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James Shigeta

Actor · 32 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Die Hard (1988)

Frequent collaborators: Nancy Kwan

Best James Shigeta movies by genre

Movies (32 total, ranked by score)

  1. Die Hard

    1988 · ★ 7.8 (12,534 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    1

  2. Brother

    2000 · ★ 7.1 (537 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. The Yakuza

    1974 · ★ 7.1 (223 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. Home from the Eastern Sea

    1990

    Documentary

    4

  5. Drive

    1997 · ★ 6.1 (158 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    5

  6. The Crimson Kimono

    1959 · ★ 6.6 (67 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Crime

    6

  7. Flower Drum Song

    1961 · ★ 6.3 (36 votes)

    Music, Romance, Comedy

    7

  8. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

    2019 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

    1994 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Adventure

    9

  10. Matt Helm

    1975

    Action, Crime, Drama

    10

  11. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    1976

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    11

  12. Carol for Another Christmas

    1964 · ★ 5.8 (30 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama, Fantasy

    12

  13. Hollywood Chinese

    2007

    Documentary, History

    13

  14. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

    1967 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Adventure, Mystery, TV Movie

    14

  15. The Questor Tapes

    1974 · ★ 5.7 (20 votes)

    Science Fiction, TV Movie

    15

  16. Beam Me Up, Sulu

    2025 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Science Fiction

    16

  17. China Cry

    1990 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    17

  18. Cry for Happy

    1961 · ★ 5.4 (9 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    18

  19. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

    1980 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    War, History, TV Movie

    19

  20. Lost Horizon

    1973 · ★ 5.4 (41 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

    20

  21. Death Walks in Laredo

    1967 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Western

    21

  22. The Young Lawyers

    1969 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    22

  23. Bridge to the Sun

    1961 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    23

  24. Manila, Open City

    1968 · ★ 8.5 (3 votes)

    History, Action, War

    24

  25. Walk Like a Dragon

    1960 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Western

    25

  26. Cage II: The Arena of Death

    1994 · ★ 3.3 (11 votes)

    Action, Drama

    26

  27. Slaying the Dragon

    1988

    Documentary, TV Movie

    27

  28. Escape to Mindanao

    1968

    Action, War, TV Movie

    28

  29. Tomorrow's Child

    1982 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

    29

  30. The People I've Slept With

    2009 · ★ 4.5 (20 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.