James Shigeta Biography (1933-)

Born June 17, 1933, in Hawaii. Addresses: Contact: c/o Richard Zindell, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 202, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: June 17, 1933; Hawaii, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Detective Joe Kojaku, The Crimson Kimono, Columbia, 1959
Cheng Lu, Walk Like a Dragon, Paramount, 1960
Hidenari "Terry" Terasaki, Bridge to the Sun (also known as Pont vers le soleil), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
Suzuki, Cry for Happy, Columbia, 1961
Wang Ta, Flower Drum Song, Universal, 1961
Danny Kohana, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Paramount, 1966
Tre pistole contro Cesare (also known as Death Walk in Laredo, Three Golden Boys, and Tre ragazzi d'oro), 1966
Diver Toshi O'Hara, Nobody's Perfect, Universal, 1968
Manila Open City, 1968
Brother To Len, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973
Goro, The Yakuza (also known as Brotherhood of the Yakuza),Warner Bros./Toei, 1975
Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, Midway (also known as The Battle of Midway), Universal, 1976
Joseph "Joe" Yashinobo Takagi, Die Hard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Tim Lum Yin, Cage, New Century-Vista, 1989
Dr. Sung, China Cry (also known as China Cry: A True Story), Ingram Entertainment, 1990
Tim Lum Yin, Cage II: The Arena of Death (also known as Cage II), Rocket Pictures International, 1994
Mao Mak, Midnight Man (also known as Blood for Blood), MDPWorldwide, 1994
Voice of General Li, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1998
Sugimoto, Brother, 2000, Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
Jimmy Chan, A Ribbon of Dreams, 2002
Television Appearances
Pilots
George Ti-Ming, The Hardy Boys, NBC, 1967
Chief Resident, U.M.C. (also known as Operation Heartbeat),CBS, 1969
The Young Lawyers, ABC, 1969
Dr. Chen, The Questor Tapes, NBC, 1974
Thomas "Tom" McCauley III, Matt Helm, ABC, 1975
David Lao, The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (also known as Ohanian), ABC, 1976
Takeo Chisato, Samurai, ABC, 1979
Jimmy Lee, The Renegades, ABC, 1982
Judge Yamamoto, The Family Martinez, 1986
Movies
Lieutenant Takahashi, Escape to Mindanao, NBC, 1968
Field Marshall Abehata, Enola Gay (also known as Enola Gay: TheMen, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb), NBC, 1980
Donald Shibura, Tomorrow's Child, ABC, 1982
Detective Whu, Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (also known asHart to Hart: Hart Attack), NBC, 1994
Ambassador Nakamura, Space Marines, Showtime, 1996
Mr. Lau, Drive, HBO, 1996
Miniseries
Wizard Wong, Arthur Hailey's "The Moneychangers" (also known as The Moneychangers), NBC, 1976
Lin Tsu-Han, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976-1977
Episodic
"An Almost Perfect Plan," Oldsmobile Music Theatre, NBC, 1959
"The Fortress," Alcoa Premiere, ABC, 1961
"The Contract," Naked City, ABC, 1962

Dr. Roy Shigera, "One Clear Bright Thursday Morning," Dr. Kildare,NBC, 1963
Major Jong, "Nightmare," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1963
A.I.O. Captain Ngo Newa, "The Inheritors: Part 1," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964
Sidney Ying, "Who Killed the Paper Dragon?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1964
"To Kill a Man," The Lieutenant, NBC, 1964
"The Evidence of Things Not Seen," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
"That's the Way the Suki Yaki," The Bing Crosby Show, ABC, 1965
Ward Toyama, "The Case of the Wrongful Writ," Perry Mason, CBS, 1965
Dr. Harvey Lee, "No More, Cried the Rooster--There Will Be Truth," BenCasey, ABC, 1965
"Three Hours on a Sunday Night," I Spy, NBC, 1965
Fong Sing, "When Friends Get Together," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
Joseph Matsukino, "Death Watch," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1968
"Love My Enemy," Ironside, NBC, 1969
"The Loner," Medical Center, CBS, 1969
"The V.D. Story," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
"Brink of Doom," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
Shiki, "Butterfly," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
"Deadly Encounter," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
"Runaway," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
"No Motive for Murder," Ironside, NBC, 1971
"Conflict," Medical Center, CBS, 1972
"Confession," Medical Center, CBS, 1972
"The Garments of Rage," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
Mr. O'Brien, "Foreign Trade," Emergency!, NBC, 1974
"The Forbidden Kingdom," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
Stephen Yang, "The Adventure of the Judas Tree," Ellery Queen, NBC, 1976
"The Chinese Connection," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1976
Prosecutor, "The Thrill Killers: Part 1," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976
"Nine Dragons," Hawaii Five-0, ABC, 1976
Sam Wing, "To Live with Fear: Part 2," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1977
Kapala, "Wipe Out," Hardy Boys Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977
"The Human Rights of Tiki Kim," Police Woman, NBC, 1978
Clement Chin, "Heartaches of a Fool," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978
"The Hunted," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979
Colonel, "Hand-Painted Thai," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1982
"Chinatown," Strike Force, ABC, 1982
Dr. Richard Enoka, "Forty Years from Sand Island," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983
Chow Duc Khan, "Chinatown," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983
The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
Makko, "Girls for Sale," Masquerade, ABC, 1983
Lin Ha, "Blood Money," Matt Houston, ABC, 1984
Daniel Yoshiro, "Revolution # 9-1/2," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1984
Tranh Van Zung, "The American Dream," Airwolf, CBS, 1985
Mr. Obotu, "Paper War," Magnum P.I., CBS, 1986
John Sukahara, "The Corpse Flew First Class," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Musashi Sato, "Opposites Attack," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1987
Chen, "Tale of the Tiger," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1988
Dr. Okaua, Peaceable Kingdom, CBS, 1989
Kozo Nakasone, "The Way You Look Tonight," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989
Ki, "The Lions," Mission: Impossible, 1989
Luc Lee, "Sugar and Spice, Malice and Vice," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
Mr. Ota, "Samurai," Renegade, USA Network, 1993
Hideo Maruyama, "Black Wind," Renegade, USA Network, 1994
Taro Isogi, "Spider in the Web," Babylon 5, The WB, 1994
Vietnamese President Chi, "Better Than Martians," seaQuest DSV, NBC, 1995
Hoi Chi, "The Last Lap of Luxury," seaQuest DSV, NBC, 1995
Mr. Matsuzaki, "Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan," Cybill, CBS, 1996
Voice of Inspector Mantjur, "Diamonds and Jade," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated), Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1997
Ben Sosna, "Slipping Away," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
Ben Sosna, "The Loo-Ouch," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
Ben Sosna, "Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
Also appeared on Dragnet, syndicated.
Specials
Doctor, Carol for Another Christmas, ABC, 1964
Himself, Slaying the Dragon, 1988
Also narrated Aleutians (documentary), NBC, and Home from the Eastern Sea, PBS.
Stage Appearances
Prince Eagle, Chu Chem, New Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1966
Also appeared in Fantastics, Flower Drum Song, The Kingand I, Period of Adjustment, and Teahouse of the August Moon.

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