
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

Breathe
as Man

Breathe
as The Man

Love Hard
as Bob Lin

Tigertail
as Hank

The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi

Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide

The Hunted
as Nemura

Big Eyes
as Judge

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor

Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng

From the Rough
as Won-Sik

Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator

The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng

Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto

Love the Hard Way
as Akiri

The Renegades
as Khan

Mortal Sins
as Park Sung

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Robot Stories
as Roy