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James Shigeta
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James Shigeta
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-06-17,Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Gender
Male
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 descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time". Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.

Filmography

7.105

Brother
2000-12-13

7.801

Die Hard
1988-07-15

7.906

Mulan
1998-06-18

Flower Drum Song

6.1

Flower Drum Song
1961-11-09

6.1

Drive
1997-08-06

The Crimson Kimono

6.675

The Crimson Kimono
1959-10-21

7.073

The Yakuza
1974-12-21

The People I've Slept With

4.6

The People I've Slept With
2009-08-13

The Questor Tapes

5.7

The Questor Tapes
1974-01-23

Escape to Mindanao

0

Escape to Mindanao
1968-12-07

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

5.1

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966-04-23

Home from the Eastern Sea

0

Home from the Eastern Sea
1990-01-01

0

Matt Helm
1975-05-07

Tomorrow's Child

2

Tomorrow's Child
1982-03-22

Carol for Another Christmas

5.6

Carol for Another Christmas
1964-12-28

5.395

Lost Horizon
1973-03-14

Death Walks in Laredo

6.5

Death Walks in Laredo
1967-02-18

5

Cry for Happy
1961-03-03

Bridge to the Sun

6.8

Bridge to the Sun
1961-10-17

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

5.714

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019-10-13

Nobody's Perfect

5.5

Nobody's Perfect
1968-01-12

6.417

The Renegades
1982-08-11

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

6.5

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994-05-06

6

China Cry
1990-11-02

6.623

Midway
1976-06-18

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

0

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century
1999-01-01

The Slanted Screen

10

The Slanted Screen
2006-01-03

Operation Heartbeat

0

Operation Heartbeat
1969-04-17

Manila, Open City

8.2

Manila, Open City
1968-01-13

5.1

Midnight Man
1995-05-09

Walk Like a Dragon

5

Walk Like a Dragon
1960-06-01

Hollywood Chinese

0

Hollywood Chinese
2007-03-18

The Young Lawyers

0

The Young Lawyers
1969-10-28

Slaying the Dragon

0

Slaying the Dragon
1988-11-04

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

5.667

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980-11-23

Cage II: The Arena of Death

3.1

Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994-12-14

3.3

Space Marines
1996-01-01

0

Samurai
1979-04-30

3.056

Cage
1989-09-01

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

0

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976-04-04

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

0

Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022-04-05

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

6

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1967-09-08

Beam Me Up, Sulu

0

Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025-06-25

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.293

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

6

Threat Matrix
2003-09-18

8.753

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005-02-21

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.394

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

Little House on the Prairie

7.943

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.363

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04

7.033

seaQuest DSV
1993-09-12

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

7.569

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.125

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Streets of San Francisco

6.935

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

8.044

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

7.7

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

7.815

Emergency!
1972-01-22

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.259

Police Woman
1974-09-13

7

S.W.A.T.
1975-02-24

6.2

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

6.226

The Hitchhiker
1983-11-01

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

5.6

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.4

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

6

The Lieutenant
1963-09-14

The Bing Crosby Show

5

The Bing Crosby Show
1964-09-14

5.5

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

The Outer Limits

7.775

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Kraft Mystery Theatre

6

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961-06-14

6.693

Renegade
1992-09-19

5

Masquerade
1983-12-15

Jake and the Fatman

6.12

Jake and the Fatman
1987-09-26

The Outer Limits

7.775

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

The Rockford Files

7.545

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996-08-26

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996-08-26

The Streets of San Francisco

6.935

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.1

Medical Center
1969-09-24

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.8

Once an Eagle
1976-12-02

6.693

Renegade
1992-09-19

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.293

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

7.7

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

7.7

Kung Fu
1972-10-14