Actor
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 theat ...

Known For
Acting
2024 -- Breathe | The Man
2024 -- Breathe | Man
2021 -- Love Hard | Bob Lin
2020 -- The Christmas Bow | Grandpa Joe
2020 -- Algorithm: BLISS | Dr. Stein
2020 -- Tigertail | Hank
2019 -- Always Be My Maybe | Harry
2019 -- Long Shot | Minister Kishido
2018 -- Paterno | Doctor
2017 -- Wilson | Warren Kudo
2016 -- The Sea of Trees | Dr. Takahashi
2015 -- While We're Young | Dr. Nagato
2014 -- Big Eyes | Judge
2013 -- From the Rough | Won-Sik
2012 -- Life of Pi | Older Insurance Investigator
2007 -- I Think I Love My Wife | Mr. Yuni
2006 -- Brother's Shadow | Line Boss
2003 -- Love the Hard Way | Akiri
2003 -- Robot Stories | Roy
2001 -- Pearl Harbor | Japanese Aide
2001 -- The Atlantis Conspiracy | Police Captain
1999 -- The Thomas Crown Affair | Paul Cheng
1998 -- Henry Fool | Mr. Deng
1997 -- Home Alone 3 | Chinese Mob Boss
1997 -- The Devil's Advocate | Takaori Osumi
1996 -- The Tomorrow Man | Dr. Lorechi
1995 -- Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Korean Proprietor
1995 -- The Hunted | Nemura
1993 -- Silent Cries | Japanese Soldier
1990 -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Shredder / Oroko Saki
1989 -- Mortal Sins | Park Sung
1988 -- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf |
1986 -- Blood & Orchids | Halehone
1985 -- Covenant | Cabbie
1984 -- Hot Dog... The Movie | Kendo Yamamoto
1983 -- Girls of the White Orchid | Officer #1
1982 -- The Renegades | Khan
1981 -- The Two Lives of Carol Letner | Professor
1981 -- Beyond the Next Mountain |
1980 -- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
1980 -- The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story |
1976 -- Farewell to Manzanar | Richard Wakatsuki
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