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James Shigeta

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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…

Filmography43 films
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  1. Beam Me Up, Sulu2025
  2. Yorktown: A Time to Heal2022
  3. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019
  4. The People I've Slept With2009
  5. Hollywood Chinese2007
  6. The Slanted Screen2006
  7. Brother2000
  8. Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century1999
  9. Mulan1998
  10. Drive1997
  11. Space Marines1996
  12. Midnight Man1995
  13. Cage II: The Arena of Death1994
  14. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die1994
  15. China Cry1990
  16. Home from the Eastern Sea1990
  17. Cage1989
  18. Slaying the Dragon1988
  19. Die Hard1988
  20. The Renegades1982
  21. Tomorrow's Child1982
  22. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb1980
  23. Samurai1979
  24. Midway1976
  25. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die1976
  26. Matt Helm1975
  27. The Yakuza1974
  28. The Questor Tapes1974
  29. Lost Horizon1973
  30. The Young Lawyers1969
  31. Operation Heartbeat1969
  32. Escape to Mindanao1968
  33. Manila, Open City1968
  34. Nobody's Perfect1968
  35. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk1967
  36. Death Walks in Laredo1967
  37. Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966
  38. Carol for Another Christmas1964
  39. Flower Drum Song1961
  40. Bridge to the Sun1961
  41. Cry for Happy1961
  42. Walk Like a Dragon1960
  43. The Crimson Kimono1959
  1. Beam Me Up, Sulu2025
  2. Yorktown: A Time to Heal2022
  3. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019