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