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Karl Yune
Karl Yune (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Maseo Yamashiro in the DC Comics TV franchise ''Arrow'', as Tak Mashido in the sci-fi film ''Real Steel'', and as Koichi in the film '' Memoirs of a Geisha''. His first lead role was in the cult thriller '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'', as Tran. Early life Yune, a Korean American, was born and raised in Washington, D.C., the son of Yun Taeho and Park Wonhui. Yune was educated at Georgetown Preparatory School, an American Jesuit college preparatory school, one of the most selective and oldest all-boys school in the United States. Yune studied business, literature, and philosophy before he switched to a major in theater at Columbia University School of the Arts in New York after winning the role of Romeo for a presentation of ''Romeo and Juliette''. Career Yune got his first lead role in a studio film as Tran, one of the guides in '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katana (comics)
Katana () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superheroine. Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker. Katana has been part of various DC Comics superhero teams, including the Justice League and Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey, but is most commonly associated with the Outsiders (comics), Outsiders, a team of heroes hand-picked by Batman to act as his personal Black operation, black ops team, handling riskier missions. Of the character's first appearances, one critic has noted, "The idea that a superhero would wield a sword which caught the souls of the wielder’s victims was not very superhero-y. But Katana was from the start a rough and tumble character happy to use throwing stars as weapons (even if she usually used the flat of her sword otherwis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |