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- James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer of Japanese descent. [ 1 ]
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James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer of Japanese descent. [1] 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).
Trivia. The first Asian-American to crack the old Hollywood studio star system, albeit briefly, groomed as a romantic leading man. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at the beginning of the Korean War. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant. Speaks fluent Japanese, French and Italian.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- July 28, 2014
- June 17, 1929
Jul 31, 2014 · Although Shigeta, a Sansei, spoke almost no Japanese at the time, his career took off in Japan, where he signed with Toho Studios and became a stage, radio and television star. After appearing in the Nichigeki Theatre’s “Cherry Blossom Show” in 1958, he returned to the U.S. and appeared on “The Dinah Shore Show” and in Shirley ...
James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer 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) .
Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was, for a time, the biggest East Asian U.S. star the country had known for decades. His up-and-down career reflected the country's changing interest in films with East Asian themes, but, when called upon, he filled both A-movie starring roles and minor T.V. guest appearances with the same cool and classy style. An ...
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James Saburo Shigeta ( Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer 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).
Aug 2, 2014 · Only two years earlier, Shigeta had made his film debut in The Crimson Kimono as a Japanese-American homicide detective in Los Angeles caught in a love triangle between his white police partner...
