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James Shigeta
In short · Acted for seven decades — 34 credits.
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32 credits
The People I've Slept With(2012)
Charles Yang
Film
Little House on the Prairie(2005)
Sam Wing (1 Episode)
TV
Brother(2000)
Sugimoto
FilmThe Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries(2000)
— (1 Episode)
TVMurder She Wrote(2000)
Luc Li (1 Episode) , John Sukahara (1 Episode)
TV
Mulan(1998)
General Li (voice)
Film
Drive(1997)
Mr. Lau
Film
Midnight Man(1995)
Mao Mak
Film
Cage II(1994)
Tin Lum Yin
Film
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die(1994)
Det. Whoo
Film
China Cry: A True Story(1990)
Dr. Sung
Film
Cage(1989)
Tin Lum Yin
Film
Die Hard(1988)
Takagi
Film
The Renegades(1982)
Jimmy Lee
Film
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb(1980)
Field Marshall Abehata
Film
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries(1977)
— (1 Episode)
TVKhan!(1975)
Lin Tsu
TV
The Questor Tapes(1974)
Dr. Chen
Film
The Yakuza(1974)
Goro Tanaka
Film
Little House on the Prairie(1974)
Sam Wing (1 Episode)
TV
Lost Horizon(1973)
Brother To-Lenn
Film
Manila, Open City(1968)
Captain Murakami
Film
Nobody's Perfect(1968)
Diver Toshi O'Hara
Film
Death Walks in Laredo(1967)
Lester Kato
FilmThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk(1967)
George Ti Ming
Film
Paradise, Hawaiian Style(1966)
Danny Kohana
Film
Carol for Another Christmas(1964)
Doctor
Film
Flower Drum Song(1961)
Wang Ta
Film
Bridge to the Sun(1961)
Hidenari Terasaki
Film
Cry for Happy(1961)
Suzuki
Film
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- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood(archive footage) · 2019
- The Slanted ScreenSelf · 2006
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