James Shigeta
James Shigeta is credited on 19 movies and 33 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Die Hard, Mulan and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Born June 17, 1929 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA; died July 28, 2014.
Filmography · 52 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Die Hard
1988 · Movie
On Hulu and Prime Video
Mulan
1998 · Movie
On Disney+
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · TV show
On Netflix and Paramount+
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · TV show
On Peacock and Prime Video
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · TV show
On Paramount+ and YouTube TV
Babylon 5
1994 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Brother
2000 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Airwolf
1984 · TV show
On Prime Video
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV show
On Philo
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV show
On Paramount+
Midway
1976 · Movie
On Netflix
Kung Fu
1972 · TV show
The Yakuza
1974 · Movie
The Outer Limits
1963 · TV show
The Love Boat
1977 · TV show
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · TV show
seaQuest DSV
1993 · TV show
Perry Mason
1957 · TV show
Renegade
1992 · TV show
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV show
Drive
1997 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV show
Simon & Simon
1981 · TV show
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV show
S.W.A.T.
1975 · TV show
The Crimson Kimono
1959 · Movie
Ironside
1967 · TV show
Emergency!
1972 · TV show
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV show
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · TV show
Ellery Queen
1975 · TV show
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966 · Movie
Cybill
1995 · TV show
Flower Drum Song
1961 · Movie
Lost Horizon
1973 · Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · TV show
The Hitchhiker
1983 · TV show
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 · Movie
Matt Houston
1982 · TV show
The Questor Tapes
1974 · Movie
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV show
Bridge to the Sun
1961 · Movie
The People I've Slept With
2010 · Movie
Medical Center
1969 · TV show
Ben Casey
1961 · TV show
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994 · Movie
Burke's Law
1963 · TV show
Midnight Man
1995 · Movie
Space Marines
1996 · Movie
Cage
1989 · Movie
Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994 · Movie
About James Shigeta
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he...
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