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Midnight Man -- Officer John Kang dreams of a quiet life with his wife and child. But after a blown surveillance operation, those dreams quickly turn bloody when he is targeted for assassination by a ruthless Cambodian warlord.
Ellery Queen: Season 1: Episode 16 -- Ellery and Inspector Queen investigate the murder of wealthy industrialist George Sherman, who has been ritually killed.
The People I've Slept With -- "I Like Boys" (Official Version) by the Fabulous Miss Wendy is a hot track featured in the upcoming sex comedy THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH, starring Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen, and James Shigeta, with Rane Jameson, Dana Lee, Randall Park, Cathy Shim, Elizabeth Sung, Danny Vazquez, and Chris Zylka. music: http://www.thefabulousmisswendy.com movie: http://www.thepeopleivesleptwith.com
Drive -- Open-ended Trailer from Ardustry
The Outer Limits: Season 2: Episode 10 -- Soldiers struck by bullets made from the meteorite ore become geniuses. With Robert Duvall, Steve Ihnat.

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Date of Birth:
17 June 1933, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was for a time the biggest Asian-American... See more »
Trivia:
One of six children born to a Honolulu contractor, he was educated at... See more »
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. See more »
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
'Die Hard' is the Unconventional Christmas Gift That Keeps on Giving
 (From FirstShowing.net. 24 December 2012, 8:55 AM, PST)
The Forgotten: P.O.E.
 (From MUBI. 19 December 2012, 9:28 PM, PST)
Holiday Favorites 2012: Debbie Digs 'Die Hard'
 (From Slackerwood. 26 November 2012, 8:30 AM, PST)

Filmography

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Actor - TV:
  1. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Old Wanderer (1 episode, 2005)
        - The Spirit World: Winter Solstice, Part 1 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Old Wanderer
  2. "Threat Matrix" .... Kang Sok-Joo (1 episode, 2004)
        - PPX (2004) TV episode .... Kang Sok-Joo

  3. "Beverly Hills, 90210" .... Ben Sosna (3 episodes, 1999)
    ... aka "Class of Beverly Hills" - USA (teaser title)
        - Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
        - The Loo-Ouch (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
        - Slipping Away (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
  4. "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" .... Inspector Mantjur / ... (2 episodes, 1997)
        - Night of the Zinja (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Yamashiro/Japanese Prime Minister
        - Diamonds and Jade (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Mantjur
  5. "Cybill" .... Mr. Matsuzaki (1 episode, 1996)
        - Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Matsuzaki
  6. "Babylon 5" .... Taro Isogi (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "B5" - USA (promotional abbreviation)
        - Spider in the Web (1994) TV episode .... Taro Isogi
  7. "Renegade" .... Hideo Maruyama / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
        - Black Wind (1994) TV episode .... Hideo Maruyama
        - Samurai (1993) TV episode .... Mr. Ota
  8. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) (TV) .... Det. Whoo
  9. "SeaQuest 2032" .... Vietnamese President Chi (2 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka "SeaQuest DSV" - USA (original title)
        - The Last Lap at Luxury (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
        - Better Than Martians (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
  10. "Murder, She Wrote" .... John Sukahara / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1992)
        - Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice (1992) TV episode .... Luc Lee
        - The Corpse Flew First Class (1987) TV episode .... John Sukahara

