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Body: James Shigeta Dead at 81: Character Actor and Singer Had Memorable Roles in Die Hard and Flower Drum Song

Updated: 10 years ago (July 29, 2014, 4pm)
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An international idol. He does EVERYTHING so well. He smolders. -- Karen
James Shigeta,Michael York,Peter finch and I ..lost horizon! view -- Olivia Hussey
Selfie has (yay!) the 1st Asian Amer leading man since James Shigeta (John Cho) & (ugh) the 999th woman to be mansplained to (Karen Gillan). -- peter hanink
Just found out James Shigeta passed away in July. I guess I know what film I'm playing in the spring. -- Linus L.
Don't forget the late great James Shigeta. And those tartan trousers -- Kost
BRIDGE TO THE SUN (1961) Carroll Baker, James Shigeta, James Yagi. Dir: Etienne Périer 6:00 PM ET -- Next On TCM
James Shigeta in MULAN -- L.A. Morgue Files
Aww RIP James Shigeta -- Red Pickle

Did James Shigeta's character die in everything he was in? Like a Japanese Sean Bean. -- PK Sullivan
AND JAMES SHIGETA WHY -- connie
James Shigeta's hair in Flower Drum Song makes me want to cry -- ㅤ无
James Shigeta's hair in Flower Drum Song makes me want to cry -- ㅤマリー
James Shigeta Led The Way For Asian-American Lovers On Screen -- Zach Klonne
30 minutes into THE CRIMSON KIMONO and already bummed that James Shigeta wasn't allowed to play the hardboiled lead more often. -- Chuck Williamson
With an update that James Shigeta died earlier this year, summer 2014 (2/2) -- Cecilia Gray
More Samuel Fuller for - it's James Shigeta in THE CRIMSON KIMONO! -- WESTination Murder
James Shigeta's white hair in MIDWAY looks way phonier than his black hair in DIE HARD 12 years later. -- Chris Klimek
Aw, James Shigeta -- Mark P. Saldana
RIP James Shigeta, passed away last year. Brilliant actor. -- Robin Catesby
Also just occurred to me that this is the first Christmas Eve since James Shigeta (Mr. Takagi) passed away. -- Jeremy Fuster
JAMES SHIGETA -- もりもり
I thought the bf was being facetious about james shigeta having passed away, but I was wrong. Oh. :( -- aaren
Actor James Shigeta, known for his film roles as Wang Ta in FLOWER DRUM SONG and Joseph Takagi in DIE HARD, died July 28 aged 85. -- Charles Trotter
Watching Paradise Hawaiian Style with Elvis and James Shigeta, Die Hard's 'Mr Takagi' -- Sandra Antonelli

Incredibly disheartening that we haven't seen an Asian American romantic lead since James Shigeta in 1961's Bridge to the Sun. 1961!!!!!! -- Heather
Oh god. I feel the James Shigeta portion of my evening coming on... -- Em Liu
1933 6 17 James Shigeta -- 366日相互フォロー＠6月17日
Thanks SAG for reminding me he is gone -- Dor
I'm sitting in a bar full of filmmakers who have no idea who Luise Rainer, James Shigeta, or Louis Jourdan are, so: future of Hollywood -- Elle Schneider
In Memoriam made me so sad! Elizabeth Peña, Misty Upham, James Shigeta, aghhh. -- Laura M. Cheifetz
So nice Academy paid tribute to late James Shigeta Virna Lisi Anita Ekberg Martha Hyer -- Tom Lisanti
James Shigeta who played Takagi also played Vice Admiral Nagumo, one of the architects of the attack on Pearl Harbor in The Battle of Midway -- Mike Sutherland
James Shigeta was a guy with a lot of presence. Smooth and smart. I've always loved his work. He will be greatly missed. -- datawench
James Garner, Lauren Bacall, Maya Angelou, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, Eli Wallach, James Shigeta, Bob Hoskins.U r sorely missed -- Alison Yap
body count at 3. Is it me or does James Shigeta who plays Takagi sound like Sean Connery? -- Ian Wright
Here, they're not really married until they seal it with a kiss. -James Shigeta as Wang Ta in Flower Drum Song -- Classic Movie Hub
notables born today, but no longer with us: Ralph Bellamy, Jerry Fielding, James Shigeta. -- Brian May
Wed, 17 Jun 2015, let us all send James Shigeta the best Happy Birthday wishes today ( (82) -- Thorsten Alteholz
BRIDGE TO THE SUN (1961) Carroll Baker, James Shigeta, James Yagi. Dir: Etienne Périer 3:00 PM PT -- NextOnTCM Pacific
This episode also guest stars Adrienne Barbeau, James Shigeta, Michael Beck, and in his B5 debut, Jeff Conaway. -- Paul Ryan
TODAY'S DEATHS | In 2014, James Shigeta died on this date in Beverly Hills, California, USA. -- What the FACT!
1933 6 17 James Shigeta -- 今日のニュース
Since Mulan is almost a Flower Drum Song reunion. At least they both have james Shigeta and James Hong. -- Buddha Homer
Yeah, all of pop-culture savvy Asian America seems to be pissed over a show tonight. Like there's more grief than when James Shigeta died. -- Cherisse
He is the asian american Sidney Poitier. -- Andy
We've lost Hans and we've lost Takagi. James Shigeta died last year. -- Andy Mays
Already had that tinge on the previous few viewings with James Shigeta... -- Fr. Spodo Komodo
I love James Shigeta -- Terrible Genin
IMDb. June 17th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Erin Murphy, Bobby Farrelly, William Lucking, Ralph Bellamy, James Shigeta, Kelly Curtis, Lucia Fulci. -- GSmith
Found out today that Tetsuro Tanba was originally cast in the James Shigeta role in THE YAKUZA, but didn't get along with Sydney Pollack. -- Marc Walkow ・マーク