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2014 Celebrity Death: James Shigeta Died July 28 At The Age Of 81


The Die Hard star died in his sleep on July 28 at 81. A singing star in Japan, Shigeta made his film debut in 1959's The Crimson Kimono, and the following year won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer, along with George Hamilton, Tony Donahue and Barry Koe. In 1961, Shigeta starred as Wang Ta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song. In Die Hard, he played executive Joseph Takagi, who's killed by Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber. He also starred in the 1976 World War II film Midway.

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