  11. "Dragnet" .... Mr. Minn (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka "The New Dragnet" - USA (alternative title)
        - The Payback (1989) TV episode .... Mr. Minn
  12. "Jake and the Fatman" (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Way You Look Tonight (1989) TV episode
  13. "A Peaceable Kingdom" .... Dr Okawa (1 episode, 1989)
        - Snake Bite (1989) TV episode .... Dr Okawa
  14. "Mission: Impossible" .... Ki (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Lions (1989) TV episode .... Ki
  15. "Simon & Simon" .... Chen / ... (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
        - Tale of the Tiger (1988) TV episode .... Chen
        - Opposites Attack (1987) TV episode .... Musashi Sato
        - Revolution #9-1/2 (1984) TV episode .... Daniel Yoshiro
  16. "The Hitchhiker" .... Nishi (1 episode, 1987)
        - Perfect Order (1987) TV episode .... Nishi
  17. "Magnum, P.I." .... Dr. Richard Enoka / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1986)
        - Paper War (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Obotu
        - Forty Years from Sand Island (1983) TV episode .... Dr. Richard Enoka
  18. The Family Martinez (1986) (TV) .... Judge Yamamoto
  19. "Airwolf" .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka "Lobo del aire" - USA (Spanish title)
        - The American Dream (1985) TV episode .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung
  20. "Matt Houston" .... Lin Ha (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blood Money (1984) TV episode .... Lin Ha
  21. "Masquerade" .... Makko (1 episode, 1983)
        - Girls for Sale (1983) TV episode .... Makko
  22. "The Love Boat" .... Bud's Father (2 episodes, 1983)
        - When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune: Part 1 (1983) TV episode (credit only) .... Bud's Father
        - When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Bud's Father
  23. "T.J. Hooker" .... Chow Duc Khan (1 episode, 1983)
        - Chinatown (1983) TV episode .... Chow Duc Khan
  24. The Renegades (1982) (TV) .... Jimmy Lee
  25. "Strike Force" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Chinatown (1982) TV episode
  26. Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV) .... Donald Shibura
  27. "The Greatest American Hero" .... Colonel Shawn Liang (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Hand-Painted Thai (1982) TV episode .... Colonel Shawn Liang
  28. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) .... Field Marshall Abehata

  29. Samurai (1979) (TV) .... Takeo Chisato
  30. "Fantasy Island" .... General Lin Sun (1 episode, 1979)
        - Spending Spree/The Hunted (1979) TV episode .... General Lin Sun
  31. "The Rockford Files" .... Clement Chin (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" - USA (syndication title)
        - Heartaches of a Fool (1978) TV episode .... Clement Chin
  32. "Police Woman" .... Bernie Kim (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Human Rights of Tiki Kim (1978) TV episode .... Bernie Kim
  33. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Kapala (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "The Nancy Drew Mysteries" - USA (short title)
        - Wipe-Out (1977) TV episode .... Kapala
  34. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Sam Wing (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "L.H.O.T.P." - International (English title) (informal short title)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" - USA (last season title)
        - To Live with Fear: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Sam Wing
  35. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series .... Wizard Wong
  36. "Once an Eagle" (1976) TV mini-series .... Lin Tso-Han (unknown episodes)
  37. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Prosecutor (2 episodes, 1976)
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
  38. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) (TV) .... David Lao
  39. "S.W.A.T." .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Chinese Connection (1976) TV episode .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew
  40. "Ellery Queen" .... Stephen Yang (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Adventure of the Judas Tree (1976) TV episode .... Stephen Yang
  41. "Matt Helm" .... Tom McCauley (1 episode, 1975)
        - Matt Helm (1975) TV episode .... Tom McCauley
  42. "Khan!" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Triad (1975) TV episode
  43. "Kung Fu" .... Col. Lin Pei / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - The Forbidden Kingdom (1975) TV episode .... Col. Lin Pei
        - The Garments of Rage (1974) TV episode .... Master Kwan Li
  44. "Emergency!" .... Nathan O'Brien (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Emergencia" - USA (Spanish title)
    ... aka "Emergency One" - USA (syndication title)
        - Foreign Trade (1974) TV episode .... Nathan O'Brien
  45. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Chen
  46. "Medical Center" .... Dr. Osaka / ... (8 episodes, 1969-1972)
        - Conflict (1972) TV episode .... Doctor Osaka
        - Confession (1972) TV episode .... Resident Doctor
        - Deadly Encounter (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - Brink of Doom (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - The V.D. Story (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
          (3 more)
  47. "Ironside" .... Il Pak Soong / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" - USA (syndication title)
        - No Motive for Murder (1971) TV episode .... Toshio Watari
        - Love My Enemy (1969) TV episode .... Il Pak Soong
  48. "Mission: Impossible" .... Shiki (1 episode, 1970)
        - Butterfly (1970) TV episode .... Shiki

