Yoshi Amao (ヨシ 天尾) is a Japanese actor, comedian, MC, and martial artist based in New York City.
Yoshi Amao is well known as the feature host of the highly rated TV series Samurai Sportsman premiered in 2004 on Outdoor Life Network (later known as Versus).
In 2004, Amao was invited as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC where he discussed samurai philosophy and blew away the audience with his unique sword technique.
Samurai Sword Soul is seen performing around New York City, including at the annual Sakura Matsuri held at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where he is the emcee.
Yoshi Amao's other credits include the Budweiser commercial (Wasabi Version), which was selected as "Best Commercial of the Year" in 2000; principal character and sword fighting choreographer for the play Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon (Kozue Ookami) at Japan Society in 2005, Philadelphia in 2006, and at La Mama theater in 2013; and main samurai for the Monday Night Football promo on ESPN in 2006.