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    James Shigeta

    1929-06-17 (94 years old) in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Yorktown: A Time to Heal
    0 %|Apr 5, 2022
    Science Fiction
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    The People I've Slept With
    49 %|Aug 13, 2009
    Comedy, Romance
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    Hollywood Chinese
    0 %|Mar 18, 2007
    Documentary, History
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    The Slanted Screen
    100 %|Jan 3, 2006
    Documentary
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    Brother
    71.07000000000001 %|Dec 13, 2000
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Mulan
    79.13 %|Jun 18, 1998
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    Drive
    60.410000000000004 %|Aug 6, 1997
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy
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    Space Marines
    33.5 %|Jan 1, 1996
    Action, Science Fiction
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    Midnight Man
    53 %|May 9, 1995
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    Cage II: The Arena of Death
    31 %|Dec 14, 1994
    Action, Drama
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    Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
    65 %|May 6, 1994
    Mystery, Crime, Adventure, TV Movie
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    China Cry
    60 %|Nov 2, 1990
    Drama
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    Home from the Eastern Sea
    0 %|Jan 1, 1990
    Documentary
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    Cage
    28 %|Sep 1, 1989
    Action, Drama, Thriller
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    Slaying the Dragon
    0 %|Nov 4, 1988
    Documentary
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    Die Hard
    77.87 %|Jul 15, 1988
    Action, Thriller
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    The Renegades
    76 %|Aug 11, 1982
    Drama, Crime, Action, TV Movie
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    Tomorrow's Child
    0 %|Mar 22, 1982
    TV Movie, Drama, Science Fiction
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    Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
    55 %|Nov 23, 1980
    War, History, TV Movie
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    Samurai
    0 %|Apr 30, 1979
    Action, Crime, Adventure, TV Movie, Science Fiction
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    Midway
    66 %|Jun 18, 1976
    Action, Drama, History, War
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    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
    0 %|Apr 4, 1976
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Matt Helm
    0 %|May 7, 1975
    Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Yakuza
    71 %|Dec 21, 1974
    Crime, Drama
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    The Questor Tapes
    57.65 %|Jan 23, 1974
    Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    Lost Horizon
    55 %|Mar 14, 1973
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
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    The Young Lawyers
    0 %|Oct 28, 1969
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Operation Heartbeat
    0 %|Apr 17, 1969
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Escape to Mindanao
    0 %|Dec 7, 1968
    Action, War, TV Movie
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    Manila, Open City
    82 %|Jan 13, 1968
    History, Action, War, Drama
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    Nobody's Perfect
    55 %|Jan 12, 1968
    Comedy, War
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    The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
    60 %|Sep 8, 1967
    Adventure, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Death Walks in Laredo
    65 %|Feb 18, 1967
    Western
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    Paradise, Hawaiian Style
    51 %|Jun 15, 1966
    Music, Comedy, Romance
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    Carol for Another Christmas
    56.84 %|Dec 28, 1964
    TV Movie, Drama, Fantasy
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    Flower Drum Song
    61 %|Nov 9, 1961
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Bridge to the Sun
    68 %|Oct 17, 1961
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Cry for Happy
    50 %|Mar 3, 1961
    Romance, Comedy
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    Walk Like a Dragon
    50 %|Jun 1, 1960
    Western
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    The Crimson Kimono
    66.5 %|Oct 21, 1959
    Romance, Drama, Crime, Mystery

    Series

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    Avatar: The Last Airbender
    87.27000000000001 %|Feb 21, 2005
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Threat Matrix
    60 %|Sep 18, 2003
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
    71 %|Aug 26, 1996
    Action & Adventure, Animation
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    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
    71 %|Aug 26, 1996
    Action & Adventure, Animation
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    Babylon 5
    80.76 %|Jan 26, 1994
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    seaQuest DSV
    70.11999999999999 %|Sep 12, 1993
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Renegade
    66 %|Sep 19, 1992
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Beverly Hills, 90210
    74.05 %|Oct 4, 1990
    Drama
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    Jake and the Fatman
    58 %|Sep 26, 1987
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75.82 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Airwolf
    75.51 %|Jan 22, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Masquerade
    50 %|Dec 15, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Hitchhiker
    61 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    Matt Houston
    62.5 %|Sep 26, 1982
    Drama
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    T. J. Hooker
    62.89 %|Mar 13, 1982
    Drama, Crime
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    Simon & Simon
    66 %|Nov 24, 1981
    Drama
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    Magnum, P.I.
    72.87 %|Dec 11, 1980
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
    71 %|Jan 30, 1977
    Mystery, Action & Adventure
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    Ellery Queen
    73.78 %|Sep 11, 1975
    Mystery, Drama
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    S.W.A.T.
    69.92 %|Feb 24, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Police Woman
    62.599999999999994 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Rockford Files
    74.53 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Little House on the Prairie
    79.53 %|Sep 11, 1974
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Kung Fu
    76.42999999999999 %|Oct 14, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Streets of San Francisco
    70 %|Sep 23, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Streets of San Francisco
    70 %|Sep 23, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Emergency!
    77.26 %|Jan 22, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Documentary
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    69.6 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Ironside
    68.52000000000001 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Mission: Impossible
    75.75999999999999 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Bing Crosby Show
    50 %|Sep 14, 1964
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    Burke's Law
    60 %|Sep 20, 1963
    Drama
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    The Outer Limits
    77.74 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Outer Limits
    77.74 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Lieutenant
    60 %|Sep 14, 1963
    Drama
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    Ben Casey
    57 %|Oct 2, 1961
    Drama
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    Dr. Kildare
    53.75 %|Sep 27, 1961
    Drama
    actor
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    60 %|Jun 14, 1961
    Drama, Mystery
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    Naked City
    53.33 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    Perry Mason
    76.94 %|Sep 21, 1957
    Mystery, Drama, Crime