Acting
James Saito
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
6 March 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as James Tomio Saito · Джеймс Саіто
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his physical portrayal of Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen. Saito also appeared in films including The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His TV credits include MAS*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, and Sex and the City. Saito has appeared in numerous stage productions, with early career work at the Asian American theatre company East West Players in Los Angeles. On Broadway he has appeared in The King and I, and David Henry Hwang's Golden Child. He won an Obie Award in 2007 for his performance in Julia Cho's Durango at The Public Theater in New York City. He starred as Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.
Known for
Filmography
Breathe
as Man, as The Man
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
Tigertail
as Hank
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
Paterno
as Doctor
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
Big Eyes
as Judge
From the Rough
as Won-Sik
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
Too Big to Fail
as Chinese Official
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide #1
The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi
The Hunted
as Nemura
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
Mortal Sins
as Park Sung
Covenant
as Cabbie
Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1
The Renegades
as Khan
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki