James Saito

James Saito

Born 1955-03-06 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.

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Known For

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor

2001

as Japanese Aide #1

Life of Pi
Life of Pi

2012

as Older Insurance Investigator

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate

1997

as Takaori Osumi

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

as Korean Proprietor

Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3

1997

as Chinese Mob Boss

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990

as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

The Hunted
The Hunted

1995

as Nemura

The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

as Paul Cheng

Long Shot
Long Shot

2019

as Minister Kishido

Wilson
Wilson

2017

as Warren Kudo

Breathe
Breathe

2024

as Man

Breathe
Breathe

2024

as The Man

Big Eyes
Big Eyes

2014

as Judge

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail

2011

as Chinese Official

While We're Young
While We're Young

2015

as Dr. Nagato

The Sea of Trees
The Sea of Trees

2016

as Dr. Takahashi

Silent Cries
Silent Cries

1993

as Japanese Soldier

Always Be My Maybe
Always Be My Maybe

2019

as Harry

Love Hard
Love Hard

2021

as Bob Lin

Covenant
Covenant

1985

as Cabbie