Burning Zone’ (1996-1997), ‘The Sentinel’ (1997), ‘Chicago Hope’ (1998), ‘Will & Grace’ (1999), ‘Nash Bridges’ (2000), ‘FreakyLinks’ (2001), ‘Crossing Jordan’ (2001), ‘JAG’ (2002-2003), and ‘Threat Matrix’ (2003). In 2004, she portrayed ‘Janet Tokada’ in the American science fiction disaster film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ directed by Roland Emmerich. The film received mixed reviews from critics but managed to gross over $552.6 million on a budget of $125 million.
She was next seen in television series and shows like ‘Commander in Chief’ (2006), ‘Eureka’ (2006-2007, 2009), ‘Women's Murder Club’ (2007), ‘General Hospital’ (2008-2009), ‘Saving Grace’ (2008), ‘Monk’ (2009), ‘Criminal Minds’ (2009), ‘CSI: Miami’ (2009), and ‘Memphis Beat’ (2010). In 2010, she became a part of the American police procedural and legal drama television series ‘Law & Order: LA’ by Dick Wolf. She played the role of ‘Miwako Nishizawa’ and remained a part of the show until 2011. She continued to star in television series like ‘Days of Our Lives’ (2012), ‘Touch’ (2012), ‘Bones’ (2013), ‘Teen Wolf’ (2014-2015), and ‘Chasing Life’ (2015). She portrayed ‘Heather Cromwell’ in the 2016 American psychological horror film ‘The Good Neighbor’ directed by Kasra Farahani. The film mostly received negative reviews from critics and holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She next appeared in television series like ‘The Good Doctor’ (2017-2019), ‘Counterpart’ (2018), ‘The Man in the High Castle’ (2018), ‘Star Trek: Picard’ (2020), and ‘DuckTales’ (2020). She was last seen in the American martial arts comedy-drama television series ‘Cobra Kai’ in 2021.
The Joy Luck Club is a drama film which revolves around four Chinese women, who along with their mothers, try to find answers regarding their complex relationships. The film then takes us to the past, and reveals the hidden pasts of the women and how their lives were shaped by clashes of Chinese and American cultures.
This black comedy anthology has four stories connected by Ted, the lone man on the front desk of the once famous Hollywood hotel, Mon Signor. On the New Year's Eve — the first night of his duty — his job gets exceedingly challenging as he has to assist a coven of witches, deal with a domestic fight with a gun wielding husband, baby sit two mischievous gangster children and judge a drunken bet.
After falling in love, Judith quits her medical studies and gets married. However, things get ugly when years later, her husband divorces her for another woman. She finds herself lonely and frustrated, and looks for a new meaning in her life. She soon gets acquainted and develops a connection with a man named Pat, who is dealing with problems of his own.
Soon after US officials ignore warnings of a huge climate shift by paleoclimatologist Jack Hall, a massive storm system develops causing natural disasters around the world. Jack's son Sam and his friends get trapped in New York City while attending an event and must survive freezing-cold temperature until his father reaches there by foot in a daring rescue attempt.
Daniel accompanies his mentor Mr Miyagi as the latter travels to his childhood home in Japan to meet his ailing father. However, an old rival from his past tries to use this visit as an opportunity to settle their old scores. Meanwhile, Daniel finds himself falling in love, and also makes a rival of his own.
This supernatural horror film tells the story of a violinist, who has to undergo a cornea transplant surgery in order to regain her eyesight. However, after she recovers her vision, she starts seeing terrifying visions from the alternate paranormal world.
Tekken is an action crime drama thriller film which tells the story of a young man named Jin Kazama, who is on a mission of vengeance for his mother’s death, who was killed right before his eyes.
