James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Acting

Birthday

1929/06/17

Day of death

2014/07/28 (85 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Also know as

James Saburo Shigeta, 繁田三郎

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 ...Read more

Acting
Brother
7.1

(2000) Brother

as Sugimoto

Die Hard
7.8

(1988) Die Hard

as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Mulan
7.9

(1998) Mulan

as General Li (voice)

Flower Drum Song
6.2

(1961) Flower Drum Song

as Wang Ta

Drive
6.1

(1997) Drive

as Mr. Lau

The Crimson Kimono
6.6

(1959) The Crimson Kimono

as Detective Joe Kojaku

The Yakuza
7.1

(1974) The Yakuza

as Goro

The People I've Slept With
4.5

(2009) The People I've Slept With

as Charles Yang

The Questor Tapes
5.7

(1974) The Questor Tapes

as Dr. Chen

Escape to Mindanao
0.0

(1968) Escape to Mindanao

as Lt. Takahashi

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
5.1

(1966) Paradise, Hawaiian Style

as Danny Kohana

0.0

(1990) Home from the Eastern Sea

as Narrator

Matt Helm
0.0

(1975) Matt Helm

as Tom McCauley

Tomorrow's Child
2.0

(1982) Tomorrow's Child

as Donald Shibura

Carol for Another Christmas
5.8

(1964) Carol for Another Christmas

as Japanese Doctor

Lost Horizon
5.4

(1973) Lost Horizon

as Brother To-Lenn

3 pistole contro Cesare
6.5

(1967) Death Walks in Laredo

as Lester Koto

Cry for Happy
5.0

(1961) Cry for Happy

as Harue

Bridge to the Sun
6.8

(1961) Bridge to the Sun

as Hidenari Terasaki

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
5.7

(2019) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as (archive footage)

Nobody's Perfect
5.5

(1968) Nobody's Perfect

as Diver Toshi O'Hara

The Renegades
6.4

(1982) The Renegades

as Jimmy Lee

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
6.5

(1994) Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as Det. Whoo

China Cry
6.0

(1990) China Cry

as Dr. Sung

Midway
6.6

(1976) Midway

as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

0.0

(1999) Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

as Narrator

The Slanted Screen
10.0

(2006) The Slanted Screen

as Himself

Operation Heartbeat
0.0

(1969) Operation Heartbeat

as Chief Resident

Manila, Open City
8.2

(1968) Manila, Open City

as Captain Murakami

Midnight Man
5.1

(1995) Midnight Man

as Mao Mak

Walk Like a Dragon
5.0

(1960) Walk Like a Dragon

as Cheng Lu

Hollywood Chinese
0.0

(2007) Hollywood Chinese

as Self

The Young Lawyers
0.0

(1969) The Young Lawyers

as Lee Ahn

Slaying the Dragon
0.0

(1988) Slaying the Dragon

as ---

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
5.7

(1980) Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

as Field Marshal Abehata

Cage II
2.9

(1994) Cage II: The Arena of Death

as Tin Lum Yin

Space Marines
3.1

(1996) Space Marines

as Ambassador Nakamura

Samurai
0.0

(1979) Samurai

as Takeo Chisato

Cage
3.1

(1989) Cage

as Tin Lum Yin

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
0.0

(1976) The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

as David Lao

Yorktown: A Time to Heal
0.0

(2022) Yorktown: A Time to Heal

as Admiral Heilachiro Nogura

6.0

(1967) The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

as George Ti Ming

Beam Me Up, Sulu
0.0

(2025) Beam Me Up, Sulu

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as John Sukahara

Magnum, P.I.
7.3

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as Richard Enoka

Threat Matrix
6.0

(2003) Threat Matrix

as Kang Sok-Joo

Avatar: The Last Airbender
8.8

(2005) Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Old Wanderer (voice)

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Sidney Ying

T. J. Hooker
6.4

(1982) T. J. Hooker

as Chow Duc Khan

Little House on the Prairie
7.9

(1974) Little House on the Prairie

as Sam Wing

Beverly Hills, 90210
7.3

(1990) Beverly Hills, 90210

as Ben Sosna

Simon & Simon
6.7

(1981) Simon & Simon

as ---

seaQuest DSV
7.0

(1993) seaQuest DSV

as Vietnamese President Chi

Airwolf
7.6

(1984) Airwolf

as Colonel Tranh Van Zung

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Joseph Matsukino

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as James Kam

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1

(1977) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as ---

Babylon 5
8.0

(1994) Babylon 5

as Taro Isogi

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Ward Toyama

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Shiki

Emergency!
7.8

(1972) Emergency!

as ---

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as ---

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as ---

S.W.A.T.
7.0

(1975) S.W.A.T.

as ---

The Hitchhiker
6.1

(1983) The Hitchhiker

as Nishi

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.0

(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as Stephen Yang

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as ---

The Bing Crosby Show
5.0

(1964) The Bing Crosby Show

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.5

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Roy Shigera

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Maj. Jong

Kraft Mystery Theatre
6.0

(1961) Kraft Mystery Theatre

as ---

Renegade
6.7

(1992) Renegade

as ---

Masquerade
5.0

(1983) Masquerade

as Makko

Jake and the Fatman
6.2

(1987) Jake and the Fatman

as Mr. Koso Nakasone

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as AIO Captain Newa

The Rockford Files
7.6

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Clement Chin

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
7.2

(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Inspector Mantjur (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
7.2

(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Dr. Yamashiro (voice)

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as Prosecutor

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as Dr. Osaka

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Luc Li

Once an Eagle
6.8

(1976) Once an Eagle

as Lin Tso-Han

Renegade
6.7

(1992) Renegade

as Mr. Ota

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Bud's Father

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Magnum, P.I.
7.3

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as Mr. Obotu

Kung Fu
7.7

(1972) Kung Fu

as Master Kwan Li

Kung Fu
7.7

(1972) Kung Fu

as Col. Lin Pei

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as Dr. Harvey Lee

Cybill
5.8

(1995) Cybill

as Mr. Matsuzaki

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as Lin Ha