James Saito

Actor

1955-03-06 · Los 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.

• La vida de Pi (2012) — Older Insurance Investigator
• Pearl Harbor (2001) — Japanese Aide #1
• Pactar con el diablo (1997) — Takaori Osumi
• Jungla de cristal: la venganza (1995) — Korean Proprietor
• Big Eyes (2014) — Judge
• Solo en casa 3 (1997) — Chinese Mob Boss
• Casi imposible (2019) — Minister Kishido
• Tortugas Ninja (1990) — The Shredder / Oroko Saki
• ¡Qué duro es el amor! (2021) — Bob Lin
• El secreto de Thomas Crown (1999) — Paul Cheng
• Quizás para siempre (2019) — Harry
• Mientras seamos jóvenes (2015) — Dr. Nagato
• El bosque de los sueños (2016) — Dr. Takahashi
• Wilson (2017) — Warren Kudo
• Respira (2024) — Man, The Man
• Malas noticias (2011) — Chinese Official
• Creo que quiero a mi mujer (2007) — Mr. Yuni
• Paterno (2018) — Doctor
• Presa de la secta (1995) — Nemura
• Henry Fool (1998) — Mr. Deng
• Tigertail (2020) — Hank
• Hot Dog ...La Pelicula (1984) — Kendo Yamamoto
• Amar al límite (2003) — Akiri
• The Christmas Bow (2020) — Grandpa Joe