
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.

Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide #1

Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator

The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor

Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

The Hunted
as Nemura

The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng

Long Shot
as Minister Kishido

Wilson
as Warren Kudo

Breathe
as Man

Breathe
as The Man

Big Eyes
as Judge

Too Big to Fail
as Chinese Official

While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato

The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi

Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier

Always Be My Maybe
as Harry

Love Hard
as Bob Lin

Covenant
as Cabbie

Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng

I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni

Paterno
as Doctor

Tigertail
as Hank

The Renegades
as Khan

Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1

Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto

Love the Hard Way
as Akiri

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

Robot Stories
as Roy

Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein

Mortal Sins
as Park Sung

The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi

The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain

From the Rough
as Won-Sik

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe

Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki

Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
