List of the best James Shigeta movies: Bridge to the Sun(1961), Walk Like a Dragon(1960), China Cry(1990), Paradise, Hawaiian Style(1966), Space Marines(1996), Carol for Another Christmas(1964), Drive(1997), Blood for Blood(1995), Brother(2000), Lost Horizon(1973), The People I've Slept With(2009), Midway(1976) ... ...
Drama
1961
113 Minutes
Carroll Baker James Shigeta James Yagi Tetsuro Tamba Yoko Takahashi Hiroshi Tomono Sean Garrison Ruth Masters
wife diplomat daughter government official emotional gripping passionate japan household washington, d.c. world war ii marriage government discrimination culture clash love sacrifice quest 1930s
A Tennessee woman (Carroll Baker) marries a Japanese diplomat (James Shigeta) and goes back with him to Japan at the start of World War II.
Western
USA
1960
95 Minutes
Cheng Lu
California, 1870s. The cowboy Lincoln 'Linc' Bartlett finds out there's a slave auction of Chinese women in San Francisco and he intervenes and purchases the Chinese Kim Sung from the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Dr. Sung
Julia Nickson Russell Wong James Shigeta France Nuyen Philip Tan Jak Castro Eric Chen Daphne Cheung Catherine Dao
Drama set in the 1950s, based on a true story, about a young girl, Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1966
91 Minutes
Danny Kohana
Elvis Presley Suzanna Leigh James Shigeta Donna Butterworth Mariana Hill Irene Tsu Linda Wong Julie Parrish Jan Shepard John Doucette Philip Ahn
pilot elvis presley friend love interest amusing airy witty cheery hawaii hawaiian culture flying fun romance adventure love 1960s
Rick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs.
Action
USA
1996
94 Minutes
Ambassador Nakamura
Billy Wirth Edward Albert James Shigeta Meg Foster Cady Huffman John Pyper-Ferguson Blake Boyd Michael Bailey Smith Ed Spike Sherman Augustus Bill Brochtrup
Space pirates, led by diabolical Colonel Fraser, take over a cargo ship carrying anti-matter explosive and an important official. Space marines, led by Captain Gray, must stop their evil plans.
Other, Drama
1964
84 Minutes
The Doctor
Sterling Hayden Eva Marie Saint Ben Gazzara Steve Lawrence James Shigeta Pat Hingle Robert Shaw Peter Sellers Britt Ekland Percy Rodrigues
Three ghosts visit a bitter man (Sterling Hayden) who has never recovered from losing his son during World War II.
Action
USA
1997
100 Minutes
Mr. Lau
Mark Dacascos Kadeem Hardison Brittany Murphy John Pyper-Ferguson Tracey Walter James Shigeta Masaya Katô
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
Action
UK
1995
93 Minutes
Mao Mak
Lorenzo Lamas James Lew Mako Eric Pierpoint Diane DiLascio Jamie Renée Smith James Shigeta James Callahan
Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.
Crime, Drama
USA|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Sugimoto
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Claude Maki Omar Epps Masaya Katô Ren Ôsugi Susumu Terajima Ryo Ishibashi James Shigeta Tetsuya Watari Tatyana Ali Darryl M. Bell
gang member brother foreigner brooding dark gritty tokyo los angeles family deception culture clash banishment escape yakuza transformation escape 2000s
A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.
Musical
USA
1973
143 Minutes
Brother To-Lenn
Peter Finch Liv Ullmann Sally Kellerman George Kennedy Michael York Olivia Hussey Bobby Van James Shigeta Charles Boyer John Gielgud Larry Duran
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible creative dreamy striking shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest
While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.
Comedy
2009
89 Minutes
Charles Yang
Chris Zylka Wilson Cruz Archie Kao Stacie Rippy Elizabeth Sung Cathy Shim Lynn Chen James Shigeta Karin Anna Cheung
A promiscuous woman tries to find out who got her pregnant so she can get married and live a normal life.
War
USA
1976
132 Minutes
Charlton Heston Henry Fonda James Coburn Glenn Ford Hal Holbrook Robert Mitchum Cliff Robertson Toshirô Mifune Robert Wagner Edward Albert Robert Webber
naval officer admiral captain japanese soldier pilot gripping tense thrilling military base aircraft carrier japan world war ii japan naval warfare father/son relationship code breaking battle of midway quest adventure underdog
A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.