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