About
James Saito
Overview
​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
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| 2024 | Breathe | Actor | The Man | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Breathe | Actor | Man | 58 Average |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Actor | Joseph Hill | 70 Good |
| 2021 | Love Hard | Actor | Bob Lin | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | The Christmas Bow | Actor | Grandpa Joe | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Algorithm: BLISS | Actor | Dr. Stein | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Actor | Hank | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe | Actor | Harry | 64 Fair |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Actor | Minister Kishido | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | Paterno | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Wilson | Actor | Warren Kudo | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Sea of Trees | Actor | Dr. Takahashi | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | While We're Young | Actor | Dr. Nagato | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Actor | Judge | 68 Fair |
| 2013 | From the Rough | Actor | Won-Sik | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | Actor | Older Insurance Investigator | 73 Good |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Actor | Frank Chen | 68 Fair |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Actor | Mr. Yuni | 57 Average |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow | Actor | Line Boss | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Love the Hard Way | Actor | Akiri | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Robot Stories | Actor | Roy | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Actor | Japanese Aide | 68 Fair |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracy | Actor | Police Captain | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Actor | Paul Cheng | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | Henry Fool | Actor | Mr. Deng | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Actor | Chinese Mob Boss | 53 Average |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Actor | Takaori Osumi | 73 Good |
| 1996 | The Tomorrow Man | Actor | Dr. Lorechi | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Actor | Korean Proprietor | 71 Good |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Actor | Nemura | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Actor | Japanese Soldier | 58 Average |
| 1992 | To Be the Best | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Actor | The Shredder / Oroko Saki | 65 Fair |
| 1989 | Mortal Sins | Actor | Park Sung | 58 Average |
| 1988 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Actor | Halehone | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Covenant | Actor | Cabbie | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Hot Dog... The Movie | Actor | Kendo Yamamoto | 57 Average |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Actor | Officer #1 | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Renegades | Actor | Khan | 59 Average |
| 1981 | The Two Lives of Carol Letner | Actor | Professor | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Beyond the Next Mountain | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Actor | Lt. Tatsuo Yamato | 59 Average |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1976 | Farewell to Manzanar | Actor | Richard Wakatsuki | 58 Average |