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==American TV Shows with Japanese Leads or Prominent Ensemble Cast Members== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Lead !! Notes |- | 1966–69 || ''[[Star Trek]]'' || Ensemble cast with George Takei || |- | 1969–72 || ''[[:Category:The Courtship of Eddie's Father | The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'' || Main character portrayed by Miyoshi Umeki || |- | 1974–84 || ''[[:Category:Happy Days | Happy Days]]'' || Ensemble cast with Pat Morita || |- | 1975–82 || ''[[:Category:Barney Miller | Barney Miller]]'' || Ensemble cast with Jack Soo || |- | 1976 || ''[[:Category:Mr. T and Tina | Mr. T and Tina]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Pat Morita || |- | 1976–83 || ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' || Ensemble cast with Robert Ito || |- | 1982–83 || ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive]]'' || Ensemble cast with Clyde Kusatsu || |- | 1986–87 || ''[[Gung Ho (TV series)|Gung Ho]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Gedde Watanabe || |- | 1987–88 || ''[[Ohara (TV series)|Ohara]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Pat Morita || |- | 1989–90 || ''[[Island Son]]'' || Ensemble cast with Clyde Kusatsu || |- | 1993 || ''[[Space Rangers (TV series)|Space Rangers]]'' || Ensemble cast with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa || |- | 1993–97 || ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' || Protagonist played by Dean Cain || |- | 1996–2001 || ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' || Ensemble cast with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa || |- | 1996–97 || ''[[The Burning Zone]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Tamlyn Tomita || |- | 2005–08 || ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' || Ensemble cast with Mako || |- | 2005–06 || ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' || Ensemble co-lead portrayed by Amy Hill || |- | 2006–10 || ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' || Ensemble co-leads portrayed by Masi Oka || |- | 2010–20 || ''[[:Category:Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-0]]'' || Ensemble cast with Masi Oka || |- | 2011–13 || ''[[Supah Ninjas]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Ryan Potter || |- | 2015–19 || ''[[The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa || |- | 2015–present || ''[[Chicago Med]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Brian Tee || |- | 2017–18 || ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Jessica Henwick || |- | 2017–19 || ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Lyrica Okano || |- | 2018–present || ''[[The Terror: Infamy]]'' || Majority of cast is Asian || |- | 2018–19 || ''[[Five Points (TV series)|Five Points]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Hayley Kiyoko || |- | 2018–23 || ''[[Titans (TV series)|Titans]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Ryan Potter || |- | 2018 || ''[[Origin (TV series)|Origin]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Sen Mitsuji || |- | 2019–21 || ''[[PEN15]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Maya Erskine || |- | 2019–23 || ''[[Warrior (TV series)|Warrior]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Andrew Koji || |- | 2020 || ''[[Devs]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Sonoya Mizuno || |- | 2020 || ''[[Dash & Lily]]'' || Co-lead played by Midori Francis || |- | 2023–present || ''[[Mech Cadets]]'' || Majority of voice cast is Asian || |- | 2023–present || ''[[Blue Eye Samurai]]'' || Protagonist portrayed by Maya Erskine || |- | 2024 || ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'' || Ensemble co-lead played by Maya Erskine || |- | 2024 || ''[[Shōgun (2024 TV series)|Shōgun]]'' || Majority of the cast is Japanese || |} [[Category: Entertainment]]
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