Oct 14, 2020
James Shigeta as Hidenari Terasaki in Bridge to the Sun (1961)
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time".
Based on a true story, the film tells the difficulties of a young woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II.