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James Shigeta

James Shigeta

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.

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  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

    Played Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

    Average Rating
    7.8
    11800 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 15, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Mulan

    Mulan

    Played General Li (voice)

    Average Rating
    7.9
    10167 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Brother

    Brother

    Played Sugimoto

    Average Rating
    7.1
    503 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 13, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Midway

    Midway

    Played Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

    Average Rating
    6.6
    310 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1976
    50 years ago
  • The Yakuza

    The Yakuza

    Played Goro

    Average Rating
    7.1
    201 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 21, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Drive

    Drive

    Played Mr. Lau

    Average Rating
    6.1
    151 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 06, 1997
    29 years ago
  • The Crimson Kimono

    The Crimson Kimono

    Played Detective Joe Kojaku

    Average Rating
    6.6
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style

    Paradise, Hawaiian Style

    Played Danny Kohana

    Average Rating
    5.1
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 23, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Lost Horizon

    Lost Horizon

    Played Brother To-Lenn

    Average Rating
    5.4
    38 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Flower Drum Song

    Flower Drum Song

    Played Wang Ta

    Average Rating
    6.2
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 09, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Carol for Another Christmas

    Carol for Another Christmas

    Played Japanese Doctor

    Average Rating
    5.8
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1964
    62 years ago
  • The People I've Slept With

    The People I've Slept With

    Played Charles Yang

    Average Rating
    4.5
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 2009
    16 years ago
  • The Questor Tapes

    The Questor Tapes

    Played Dr. Chen

    Average Rating
    5.7
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Bridge to the Sun

    Bridge to the Sun

    Played Hidenari Terasaki

    Average Rating
    6.8
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Space Marines

    Space Marines

    Played Ambassador Nakamura

    Average Rating
    3.1
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

    Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

    Played Det. Whoo

    Average Rating
    6.5
    11 votes
    Release Date
    May 06, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Cage II: The Arena of Death

    Cage II: The Arena of Death

    Played Tin Lum Yin

    Average Rating
    2.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1994
    31 years ago
  • Cage

    Cage

    Played Tin Lum Yin

    Average Rating
    3.1
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Midnight Man

    Midnight Man

    Played Mao Mak

    Average Rating
    5.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    May 09, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Cry for Happy

    Cry for Happy

    Played Harue

    Average Rating
    5.0
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 03, 1961
    66 years ago
  • Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

    Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

    Played (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    5.7
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 2019
    6 years ago
  • China Cry

    China Cry

    Played Dr. Sung

    Average Rating
    6.0
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1990
    35 years ago
  • The Renegades

    The Renegades

    Played Jimmy Lee

    Average Rating
    6.4
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1982
    44 years ago
  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

    Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

    Played Field Marshal Abehata

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 23, 1980
    46 years ago

  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

    Played George Ti Ming

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Death Walks in Laredo

    Death Walks in Laredo

    Played Lester Koto

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 18, 1967
    60 years ago
  • Nobody's Perfect

    Nobody's Perfect

    Played Diver Toshi O'Hara

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 12, 1968
    59 years ago
  • Manila, Open City

    Manila, Open City

    Played Captain Murakami

    Average Rating
    8.2
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 1968
    59 years ago
  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

    Played Cheng Lu

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1960
    66 years ago
  • Tomorrow's Child

    Tomorrow's Child

    Played Donald Shibura

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 22, 1982
    44 years ago
  • The Slanted Screen

    The Slanted Screen

    Played Himself

    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 03, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Escape to Mindanao

    Escape to Mindanao

    Played Lt. Takahashi

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1968
    58 years ago

  • Home from the Eastern Sea

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

    Played Tom McCauley

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 07, 1975
    51 years ago

  • Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Operation Heartbeat

    Operation Heartbeat

    Played Chief Resident

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Hollywood Chinese

    Hollywood Chinese

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 18, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Young Lawyers

    The Young Lawyers

    Played Lee Ahn

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Slaying the Dragon

    Slaying the Dragon

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1988
    37 years ago
  • Samurai

    Samurai

    Played Takeo Chisato

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1979
    47 years ago
  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    Played David Lao

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 04, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Yorktown: A Time to Heal

    Yorktown: A Time to Heal

    Played Admiral Heilachiro Nogura

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 05, 2022
    4 years ago
  • Beam Me Up, Sulu

    Beam Me Up, Sulu

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 25, 2025
    9 months ago
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