James Saito
James Saito is known for Life of Pi (2012), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Devil's Advocate (1997).
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 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.
Questions about James Saito
How many James Saito films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 41 films with James Saito, from 1976 to 2024.
What is the best rated James Saito film?
The best rated James Saito film in the catalogue is The Devil's Advocate (1997), rated 7.5.
What was the first James Saito film?
The first James Saito film in the catalogue is Hot Dog... The Movie, from 1984.
Who has James Saito worked with the most?
In the catalogue, James Saito shares the most credits with Gil Netter (2 films), Joan Chen (2 films) and Naomi Watts (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.4 Life of Pi
2012
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7.5 The Devil's Advocate
1997
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6.9 Pearl Harbor
2001
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7.3 Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
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5.3 Home Alone 3
1997
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7.0 Big Eyes
2014
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6.7 Long Shot
2019
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6.7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
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6.8 The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
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6.9 Love Hard
2021
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6.6 Always Be My Maybe
2019
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6.0 While We're Young
2015
Trivia
- Studied at
- HB Studio
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
41 films — 41 in the catalogue
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5.6 Breathe
2024 · The Man
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6.9
Love Hard
2021 · Bob Lin
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6.9 The Christmas Bow
2020 · Grandpa Joe
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4.3 Algorithm: BLISS
2020 · Dr. Stein
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6.7 Tigertail
2020 · Hank
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6.6
Always Be My Maybe
2019 · Harry
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6.7
Long Shot
2019 · Minister Kishido
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6.2 Paterno
2018 · Doctor
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6.0 Wilson
2017 · Warren Kudo
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6.2 The Sea of Trees
2016 · Dr. Takahashi
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6.0
While We're Young
2015 · Dr. Nagato
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7.0
Big Eyes
2014 · Judge
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6.1 From the Rough
2013 · Won-Sik
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7.4
Life of Pi
2012 · Older Insurance Investigator
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6.9 Too Big to Fail
2011 · Chinese Official
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5.3 I Think I Love My Wife
2007 · Mr. Yuni
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5.5 Brother's Shadow
2006 · Line Boss
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6.3 Love the Hard Way
2003 · Akiri
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5.1 Robot Stories
2003 · Roy
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6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Japanese Aide #1
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3.8 The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001 · Police Captain
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6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · Paul Cheng
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6.6 Henry Fool
1998 · Mr. Deng
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5.3
Home Alone 3
1997 · Chinese Mob Boss
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7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Takaori Osumi
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5.2 The Tomorrow Man
1996 · Dr. Lorechi
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7.3
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Korean Proprietor
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5.7 The Hunted
1995 · Nemura
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5.0 Silent Cries
1993 · Japanese Soldier
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6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · The Shredder / Oroko Saki
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3.5 Mortal Sins
1989 · Park Sung
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5.5 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
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3.4 Covenant
1985 · Cabbie
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4.8 Hot Dog... The Movie
1984 · Kendo Yamamoto
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5.0 Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · Officer #1
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6.6 The Renegades
1982 · Khan
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9.0 The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981 · Professor
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10.0 Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
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6.0 Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 · Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
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6.0 Farewell to Manzanar
1976 · Richard Wakatsuki
Series and TV shows
47 titles
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7.3
The Company You Keep
2023 · Joseph Hill · 10 ep.
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5.5
Blockbuster
2022 · Simon
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7.8
Dash & Lily
2020 · Arthur Mori · 6 ep.
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6.6
Little America
2020 · Cast
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8.1
Prodigal Son
2019 · Dr. Stanley Higa · 2 ep.
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7.3
Modern Love
2019 · Kenji
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7.6
Altered Carbon
2018 · Tanaseda Hideki · 5 ep.
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7.4
The Terror
2018 · Wilson Yoshida · 3 ep.
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8.3
New Amsterdam
2018 · Andrew Nomura
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6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 · Yü-Ti
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7.1
Broad City
2014 · Trang
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7.0
Madam Secretary
2014 · Shimbakura
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8.0
House of Cards
2013 · Dr. Krebs
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7.6
Elementary
2012 · Dr. Ken Fukata
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8.1
Person of Interest
2011 · Glen
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7.8
Blue Bloods
2010 · Dennis Eng
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7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · David Toriyama
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6.7
Eli Stone
2008 · Frank Chen · 26 ep.
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7.5
30 Rock
2006 · Chef
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7.3
The Unit
2006 · Chu
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8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Herschel Katano
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7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Mr. Miyazaki
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8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Judge Henry Suzuki
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7.5
Strangers with Candy
1999 · Drug Tester
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7.9
Third Watch
1999 · Sgt. Yee
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7.4
Sex and the City
1998 · Korean Man
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7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Nogami
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8.1
Gargoyles
1994 · Taro (voice)
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7.3
New York Undercover
1994 · Detective Chang
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7.3
Law & Order
1990 · Mr. Tanaka
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7.9
War and Remembrance
1988 · Operations Officer (Yamato)
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7.7
MacGyver
1985 · Ming
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7.6
Airwolf
1984 · Tim Shimizu
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6.1
Charles in Charge
1984 · Chinese Food Delivery Man
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7.4
Miami Vice
1984 · Ma Sek
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6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Cast
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7.5
The A-Team
1983 · Kwai Li
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7.5
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 · Cast
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6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Lab Technician
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7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Cast
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7.6
The Fall Guy
1981 · Cast
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6.4
Bosom Buddies
1980 · Cast
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6.9
Knots Landing
1979 · Reporter · 2 ep.
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6.9
Hart to Hart
1979 · Cast
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7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Cast
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7.9
M*A*S*H
1972 · South Korean (uncredited)
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7.1
The Waltons
1972 · Cast
People data: TMDb.
Cast
