James Saito

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

James Saito

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...

Acting

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

1997

The Devil's Advocate

as Takaori Osumi

2003

1984

Hot Dog... The Movie

as Kendo Yamamoto

1998

Henry Fool

as Mr. Deng

2002

2012

Life of Pi

as Older Insurance Investigator

1996

The Tomorrow Man

as Dr. Lorechi

1985

Covenant

as Cabbie

1993

Silent Cries

as Japanese Soldier

2013

From the Rough

as Won-Sik

2018

Paterno

as Doctor

1982

2024

Breathe

as Man

2017

Wilson

as Warren Kudo

2014

Big Eyes

as Judge

1986

Blood & Orchids

as Halehone

2006

Brother's Shadow

as Line Boss

1976

Farewell to Manzanar

as Richard Wakatsuki

2016

The Sea of Trees

as Dr. Takahashi

2001

Pearl Harbor

as Japanese Aide

1989

Mortal Sins

as Park Sung

2015

While We're Young

as Dr. Nagato

1997

Home Alone 3

as Chinese Mob Boss

2019

2007

1995

The Hunted

as Nemura

2020

Tigertail

as Hank

2019

Long Shot

as Minister Kishido

1983

2020

Algorithm: BLISS

as Dr. Stein

2020

The Christmas Bow

as Grandpa Joe

2021

Love Hard

as Bob Lin

1999

2001

The Atlantis Conspiracy

as Police Captain

1995

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Korean Proprietor

2024

Breathe

as The Man

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