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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A girls murder tied to the theft of priceless jewels sends McGarett undercover as a convict, where he tries to exort information from his cellmate, the dead girls partner
The People I've Slept With (2009) -- "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 (1997) -- Open-ended Trailer from Ardustry
"Ironside" (1967): Season 3: Episode 6 -- U.S. officials are accused of murdering the chief of a communist delegation.
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Astronauts believe they have been imprisoned on an alien planet and suffer torture.

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Date of Birth:
17 June 1933, Hawaii, USA more
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Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was for a time the biggest Asian-American... more
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The first Asian-American to crack the old Hollywood studio star system... more
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Won Golden Globe. more
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Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The People I've Slept With (post-production) (2009) Charles Yang 2009 - -
- 2. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005)   Old Wanderer (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 9.3 (10,181)
- 3. "Threat Matrix" (2003)   Kang Sok-Joo (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 5.4 (188)
1 TV episode:
- 4. A Ribbon of Dreams (2002) Jimmy Chan 2002 - 3.6 (6)
- 5. Brother (2000) Sugimoto 2000 - 7.1 (9,958)
- 6. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990)   Ben Sosna (3 episodes, 1999) 1999 - 6.1 (5,899)
- 7. Mulan (1998) (voice) General Li 1998 $304M 7.2 (30,428)
- 8. Drive (1997) Mr. Lau 1997 - 6.6 (2,350)
- 9. "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996)   Inspector Mantjur / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1997) 1997 - 8.0 (470)
AKAs:
  • Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures
2 TV episodes:
- 10. "Cybill" (1995)   Mr. Matsuzaki (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 6.9 (704)
- 11. Space Marines (1996) Ambassador Nakamura 1996 - 3.4 (213)
- 12. Midnight Man (1995)   Mao Mak 1995 - 3.9 (142)
AKAs:
  • Blood for Blood
- 13. "Babylon 5" (1994)   Taro Isogi (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 8.8 (5,417)
AKAs:
  • B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "Renegade" (1992)   Hideo Maruyama / Mr. Ota (2 episodes, 1993-1994) 1994 - 5.6 (757)
2 TV episodes:
- 15. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) (TV) Det. Whoo 1994 - 5.3 (63)
- 16. "SeaQuest DSV" (1993)   Vietnamese President Chi (2 episodes, 1994) 1994 - 6.6 (1,321)
- 17. Cage II (1994)   Tin Lum Yin 1994 - 3.7 (122)
AKAs:
  • Cage II: The Arena of Death
- 18. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   John Sukahara / Luc Li (2 episodes, 1987-1992) 1992 - 7.1 (2,283)
- 19. China Cry: A True Story (1990) Dr. Sung 1990 - 7.2 (237)
- 20. "Jake and the Fatman" (1987)   (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 6.5 (306)
- 21. "Dragnet" (1989)   Mr. Minn (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 3.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • Dragnet: The Nineties
  • The New Dragnet (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "A Peaceable Kingdom" (1989)   Dr Okawa (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 5.0 (6)
- 23. Cage (1989)   Tin Lum Yin 1989 - 3.9 (232)
AKAs:
  • Sgt. Billy Thomas: Cage (Philippines: English title)
- 24. "Mission: Impossible" (1988)   Ki (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 7.7 (337)
- 25. Die Hard (1988) Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi 1988 $137M 8.3 (162,410)
- 26. "Simon & Simon" (1981)   Chen / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1984-1988) 1988 - 7.1 (548)
- 27. "The Hitchhiker" (1983)   Nishi (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 6.9 (284)
AKAs:
  • Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
  • Le voyageur (France)
- 28. "Magnum, P.I." (1980)   Dr. Richard Enoka / Mr. Obotu (2 episodes, 1983-1986) 1986 - 7.7 (2,866)
- 29. The Family Martinez (1986) (TV) Judge Yamamoto 1986 - -
- 30. "Airwolf" (1984)   Colonel Tranh Van Zung (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.9 (1,215)
AKAs:
  • Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Matt Houston" (1982)   Lin Ha (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.7 (144)
- 32. "Masquerade" (1983)   Makko (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 6.2 (22)
- 33. "T.J. Hooker" (1982)   Chow Duc Khan (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 5.8 (455)
1 TV episode:
- 34. The Renegades (1982) (TV) Jimmy Lee 1982 - 4.4 (50)
- 35. "Strike Force" (1981)   (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.0 (16)
- 36. Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV) Donald Shibura 1982 - 7.4 (23)
- 37. "The Greatest American Hero" (1981)   Colonel Shawn Liang (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.2 (641)
- 38. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV)   Field Marshall Abehata 1980 - 7.0 (130)
AKAs:
  • Enola Gay (Australia)
- 39. Samurai (1979) (TV) Takeo Chisato 1979 - 6.6 (25)
- 40. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   General Lin Sun (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.3 (624)
- 41. "The Rockford Files" (1974)   Clement Chin (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.4 (1,106)
AKAs:
  • Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- 42. "Police Woman" (1974)   Bernie Kim (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.6 (186)
- 43. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977)   Kapala (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.1 (251)
AKAs:
  • The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
- 44. "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)   Sam Wing (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.3 (2,294)
