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Home from the Eastern Sea
1990· 57m· Documentary· en
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Best Documentary Movies Starring James Shigeta
This collection ranks 5 documentary movies starring James Shigeta. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Home from the Eastern Sea tops the list. The qualifying titles span 1988–2025. The most widely seen film here is Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (4 votes).
5 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019· 53m· Documentary· en
6.04 - 3
Hollywood Chinese
2007· 1h 30m· Documentary, History· en
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Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025· 1h 30m· Documentary, Science Fiction· en
6.02 - 5
Slaying the Dragon
1988· 58m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has James Shigeta made?
5 documentary movies starring James Shigeta carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these James Shigeta films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best James Shigeta documentary movie?
Home from the Eastern Sea currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which James Shigeta documentary movie is the most popular?
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood has the largest audience (4 votes) among these titles.