Born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. Gerald started Martial Arts with Judo in 1953. He has practiced Kendo , Aikido ,Taekwondo, and he is currently a 5th degree black belt in Kung Fu San Soo( his sensei was the late Jimmy H. Woo). Gerald is a designer of various types of weaponry that has been featured in dozens of movies and publications across the world.   His favorite weapon is the Okamura Hook sword. His advice to someone who would like to study with weapons, is that they should begin with a focus Mind & Body. These will always be your most powerful weapons, the objects you choose to use after, are just an extension of these extremities says Okamura ". In his first TV role, he was casted as a Shaolin Monk alongside David Carradine in the TV series Kung Fu. His first Movie role was with James Caan , Bo Hopkins, & Burt Young in a movie called Killer Elite. A veteran actor with a 35 year career in the entertainment industry, Gerald has played an assortment of characters ranging from Yakuza, to Vampires, to bad Elvis Impersonators, to you name it ! Although laughingly, Gerald is still looking to be casted as a leading man in a Romantic feature. Some of his more notable characters over the decades include the Wing Kong Hatchet Man from "Big Trouble in Little China" , The Corrupt Kick Boxing Referee from "Hot Shots Part Deux" , The Hard Master from "G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra" , Kai-Ogi  from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ,Chiba from "Ninja Academy" ,Hagata the Torturer from "Showdown in Little Tokyo" ,Fu  from the "Dallas Connection" ,Yung from the "Power Within" , Master Kao from "Vampire Assassin" ,Ogawa from "American Streetfighter" , and the list goes on, and on,and on,and on,..................................