James Shigeta: movies and TV shows
James Shigeta has 96 credits in the archive: 43 films and 53 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Avatar: The Last Airbender (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1961 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Beam Me Up, Sulu | Self | Film | 6.0 | 96 |
| 2022 | Yorktown: A Time to Heal | Admiral Heilachiro Nogura | Film | — | 93 |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 90 |
| 2009 | The People I've Slept With | Charles Yang | Film | 4.5 | 80 |
| 2007 | Hollywood Chinese | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 77 |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Old Wanderer (voice) | TV | 8.8 | 76 |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix | Kang Sok-Joo | TV | 6.1 | 74 |
| 2000 | Brother | Sugimoto | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 1999 | Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century | Narrator | Film | — | 70 |
| 1998 | Mulan | General Li (voice) | Film | 7.9 | 69 |
| 1997 | Drive | Mr. Lau | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Inspector Mantjur (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Yamashiro (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1996 | Space Marines | Ambassador Nakamura | Film | 3.5 | 67 |
| 1995 | Cybill | Mr. Matsuzaki | TV | 5.9 | 66 |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Mao Mak | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Taro Isogi | TV | 8.0 | 65 |
| 1994 | Cage II: The Arena of Death | Tin Lum Yin | Film | 3.4 | 65 |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die | Det. Whoo | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Vietnamese President Chi | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1992 | Renegade | TV | 6.7 | 63 | |
| 1992 | Renegade | Mr. Ota | TV | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Ben Sosna | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1990 | China Cry | Dr. Sung | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1990 | Home from the Eastern Sea | Narrator | Film | — | 61 |
| 1989 | Cage | Tin Lum Yin | Film | 3.7 | 60 |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi | Film | 7.8 | 59 |
| 1988 | Slaying the Dragon | Film | 8.0 | 59 | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Mr. Koso Nakasone | TV | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | John Sukahara | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Luc Li | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Colonel Tranh Van Zung | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Nishi | TV | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1983 | Masquerade | Makko | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Chow Duc Khan | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | Lin Ha | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1982 | The Renegades | Jimmy Lee | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Child | Donald Shibura | Film | 4.3 | 53 |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | TV | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Richard Enoka | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Mr. Obotu | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Field Marshal Abehata | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1979 | Samurai | Takeo Chisato | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Bud's Father | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | TV | 7.1 | 48 | |
| 1976 | Midway | Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Lin Tso-Han | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | David Lao | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Stephen Yang | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | TV | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Tom McCauley | Film | — | 46 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Sam Wing | TV | 7.9 | 45 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Clement Chin | TV | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | TV | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 1974 | The Yakuza | Goro | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Dr. Chen | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1973 | Lost Horizon | Brother To-Lenn | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | TV | 7.9 | 43 | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Prosecutor | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Master Kwan Li | TV | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Col. Lin Pei | TV | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Dr. Osaka | TV | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers | Lee Ahn | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1969 | Operation Heartbeat | Chief Resident | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Joseph Matsukino | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1968 | Nobody's Perfect | Diver Toshi O'Hara | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1968 | Escape to Mindanao | Lt. Takahashi | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1968 | Manila, Open City | Captain Murakami | Film | 8.5 | 39 |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 1967 | Death Walks in Laredo | Lester Koto | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1967 | The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | George Ti Ming | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Shiki | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1966 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Danny Kohana | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show | TV | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1964 | Carol for Another Christmas | Japanese Doctor | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Sidney Ying | TV | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Maj. Jong | TV | 7.8 | 34 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | AIO Captain Newa | TV | 7.8 | 34 |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant | TV | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Roy Shigera | TV | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 32 | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Dr. Harvey Lee | TV | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | TV | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | Suzuki | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1961 | Flower Drum Song | Wang Ta | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1961 | Bridge to the Sun | Hidenari Terasaki | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Cheng Lu | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1959 | The Crimson Kimono | Detective Joe Kojaku | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1958 | Naked City | James Kam | TV | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Ward Toyama | TV | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.1 | 15 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 15 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | TV | 7.1 | 15 |