Person Details
Birthday: 1929-06-17 23:53:22
Death: 2014-07-28 23:53:22
Aliases: James Saburo Shigeta
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
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Movie Involvements: 33
TV Involvements: 19
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Ward ToyamaMulan
(1998) General Li (voice)Die Hard
(1988) Joseph Yoshinobu TakagiHawaii Five-O
(1968) Joseph MatsukinoMurder, She Wrote
(1984) John SukaharaseaQuest DSV
(1993) Vietnamese President ChiBabylon 5
(1994) Taro IsogiMidway
(1976) Vice Admiral Chuichi NagumoActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2022 | Admiral Heilachiro Nogura | |
2019 | (archive) | |
2009 | Charles Yang | |
2007 | Self | |
2006 | Himself | |
2005 | N/A | |
2003 | N/A | |
2000 | Sugimoto | |
1999 | Narrator | |
1998 | General Li (voice) | |
1997 | Mr. Lau | |
1996 | Inspector Mantjur (voice) | |
Dr. Yamashiro (voice) | ||
Ambassador Nakamura | ||
1994 | Tin Lum Yin | |
Det. Whoo | ||
Taro Isogi | ||
1993 | Vietnamese President Chi | |
1992 | N/A | |
1990 | Dr. Sung | |
N/A | ||
Narrator | ||
1989 | Tin Lum Yin | |
1988 | N/A | |
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi | ||
1987 | Mr. Koso Nakasone | |
1984 | John Sukahara | |
N/A | ||
1983 | Makko | |
Nishi | ||
1982 | N/A | |
Jimmy Lee | ||
Donald Shibura | ||
Chow Duc Khan | ||
1981 | N/A | |
1980 | N/A | |
Field Marshal Abehata | ||
1979 | Takeo Chisato | |
1977 | N/A | |
1976 | Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo | |
David Lao | ||
1975 | Stephen Yang | |
Tom McCauley | ||
N/A | ||
1974 | Goro | |
Clement Chin | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Dr. Chen | ||
1973 | Brother To-Lenn | |
1972 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1969 | Lee Ahn | |
Chief Resident | ||
1968 | Lt. Takahashi | |
Joseph Matsukino | ||
Captain Murakami | ||
Diver Toshi O'Hara | ||
1967 | George Ti Ming | |
N/A | ||
Lester Koto | ||
1966 | N/A | |
Danny Kohana | ||
1964 | Japanese Doctor | |
N/A | ||
1963 | Sidney Ying | |
Maj. Jong | ||
AIO Captain Newa | ||
N/A | ||
1961 | Wang Ta | |
Hidenari Terasaki | ||
N/A | ||
Dr. Roy Shigera | ||
N/A | ||
Harue | ||
1960 | Cheng Lu | |
1959 | Detective Joe Kojaku | |
1958 | James Kam | |
1957 | Ward Toyama | |
1956 | Self | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |