Actor
Yuri Kochiyama
105 years · San Pedro, California, USA · 4 films
Yuri Kochiyama (河内山 百合子 (ユリ・コウチヤマ), Kōchiyama Yuriko; born Mary Yuriko Nakahara; May 19, 1921 – June 1, 2014) was an American civil rights activist born in San Pedro, California. She was interned at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas during World War II, an experience that influenced her views on racism in the United States. While interned, she helped run a letter-writing campaign to Nisei (transl. 'second-generation') soldiers, wrote for the Jerome camp newspaper, and volunteered with the United Service Organizations (USO).
Best known for
Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama- A Conversation on Life, Struggles, and Liberation
2010 · Self
Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice
1993 · Herself
On Kanopy
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993 · Actor
On OVID
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2026 · Self (archival)
On WETA+
Filmography 4
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2026 · Self (archival)
On WETA+
Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama- A Conversation on Life, Struggles, and Liberation
2010 · Self
Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice
1993 · Herself
On Kanopy
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993 · Actor
On OVID