James Saito
Known for ActingBorn 1955-03-06Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · as Takaori Osumi
Pearl Harbor
2001 · as Japanese Aide #1
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · as Korean Proprietor
Life of Pi
2012 · as Older Insurance Investigator
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · as Paul Cheng
Home Alone 3
1997 · as Chinese Mob Boss
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
Long Shot
2019 · as Minister Kishido
Breathe
2024 · as Man
Always Be My Maybe
2019 · as Harry
Love Hard
2021 · as Bob Lin
Too Big to Fail
2011 · as Chinese Official
Wilson
2017 · as Warren Kudo
Big Eyes
2014 · as Judge
While We're Young
2015 · as Dr. Nagato
The Hunted
1995 · as Nemura
I Think I Love My Wife
2007 · as Mr. Yuni
The Sea of Trees
2016 · as Dr. Takahashi