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 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.
Filmography
Breathe
2024
as Man
Breathe
2024
as The Man
Love Hard
2021
as Bob Lin
The Christmas Bow
2020
as Grandpa Joe
Algorithm: BLISS
2020
as Dr. Stein
Tigertail
2020
as Hank
Always Be My Maybe
2019
as Harry
Long Shot
2019
as Minister Kishido
Paterno
2018
as Doctor
Wilson
2017
as Warren Kudo
The Sea of Trees
2016
as Dr. Takahashi
While We're Young
2015
as Dr. Nagato
Big Eyes
2014
as Judge
From the Rough
2013
as Won-Sik
Life of Pi
2012
as Older Insurance Investigator
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Chinese Official
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Mr. Yuni
Brother's Shadow
2006
as Line Boss
Love the Hard Way
2003
as Akiri
Robot Stories
2003
as Roy
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Japanese Aide #1
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001
as Police Captain
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Paul Cheng
Henry Fool
1998
as Mr. Deng