James Shigeta
Biography 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 his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian desce
Personal Info
Id 4995
Known For Acting
Known Credits 1
Gender Male
Birthday 1929-06-17
Place of Birth Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Also Known As James Saburo Shigeta 繁田三郎 Content Score
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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.
In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, . . . . Read More moss
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Beam Me Up, Sulu as Self 2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal as Admiral Heilachiro Nogura 2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage) 2009
The People I've Slept With as Charles Yang 2007
Hollywood Chinese as Self 2006
The Slanted Screen as Himself 1999
Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century as Narrator 1998
Mulan as General Li (voice) 1996
Space Marines as Ambassador Nakamura 1995
Midnight Man as Mao Mak 1994
Cage II: The Arena of Death as Tin Lum Yin 1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Det. Whoo 1990
Home from the Eastern Sea as Narrator 1988
Die Hard as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi 1982
The Renegades as Jimmy Lee 1982
Tomorrow's Child as Donald Shibura 1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb as Field Marshal Abehata 1979
Samurai as Takeo Chisato 1976
Midway as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo 1976
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die as David Lao 1975
Matt Helm as Tom McCauley 1974
The Questor Tapes as Dr. Chen 1973
Lost Horizon as Brother To-Lenn 1969
The Young Lawyers as Lee Ahn 1969
Operation Heartbeat as Chief Resident 1968
Escape to Mindanao as Lt. Takahashi 1968
Manila, Open City as Captain Murakami 1968
Nobody's Perfect as Diver Toshi O'Hara 1967
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk as George Ti Ming 1967
Death Walks in Laredo as Lester Koto 1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style as Danny Kohana 1964
Carol for Another Christmas as Japanese Doctor 1961
Flower Drum Song as Wang Ta 1961
Bridge to the Sun as Hidenari Terasaki 1960
Walk Like a Dragon as Cheng Lu 1959
The Crimson Kimono as Detective Joe Kojaku
Coming Soon (1 episode) as John Sukahara
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Richard Enoka
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Kang Sok-Joo
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Old Wanderer (voice)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Sidney Ying
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Chow Duc Khan
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Sam Wing
Coming Soon (3 episode) as Ben Sosna
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Vietnamese President Chi
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Colonel Tranh Van Zung
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Joseph Matsukino
Coming Soon (1 episode) as James Kam
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Taro Isogi
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Ward Toyama
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Shiki
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Nishi
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Stephen Yang
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Dr. Roy Shigera
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Maj. Jong
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Makko
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Koso Nakasone
Coming Soon (1 episode) as AIO Captain Newa
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Clement Chin
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Inspector Mantjur (voice)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Dr. Yamashiro (voice)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Prosecutor
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Dr. Osaka
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Luc Li
Coming Soon (7 episode) as Lin Tso-Han
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Ota
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Audience Member
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Bud's Father
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Nominee
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Obotu
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Master Kwan Li
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Col. Lin Pei
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Dr. Harvey Lee
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Matsuzaki
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Lin Ha 
