Cast
James Saito
Acting
Cast
James Saito
Known for
Acting
Born
1955-03-06
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as James Tomio Saito, Джеймс Саіто
Biography
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.
★7.4
MOVIE2012
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
★6.9
MOVIE2001
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide #1
★7.5
MOVIE1997
The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
★7.3
MOVIE1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
★5.3
MOVIE1997
Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
★6.7
MOVIE2019
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
★6.7
MOVIE1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
★6.8
MOVIE1999
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
★7.0
MOVIE2014
Big Eyes
as Judge
★6.9
MOVIE2011
Too Big to Fail
as Chinese Official
★5.6
MOVIE2024
Breathe
as Man
★5.6
MOVIE2024
Breathe
as The Man
★5.7
MOVIE1995
The Hunted
as Nemura
★6.2
MOVIE2016
The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
★5.3
MOVIE2007
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
★6.6
MOVIE2019
Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
★6.0
MOVIE2015
While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
★3.4
MOVIE1985
Covenant
as Cabbie
★6.9
MOVIE2021
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
★5.3
MOVIE1983
Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1
★4.8
MOVIE1984
Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
★6.2
MOVIE2018
Paterno
as Doctor
★6.0
MOVIE2017
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
★6.3
MOVIE2003
Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
★5.5
MOVIE1988
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
★6.5
MOVIE1998
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
★6.1
MOVIE2013
From the Rough
as Won-Sik
★5.2
MOVIE1996
The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi
★6.7
MOVIE2020
Tigertail
as Hank
★6.6
MOVIE1982
The Renegades
as Khan
★5.1
MOVIE2003
Robot Stories
as Roy
★10.0
MOVIE1981
Beyond the Next Mountain
★5.0
MOVIE1993
Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier
★4.3
MOVIE2020
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
★3.8
MOVIE2001
The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
★6.0
MOVIE1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
★3.5
MOVIE1989
Mortal Sins
as Park Sung
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki
MOVIE1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
★5.5
MOVIE2006
Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
★6.9
MOVIE2020
The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
★9.0
MOVIE1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor