James Shigeta



First NameJames
Last NameShigeta
Age78
Date of BirthJune 17, 1933
Height5' 9½" (177 cm)
Star SignGemini
Occupation CategoryActor
  • James Shigeta

James Shigeta (born June 17, 1933) is an American film and television actor. He is also a standards singer, musical theatre and nightclub performer, and recording artist. He is a Nisei or second-generation American of Japanese ancestry.


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Filmography

Selected James Shigeta film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2009
The People I've Slept With
Charles Yang

2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Old Wanderer

2003
Threat Matrix
Kang Sok-Joo

2002
A Ribbon of Dreams
Jimmy Chan

2000
Brother
Sugimoto

1998
Mulan
General Li

1997
Drive
Mr. Lau

1997
Space Marines
Ambassador Nakamura

1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Inspector Mantjur, Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Yamashiro

1995
Midnight Man
Mao Mak

1995
Cybill
Mr. Matsuzaki

1994
Cage II
Tin Lum Yin

1994
Babylon 5
Taro Isogi

1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Det. Whoo

1993
SeaQuest 2032
Vietnamese President Chi

1992
Renegade
Hideo Maruyama, Mr. Ota

1990
China Cry: A True Story
Dr. Sung

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210
Ben Sosna

1989
Cage
Tin Lum Yin

1989
A Peaceable Kingdom
Dr Okawa

1989
Dragnet
Mr. Minn

1988
Die Hard
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

1988
Mission: Impossible
Ki

1987
Jake and the Fatman
-

1986
The Family Martinez
Judge Yamamoto

1984
Airwolf
Colonel Tranh Van Zung

1984
Murder, She Wrote
John Sukahara, Luc Lee

1983
Masquerade
Makko

1983
The Hitchhiker
Nishi

1982
The Renegades
Jimmy Lee

1982
Matt Houston
Lin Ha

1982
T.J. Hooker
Chow Duc Khan

1982
Tomorrow's Child
Donald Shibura

1981
Simon & Simon
Chen, Daniel Yoshiro, Musashi Sato

1981
Strike Force
-

1981
The Greatest American Hero
Colonel Shawn Liang

1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Field Marshall Abehata

1980
Magnum, P.I.
Dr. Richard Enoka, Mr. Obotu

1979
Samurai
Takeo Chisato

1977
Fantasy Island
General Lin Sun

1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
Kapala

1977
The Love Boat
M. Yasamoto

1976
Midway
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

1976
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers
Wizard Wong

1976
Once an Eagle
Lin Tso-Han

1976
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
David Lao

1975
Ellery Queen
Stephen Yang

1975
Khan!
-

1975
Matt Helm
Tom McCauley

1975
S.W.A.T.
Lieutenant Eddie Chew

1974
The Yakuza
Goro

1974
The Questor Tapes
Dr. Chen

1974
Little House on the Prairie
Sam Wing

1974
Police Woman
Bernie Kim

1974
The Rockford Files
Clement Chin

1973
Lost Horizon
Brother To-Lenn

1972
Emergency!
Nathan O'Brien

1972
Kung Fu
Col. Lin Pei, Master Kwan Li

1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Prosecutor

1969
Medical Center
Dr. Osaka, Resident Doctor, Chief Resident, Chief Resident

1969
The Young Lawyers
-

1968
Nobody's Perfect
Diver Toshi O'Hara

1968
Hawaii Five-O
Joseph Matsukino

1968
It Takes a Thief
Fong Sing

1968
Manila, Open City
-

1968
Escape to Mindanao
Lt. Takahashi

1967
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
George Ti Ming

1967
Ironside
Il Pak Soong, Toshio Watari

1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Danny Kohana

1966
Mission: Impossible
Shiki

1966
Tre pistole contro Cesare
Lester Kato

1965
I Spy
Tommy

1964
Carol for Another Christmas
The Doctor

1964
The Bing Crosby Show
Joe

1963
Burke's Law
Sidney Ying

1963
The Lieutenant
Captain Myang Lee

1963
The Outer Limits
AIO Captain Newa, Major Jong

1961
Bridge to the Sun
Hidenari Terasaki

1961
Cry for Happy
Suzuki

1961
Flower Drum Song
Wang Ta

1961
Alcoa Premiere
Captain

1961
Ben Casey
Dr. Harvey Lee, Father Michael Hsueh

1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Roy Shigera

1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Cheng Lu

1959
The Crimson Kimono
Det. Joe Kojaku

1958
Naked City
James Kam

1957
Perry Mason
Ward Toyama

Playdate
Major Ri

Soundtrack Credits

1973
Lost Horizon
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1961
Flower Drum Song
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