06/17/1929
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA:
James Saburo Shigeta (17. Juni 1929 – 28. Juli 2014) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Sänger und Musiker japanischer Abstammung. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Rollen in „The Crimson Kimono“ (1959), „Walk Like a Dragon“ (1960), „Flower Drum Song“ (1961), „Bridge to the Sun“ (1961), „Stirb langsam“ (1988) und „Mulan“ (1998). Im Jahr 1960 gewann er zusammen mit drei weiteren Schauspielern den Golden Globe Award als vielversprechendster Newcomer – männlich. Zu Beginn seiner Karriere spielte Shigeta häufig romantische Hauptrollen, die für einen Schauspieler asiatischer Herkunft zu seiner Zeit fast nicht existierten, was ihn zu einem Vorreiter für die Darstellung asiatisch-amerikanischer Menschen in den Medien machte. Das Magazin „Goldsea Asian-American Daily“ führte ihn als einen der „inspirierendsten asiatisch-amerikanischen Menschen aller Zeiten“ auf. Vor seiner Hollywood-Karriere feierte er im Ausland, insbesondere in Japan und Australien, Erfolge als Popsänger und Performer.
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Beam Me Up, Sulu (2025) as Self |
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Yorktown: A Time to Heal (2022) as Admiral Heilachiro Nogura |
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage) |
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The People I've Slept With (2009) as Charles Yang |
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Hollywood Chinese (2007) as Self |
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The Slanted Screen (2006) as Himself |
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Brother (2000) as Sugimoto |
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Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century (1999) as Narrator |
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Mulan (1998) as General Li (voice) |
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Drive (1997) as Mr. Lau |
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Space Marines (1996) as Ambassador Nakamura |
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Midnight Man (1995) as Mao Mak |
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Cage II (1994) as Tin Lum Yin |
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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) as Det. Whoo |
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China Cry (1990) as Dr. Sung |
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Home from the Eastern Sea (1990) as Narrator |
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Cage (1989) as Tin Lum Yin |
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Slaying the Dragon (1988) as |
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Die Hard (1988) as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi |
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The Renegades (1982) as Jimmy Lee |
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Tomorrow's Child (1982) as Donald Shibura |
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Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) as Field Marshal Abehata |
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Samurai (1979) as Takeo Chisato |
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Midway (1976) as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo |
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The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) as David Lao |
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Matt Helm (1975) as Tom McCauley |
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The Yakuza (1974) as Goro |
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The Questor Tapes (1974) as Dr. Chen |
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Lost Horizon (1973) as Brother To-Lenn |
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The Young Lawyers (1969) as Lee Ahn |
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Operation Heartbeat (1969) as Chief Resident |
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Escape to Mindanao (1968) as Lt. Takahashi |
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Manila, Open City (1968) as Captain Murakami |
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Nobody's Perfect (1968) as Diver Toshi O'Hara |
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) as George Ti Ming |
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3 pistole contro Cesare (1967) as Lester Koto |
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Danny Kohana |
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Carol for Another Christmas (1964) as Japanese Doctor |
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Flower Drum Song (1961) as Wang Ta |
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Bridge to the Sun (1961) as Hidenari Terasaki |
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Cry for Happy (1961) as Suzuki |
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Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cheng Lu |
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The Crimson Kimono (1959) as Detective Joe Kojaku |