Japan’s ultimate bad boy novelist.

Berliner/ABImagesRafu Wire Service and Staff ReportsJames Hong placed his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood on Thursday and was honored on his 95th birthday for a seven-decade acting career with more than 600 credits.Like Everything Everywhere All at Once.

the supernatural villain in Big Trouble in Little China (1986).the weekends and during his vacation time.Hong’s other film credits include Flower Drum Song.

Thank you so much for your many years of incredible work and inspiration and noted that part of Hongs legacy goes back to 1974 when James performed in EWP’s ‘Year of the Dragon by Frank Chin.it helped launch the careers of such playwrights as David Henry Hwang and Philip Kan Gotanda.

The others were Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” (1955).

James Hong speaks at TCL Chinese Theatre.Hong portrayed the demanding father of dissatisfied and overwhelmed laundromat owner Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh).

Hong was among the Asian American artists who founded East West Players in 1965.which resulted in a flood of fan mail and landed Hong an agent.

Berliner/ABImagesReflecting on how far he has come since then.His television credits include Death Valley Days.