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James Shigeta

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Born: June 17, 1929 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

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 hi...

Filmography43 TITLES
Die Hard
7.8
Die Hard1988
Mulan
7.9
Mulan1998
Midway
6.6
Midway1976
Brother
7.1
Brother2000
Drive
6.1
Drive1997
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Cage
3.4
Cage1989
The Yakuza
7.1
The Yakuza1974
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
6.8
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die1994
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
5.7
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb1980
Lost Horizon
5.4
Lost Horizon1973
Cage II: The Arena of Death
2.9
Cage II: The Arena of Death1994
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese2007
Carol for Another Christmas
5.8
Carol for Another Christmas1964
Midnight Man
5.2
Midnight Man1995
The Renegades
6.4
The Renegades1982
Operation Heartbeat
Operation Heartbeat1969
Cry for Happy
5.0
Cry for Happy1961
Tomorrow's Child
2.0
Tomorrow's Child1982
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
5.2
Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966
The Questor Tapes
5.7
The Questor Tapes1974
Space Marines
3.2
Space Marines1996
Slaying the Dragon
Slaying the Dragon1988
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
6.0
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk1967
Bridge to the Sun
6.8
Bridge to the Sun1961
Flower Drum Song
6.2
Flower Drum Song1961
China Cry
6.0
China Cry1990
Nobody's Perfect
5.5
Nobody's Perfect1968
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Yorktown: A Time to Heal2022
The People I've Slept With
4.5
The People I've Slept With2009
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019
Beam Me Up, Sulu
6.0
Beam Me Up, Sulu2025
The Crimson Kimono
6.6
The Crimson Kimono1959
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die1976
Samurai
Samurai1979
Manila, Open City
8.2
Manila, Open City1968
Matt Helm
Matt Helm1975
The Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers1969
Death Walks in Laredo
6.3
Death Walks in Laredo1967
The Slanted Screen
10.0
The Slanted Screen2006
Walk Like a Dragon
5.0
Walk Like a Dragon1960
Escape to Mindanao
Escape to Mindanao1968
Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century
Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century1999
Home from the Eastern Sea
Home from the Eastern Sea1990