James Shigeta
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James Shigeta was a pioneering Japanese American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and his groundbreaking presence as an Asian American romantic lead.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Shigeta canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese American
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actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| birthName | James Saburo Shigeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pulmonary failure ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-06-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-07-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shigeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Shigeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bridge to the Sun
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Die Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ Flower Drum Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crimson Kimono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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singer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| role |
Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono
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Gwen Terasaki’s husband Hidenari Terasaki in Bridge to the Sun ⓘ Joseph Takagi in Die Hard ⓘ Wang Ta in Flower Drum Song NERFINISHED ⓘ voice of General Li in Mulan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasKnownFor |
being a pioneering Asian American romantic lead in Hollywood
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breaking ground for Japanese American representation in film ⓘ |
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