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James Shigeta
Born June 17, 1929Died July 28, 2014
Place of birth: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors. In h...
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Actor (90 credits)
Movies
Yorktown: A Time to HealAdmiral Heilachiro Nogura
2022
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood(archive footage)
2019
The People I've Slept WithCharles Yang
2009
Hollywood ChineseSelf
2007
The Slanted ScreenHimself
2006
BrotherSugimoto
2000
Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st CenturyNarrator
1999
MulanGeneral Li (voice)
1998
DriveMr. Lau
1997
Space MarinesAmbassador Nakamura
1996
Midnight ManMao Mak
1995
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never DieDet. Whoo
1994
Cage II: The Arena of DeathTin Lum Yin
1994
Home from the Eastern SeaNarrator
1990
China CryDr. Sung
1990
CageTin Lum Yin
1989
Die HardJoseph Yoshinobu Takagi
1988
Slaying the Dragon
1988
Tomorrow's ChildDonald Shibura
1982
The RenegadesJimmy Lee
1982
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic BombField Marshal Abehata
1980
SamuraiTakeo Chisato
1979
MidwayVice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
1976
The Killer Who Wouldn't DieDavid Lao
1976
Matt HelmTom McCauley
1975
The YakuzaGoro
1974
The Questor TapesDr. Chen
1974
Lost HorizonBrother To-Lenn
1973
Operation HeartbeatChief Resident
1969
The Young LawyersLee Ahn
1969
Escape to MindanaoLt. Takahashi
1968
Nobody's PerfectDiver Toshi O'Hara
1968
Manila, Open CityCaptain Murakami
1968
Death Walks in LaredoLester Koto
1967
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese JunkGeorge Ti Ming
1967
Paradise, Hawaiian StyleDanny Kohana
1966
Carol for Another ChristmasJapanese Doctor
1964
Flower Drum SongWang Ta
1961
Cry for HappyHarue
1961
Bridge to the SunHidenari Terasaki
1961
Walk Like a DragonCheng Lu
1960
The Crimson KimonoDetective Joe Kojaku
1959
Tv
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Threat MatrixKang Sok-Joo
2003
The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestInspector Mantjur (voice)
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestDr. Yamashiro (voice)
1996
Babylon 5Taro Isogi
1994
seaQuest DSVVietnamese President Chi
1993
Renegade
1992
RenegadeMr. Ota
1992
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Jake and the FatmanMr. Koso Nakasone
1987
Murder, She WroteJohn Sukahara
1984
AirwolfColonel Tranh Van Zung
1984
Murder, She WroteLuc Li
1984
The HitchhikerNishi
1983
MasqueradeMakko
1983
T. J. HookerChow Duc Khan
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Magnum, P.I.Richard Enoka
1980
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The Love BoatBud's Father
1977
Once an EagleLin Tso-Han
1976
S.W.A.T.
1975
Ellery QueenStephen Yang
1975
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford FilesClement Chin
1974
Kung Fu
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Emergency!
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoProsecutor
1972
Medical CenterDr. Osaka
1969
Hawaii Five-OJoseph Matsukino
1968
Ironside
1967
Mission: ImpossibleShiki
1966
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Burke's LawSidney Ying
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
The Outer LimitsMaj. Jong
1963
The Outer LimitsAIO Captain Newa
1963
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. KildareDr. Roy Shigera
1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Naked CityJames Kam
1958
Perry MasonWard Toyama
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member
1944
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner
1944