Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/6/1955
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
James Tomio SaitoДжеймс Саіто
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 Davi...
Known For
Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide
The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
Breathe
as Man
Breathe
as The Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
The Hunted
as Nemura
Paterno
as Doctor
Big Eyes
as Judge
Robot Stories
as Roy
Tigertail
as Hank
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
Blood & Orchids
as Halehone