James Saito
Acting
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
2024Breathe
Man
2021Love Hard
Bob Lin
2020Tigertail
Hank
2020Algorithm: BLISS
Dr. Stein
2020The Christmas Bow
Grandpa Joe
2019Always Be My Maybe
Harry
2019Long Shot
Minister Kishido
2018Paterno
Doctor
2017Wilson
Warren Kudo
2016The Sea of Trees
Dr. Takahashi
2015While We're Young
Dr. Nagato
2014Big Eyes
Judge
2013From the Rough
Won-Sik
2012Life of Pi
Older Insurance Investigator
2011Too Big to Fail
Chinese Official
2007I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Yuni
2006Brother's Shadow
Line Boss
2003Robot Stories
Roy
2003Love the Hard Way
Akiri
2001Pearl Harbor
Japanese Aide
2001The Atlantis Conspiracy
Police Captain
1999The Thomas Crown Affair
Paul Cheng
1998Henry Fool
Mr. Deng
1997The Devil's Advocate
Takaori Osumi