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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.

In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for

Born

Jun 17, 1929

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Died

Jul 28, 2014

Known For

Acting

Movies

43 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Mulan
Mulan
1998 as General Li (voice)
★ 7.9
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
★ 7.8
Midway
Midway
1976 as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
★ 6.6
Brother
Brother
2000 as Sugimoto
★ 7.1
The Yakuza
The Yakuza
1974 as Goro
★ 7.1
Drive
Drive
1997 as Mr. Lau
★ 6.1
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1973 as Brother To-Lenn
★ 5.5
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song
1961 as Wang Ta
★ 6.3
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966 as Danny Kohana
★ 5.2
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese
2007 as Self
China Cry
China Cry
1990 as Dr. Sung
★ 6.4
Cage
Cage
1989 as Tin Lum Yin
★ 3.7
The Crimson Kimono
The Crimson Kimono
1959 as Detective Joe Kojaku
★ 6.6
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
★ 5.7
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 as Field Marshal Abehata
★ 6.0
Matt Helm
Matt Helm
1975 as Tom McCauley
The Renegades
The Renegades
1982 as Jimmy Lee
★ 6.6
Bridge to the Sun
Bridge to the Sun
1961 as Hidenari Terasaki
★ 6.9
Cage II: The Arena of Death
Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994 as Tin Lum Yin
★ 3.4
Midnight Man
Midnight Man
1995 as Mao Mak
★ 5.5
The Questor Tapes
The Questor Tapes
1974 as Dr. Chen
★ 5.9
The Slanted Screen
The Slanted Screen
2006 as Himself
★ 10.0
Cry for Happy
Cry for Happy
1961 as Suzuki
★ 5.6
The Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers
1969 as Lee Ahn
★ 10.0
Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon
1960 as Cheng Lu
★ 6.3
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025 as Self
★ 6.0
Operation Heartbeat
Operation Heartbeat
1969 as Chief Resident
★ 8.0
Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 as Japanese Doctor
★ 5.9
Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect
1968 as Diver Toshi O'Hara
★ 6.3
The People I've Slept With
The People I've Slept With
2009 as Charles Yang
★ 4.5
Samurai
Samurai
1979 as Takeo Chisato
★ 9.0
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976 as David Lao
★ 7.0
Space Marines
Space Marines
1996 as Ambassador Nakamura
★ 3.5
Manila, Open City
Manila, Open City
1968 as Captain Murakami
★ 8.5
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child
1982 as Donald Shibura
★ 5.5
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
★ 6.8
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022 as Admiral Heilachiro Nogura
Escape to Mindanao
Escape to Mindanao
1968 as Lt. Takahashi
★ 9.0
Death Walks in Laredo
Death Walks in Laredo
1967 as Lester Koto
★ 7.3
movie
★ 6.3
movie
Home from the Eastern Sea
1990 as Narrator