  49. "The Young Lawyers" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Pilot (1969) TV episode
  50. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Joseph Matsukino (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "McGarrett" - USA (rerun title)
        - Deathwatch (1968) TV episode .... Joseph Matsukino
  51. Escape to Mindanao (1968) (TV) .... Lt. Takahashi
  52. "It Takes a Thief" .... Fong Sing (1 episode, 1968)
        - When Good Friends Get Together (1968) TV episode .... Fong Sing
  53. "I Spy" .... Tommy (1 episode, 1965)
        - Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965) TV episode .... Tommy
  54. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Harvey Lee / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Harvey Lee
        - The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) TV episode .... Father Michael Hsueh
  55. "Perry Mason" .... Ward Toyama (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) TV episode .... Ward Toyama
  56. "The Bing Crosby Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 1965)
        - That's the Way the Suki Yakies (1965) TV episode .... Joe
  57. A Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) .... The Doctor
  58. "The Outer Limits" .... AIO Capt. Newa / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... AIO Capt. Newa
        - Nightmare (1963) TV episode .... Major Jong
  59. "The Lieutenant" .... Captain Myang Lee (1 episode, 1964)
        - To Kill a Man (1964) TV episode .... Captain Myang Lee
  60. "Burke's Law" .... Sidney Ying (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" - USA (third season title)
        - Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (1964) TV episode .... Sidney Ying
  61. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Roy Shigera (1 episode, 1963)
        - One Clear, Bright Thursday Morning (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Roy Shigera
  62. "Naked City" .... James Kam (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Naked City" - USA (first season title)
        - The Contract (1962) TV episode .... James Kam
  63. "Playdate" .... Major Ri (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Cell 5 Experience (1961) TV episode .... Major Ri
  64. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Captain (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" - USA (alternative title)
        - The Fortress (1961) TV episode .... Captain
Actor:
  1. The People I've Slept With (2009) .... Charles Yang
  2. A Ribbon of Dreams (2002) .... Jimmy Chan
  3. Brother (2000/I) .... Sugimoto

  4. Mulan (1998) (voice) .... General Li
  5. Drive (1997) .... Mr. Lau
  6. Space Marines (1997) .... Ambassador Nakamura
  7. Midnight Man (1995) .... Mao Mak
  8. Cage II (1994) .... Tin Lum Yin
  9. China Cry: A True Story (1990) .... Dr. Sung

  10. Cage (1989) .... Tin Lum Yin
    ... aka "Sgt. Billy Thomas: Cage" - Philippines (English title)
  11. Die Hard (1988) .... Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

  12. Midway (1976) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
    ... aka "Battle of Midway" - Philippines (English title), UK
    ... aka "The Battle of Midway" - USA (video title)
  13. The Yakuza (1974) .... Goro
  14. Lost Horizon (1973) .... Brother To-Lenn

  15. Nobody's Perfect (1968) .... Diver Toshi O'Hara
  16. Manila, Open City (1968)
  17. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) .... George Ti Ming
  18. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) .... Danny Kohana
  19. Tre pistole contro Cesare (1966) .... Lester Kato
    ... aka "Death Walks in Laredo" - International (English title) (dubbed version)
  20. Flower Drum Song (1961) .... Wang Ta
    ... aka "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
  21. Bridge to the Sun (1961) .... Hidenari Terasaki
  22. Cry for Happy (1961) .... Suzuki
  23. Walk Like a Dragon (1960) .... Cheng Lu

  24. The Crimson Kimono (1959) .... Det. Joe Kojaku
Soundtrack:
  1. Lost Horizon (1973) (performer: "LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER")

  2. Flower Drum Song (1961) (performer: "Chop Suey", "You Are Beautiful", "Gliding Through My Memoree (Reprise)")
    ... aka "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
Self - TV:
  1. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter

  3. Slaying the Dragon (1988) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself (actor)
  4. Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself

  5. "Dateline: Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Dream Girl of '67" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "That Regis Philbin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #1.5 (1964) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" - USA (sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.18 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
Self - video:
  1. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) (V) .... Himself
  2. Faces of the East: Casting Flower Drum Song (2006) (V) .... Himself
Self:
  1. Hollywood Chinese (2007) .... Himself
  2. The Slanted Screen (2006) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

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