AKAs:
  • Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
- 45. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976)   Wizard Wong 1976 - 6.5 (52)
AKAs:
  • The Moneychangers
- 46. "Once an Eagle" (1976) Lin Tso-Han 1976 - 8.7 (221)
- 47. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   Prosecutor (2 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (615)
- 48. Midway (1976)   Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo 1976 - 6.6 (5,063)
AKAs:
  • Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
  • The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
- 49. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) (TV)   David Lao 1976 - 4.5 (9)
AKAs:
  • Ohanian
- 50. "S.W.A.T." (1975)   Lieutenant Eddie Chew (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.3 (204)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   Stephen Yang (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 52. Matt Helm (1975) (TV) Tom McCauley 1975 - 5.1 (46)
- 53. "Khan!" (1975)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 4.4 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 54. "Kung Fu" (1972)   Col. Lin Pei / Master Kwan Li (2 episodes, 1974-1975) 1975 - 7.9 (1,109)
- 55. The Yakuza (1974)   Goro 1974 - 7.3 (2,127)
AKAs:
  • Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
- 56. "Emergency!" (1972)   Mr. O'Brien (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.6 (461)
AKAs:
  • Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
  • Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
- 57. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) Dr. Chen 1974 - 6.7 (290)
- 58. Lost Horizon (1973) Lenn's brother 1973 - 4.5 (896)
- 59. "Medical Center" (1969)   Dr. Osaka / 3 characters not shown (7 episodes, 1969-1972) 1972 - 7.3 (132)
- 60. "Ironside" (1967)   Il Pak Soong / Toshio Watari (2 episodes, 1969-1971) 1971 - 7.1 (311)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- 61. "Mission: Impossible" (1966)   Shiki (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (1,245)
- 62. The Young Lawyers (1969) (TV) 1969 - 8.1 (15)
- 63. U.M.C. (1969) (TV)   Chief Resident 1969 - 6.1 (12)
AKAs:
  • Operation Heartbeat
- 64. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Joseph Matsukino (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.7 (866)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 65. Escape to Mindanao (1968) (TV) Lt. Takahashi 1968 - 5.0 (11)
- 66. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   Fong Sing (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.9 (257)
- 67. Nobody's Perfect (1968) Diver Toshi O'Hara 1968 - 6.3 (45)
- 68. Manila, Open City (1968) 1968 - 3.1 (10)
- 69. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) George Ti Ming 1967 - 8.7 (11)
- 70. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) Danny Kohana 1966 - 5.0 (553)
- 71. Tre pistole contro Cesare (1966)   Lester Kato 1966 - 6.3 (20)
AKAs:
  • Death Walks in Laredo
  • Three Golden Boys
  • Tre ragazzi d'oro
  • Trois pistolets contre César (Algeria: French title)
- 72. "I Spy" (1965)   Tommy (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.5 (262)
- 73. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Dr. Harvey Lee / Father Michael Hsueh (2 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.6 (107)
- 74. "Perry Mason" (1957)   Ward Toyama (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.5 (552)
- 75. "The Bing Crosby Show" (1964)   Joe (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
- 76. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) The Doctor 1964 - 7.9 (47)
- 77. "The Outer Limits" (1963)   AIO Captain Newa / Major Jong (2 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 8.4 (839)
- 78. "The Lieutenant" (1963)   Captain Myang Lee (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.7 (23)
1 TV episode:
- 79. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Sidney Ying (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- 80. "Dr. Kildare" (1961)   Dr. Roy Shigera (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.7 (121)
- 81. "Naked City" (1958)   James Kam (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.6 (168)
1 TV episode:
- 82. "Playdate" (1961)   Major Ri (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
1 TV episode:
- 83. Flower Drum Song (1961)   Wang Ta 1961 - 6.9 (1,038)
AKAs:
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)
- 84. "Alcoa Premiere" (1961)   Captain (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.0 (33)
- 85. Bridge to the Sun (1961)   Hidenari Terasaki 1961 - 7.3 (269)
AKAs:
  • Pont vers le soleil (France)
- 86. Cry for Happy (1961) Suzuki 1961 - 6.3 (93)
- 87. Walk Like a Dragon (1960) Cheng Lu 1960 - 6.2 (64)
- 88. The Crimson Kimono (1959) Detective Joe Kojaku 1959 - 7.0 (389)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lost Horizon (1973) (performer: "LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER") 1973 - 4.5 (896)
- 2. Flower Drum Song (1961)   (performer: "Chop Suey", "You Are Beautiful", "Gliding Through My Memoree (Reprise)") 1961 - 6.9 (1,038)
AKAs:
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) (V) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 6.7 (18)
- 3. Hollywood Chinese (2007) Himself 2007 - 8.4 (61)
- 4. The Slanted Screen (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.2 (113)
- 5. 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) Presenter 2006 - 4.9 (69)
- 6. Slaying the Dragon (1988) (TV) (also archive footage) Himself (actor) 1988 - 6.1 (24)
- 7. Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985) (TV) Himself 1985 - -
- 8. "Dateline: Hollywood" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
- 9. "Dream Girl of '67" (1966)   Himself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)   Himself (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.7 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- 1. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

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