James Saito
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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
Credits
Life of Pi (2012)
as Older Insurance Investigator
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Japanese Aide #1
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Takaori Osumi
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
as Korean Proprietor
Home Alone 3 (1997)
as Chinese Mob Boss
Long Shot (2019)
as Minister Kishido
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
as Paul Cheng
Big Eyes (2014)
as Judge
Too Big to Fail (2011)
as Chinese Official
Breathe (2024)
as Man
The Hunted (1995)
as Nemura
The Sea of Trees (2016)
as Dr. Takahashi
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
as Mr. Yuni
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
as Harry
While We're Young (2015)
as Dr. Nagato
Covenant (1985)
as Cabbie
Love Hard (2021)
as Bob Lin
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
as Officer #1
Hot Dog... The Movie (1984)
as Kendo Yamamoto
Paterno (2018)
as Doctor
Wilson (2017)
as Warren Kudo
Love the Hard Way (2003)
as Akiri
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988)
Actor
Henry Fool (1998)
as Mr. Deng
From the Rough (2013)
as Won-Sik
The Tomorrow Man (1996)
as Dr. Lorechi
Tigertail (2020)
as Hank
The Renegades (1982)
as Khan
Robot Stories (2003)
as Roy
Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
Actor
Silent Cries (1993)
as Japanese Soldier
Algorithm: BLISS (2020)
as Dr. Stein
The Atlantis Conspiracy (2001)
as Police Captain
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
Mortal Sins (1989)
as Park Sung
Farewell to Manzanar (1976)
as Richard Wakatsuki
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
Actor
Brother's Shadow (2006)
as Line Boss
The Christmas Bow (2020)
as Grandpa Joe
The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)
as Professor