James Shigeta

Full filmography

• Beam Me Up, Sulu (2025) as Self
• Yorktown: A Time to Heal (2022) as Admiral Heilachiro Nogura
• Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage)
• The People I've Slept With (2009) as Charles Yang
• Hollywood Chinese (2007) as Self
• The Slanted Screen (2006) as Himself
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Old Wanderer (voice)
• Threat Matrix (2003) as Kang Sok-Joo
• Brother (2000) as Sugimoto
• Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century (1999) as Narrator
• Mulan (1998) as General Li (voice)
• Drive (1997) as Mr. Lau
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Inspector Mantjur (voice)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Dr. Yamashiro (voice)
• Space Marines (1996) as Ambassador Nakamura
• Cybill (1995) as Mr. Matsuzaki
• Midnight Man (1995) as Mao Mak
• Babylon 5 (1994) as Taro Isogi
• Cage II: The Arena of Death (1994) as Tin Lum Yin
• Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) as Det. Whoo
• seaQuest DSV (1993) as Vietnamese President Chi
• Renegade (1992)
• Renegade (1992) as Mr. Ota
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Ben Sosna
• China Cry (1990) as Dr. Sung
• Home from the Eastern Sea (1990) as Narrator
• Cage (1989) as Tin Lum Yin
• Die Hard (1988) as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
• Slaying the Dragon (1988)
• Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Mr. Koso Nakasone
• Murder, She Wrote (1984) as John Sukahara
• Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Luc Li
• Airwolf (1984) as Colonel Tranh Van Zung
• The Hitchhiker (1983) as Nishi
• Masquerade (1983) as Makko
• T. J. Hooker (1982) as Chow Duc Khan
• Matt Houston (1982) as Lin Ha
• The Renegades (1982) as Jimmy Lee
• Tomorrow's Child (1982) as Donald Shibura
• Simon & Simon (1981)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Richard Enoka
• Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Mr. Obotu
• Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) as Field Marshal Abehata
• Samurai (1979) as Takeo Chisato
• The Love Boat (1977) as Bud's Father
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
• Midway (1976) as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
• Once an Eagle (1976) as Lin Tso-Han
• The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) as David Lao
• Ellery Queen (1975) as Stephen Yang
• S.W.A.T. (1975)
• Matt Helm (1975) as Tom McCauley
• Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Sam Wing
• The Rockford Files (1974) as Clement Chin
• Police Woman (1974)
• The Yakuza (1974) as Goro
• The Questor Tapes (1974) as Dr. Chen
• Lost Horizon (1973) as Brother To-Lenn
• Emergency! (1972)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Prosecutor
• Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kwan Li
• Kung Fu (1972) as Col. Lin Pei
• Medical Center (1969) as Dr. Osaka
• The Young Lawyers (1969) as Lee Ahn
• Operation Heartbeat (1969) as Chief Resident
• Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Joseph Matsukino
• Nobody's Perfect (1968) as Diver Toshi O'Hara
• Escape to Mindanao (1968) as Lt. Takahashi
• Manila, Open City (1968) as Captain Murakami
• Ironside (1967)
• Death Walks in Laredo (1967) as Lester Koto
• The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) as George Ti Ming
• Mission: Impossible (1966) as Shiki
• Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Danny Kohana
• The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
• Carol for Another Christmas (1964) as Japanese Doctor
• Burke's Law (1963) as Sidney Ying
• The Outer Limits (1963) as Maj. Jong
• The Outer Limits (1963) as AIO Captain Newa
• The Lieutenant (1963)
• Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Roy Shigera
• Ben Casey (1961)
• Ben Casey (1961) as Dr. Harvey Lee
• Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
• Cry for Happy (1961) as Suzuki
• Flower Drum Song (1961) as Wang Ta
• Bridge to the Sun (1961) as Hidenari Terasaki
• Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cheng Lu
• The Crimson Kimono (1959) as Detective Joe Kojaku
• Naked City (1958) as James Kam
• Perry Mason (1957) as Ward Toyama
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner