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 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.
Known For
Acting
2000
asSugimoto
1988
asJoseph Yoshinobu Takagi
1998
asGeneral Li (voice)
1961
asWang Ta
1997
asMr. Lau
1959
asDetective Joe Kojaku
1974
asGoro
2009
asCharles Yang
1974
asDr. Chen
1968
asLt. Takahashi
1966
asDanny Kohana
1990
asNarrator
1975
asTom McCauley
1982
asDonald Shibura
1964
asJapanese Doctor
1973
asBrother To-Lenn
1967
asLester Koto
1961
asHarue
1961
asHidenari Terasaki
2019
as(archive footage)
1968
asDiver Toshi O'Hara
1982
asJimmy Lee
1994
asDet. Whoo
1990
asDr. Sung
1976
asVice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
1999
asNarrator
2006
asHimself
1969
asChief Resident
1968
asCaptain Murakami
1995
asMao Mak
1960
asCheng Lu
2007
asSelf
1969
asLee Ahn
1988
as
1980
asField Marshal Abehata
1994
asTin Lum Yin
1996
asAmbassador Nakamura
1979
asTakeo Chisato
1989
asTin Lum Yin
1976
asDavid Lao
2022
asAdmiral Heilachiro Nogura
1967
asGeorge Ti Ming
asJohn Sukahara
asRichard Enoka
asKang Sok-Joo
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asSidney Ying
asChow Duc Khan
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asVietnamese President Chi
asColonel Tranh Van Zung
asJoseph Matsukino
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asJames Kam
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asTaro Isogi
asWard Toyama
asShiki
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asNishi
asSelf
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asStephen Yang
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asDr. Roy Shigera
asMaj. Jong
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asMakko
asMr. Koso Nakasone
asAIO Captain Newa
asClement Chin
asInspector Mantjur (voice)
asDr. Yamashiro (voice)
asProsecutor
asDr. Osaka
asLuc Li
asLin Tso-Han
asMr. Ota
asSelf - Audience Member
asBud's Father
asSelf - Winner
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