James Saito
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is a Japanese-American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television.
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| Born | James Tomio Saito March 6, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976-present |
Career
He is known for his physical portrayal of The Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen.[1] Saito also appeared in films like The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard with a Vengeance. His TV credits include M*A*S*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, Miami Vice and Sex and the City.[2]
In 2008, he played Tokugawa Ieyasu in Shogun, as part of the BBC's Heroes and Villains series, (focusing on historical people who have attracted polarized opinion, in modern day, or by their contemporaries.) It is probably the role he is best known for to British Audiences, his performance as "the Julius Caesar of Japan" (Hideyoshi is considered the Napoleon) was well received by audiences.
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.[3]
In 2015, Saito appeared in a new play, The World of Extreme Happiness, by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, in a co-production with the Goodman Theatre at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City.
Saito starred in the regular supporting role of Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.[4]
In February 2019, it was announced that Saito was cast in the main role of Tanaseda Hideki for the second season of Netflix's science-fiction series, Altered Carbon.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Eddie | |
| 1984 | Hot Dog…The Movie | Kendo | |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's Father | Scenes deleted |
| 1987 | Beyond the Next Mountain | Sniper | |
| 1989 | Mortal Sins | Park Sung | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Shredder | Voiced by David McCharen |
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Japanese Soldier | |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Nemura | |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Korean Proprietor | |
| 1997 | Henry Fool | Mr. Deng | |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Takaori Osumi | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Chinese Mob Boss | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Paul Cheng | |
| 2000 | Useless | Executive Oki | Short film |
| 2000 | Aloha | James | Short film |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Japanese Aide #1 | |
| 2001 | Love the Hard Way | Akiri | |
| 2001 | Another Bed | Bruce | Short film |
| 2003 | Robot Stories | Roy / Groper | |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow | Line Boss | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Mr. Yuni | |
| 2007 | Ghosts of the Heartland | John Lu | |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | Older Insurance Investigator | |
| 2013 | From the Rough | Won-Sik | |
| 2014 | While We're Young | Dr. Nagato | |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Judge | |
| 2017 | Wilson | Warren Kudo | |
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York | James | |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Minister Kishido | |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe | Harry | |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Hank |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Farewell to Manzanar | Richard Wakatsuki | TV Movie |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Third commando | Episode: "Up for Grabs" |
| 1977 | Ensign Kira | Episode: "Divine Wind" | |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | South Korean | Episode: "Comrades in Arms" Pt.1/Pt.2 |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase | Kai | Episode: "Bell's in Love" |
| 1978 | M*A*S*H | Korean Soldier | Episode: "Dear Comrade" |
| 1979 | The Paper Chase | Student #1 | Episode: "The Apprentice" |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Steve Nakajima | Episode: "Hype" |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Lieutenant Tatsuo Yamato | TV Movie |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | TV Movie | |
| 1981 | The Waltons | Japanese Sergeant | Episode: "The Last Ten Days" |
| 1981 | Soap | Hiro | 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Steven Chiu | Episode: "The Roller Disco Karate Kaper" |
| 1981 | The Two Lives of Carol Letner | Professor | TV Movie |
| 1981 | The Incredible Hulk | Viet Interpreter | Episode: "Viet" |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | Park | Episode: "Communication Breakdown" |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Police Officer | Episode: "Japanese Connection" |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | The Man | Episode: "All You Need Is Love" |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Kelly Kim | Episode: "The Hand-Painted Thai" |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Japanese Lieutenant | Episode: "Once a Tiger..." |
| 1983 | The Renegades | Sam Chow | Episode: "On the Pad" |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Officer #1 | TV Movie |
| 1983-1984 | Knots Landing | Reporter | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Hart to Hart | Yamahiro | Episode: "The Dog Who Knew Too Much" |
| 1984 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Ronnie Quan | Episode: "The Mole" |
| 1984 | T.J. Hooker | Lab Technician | Episode: "Hot Property" |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge | Chinese Food Delivery Man | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1985 | Street Hawk | Joe Ching | Episode: "Chinatown Memories" |
| 1985 | Covenant | Cabbie | TV Movie |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Ming | Episode: "The Golden Triangle" |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Anesthesiologist #1 | Episode: "Night Fever" |
| 1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Chinese Henchman | Episode: "Year of the Fox" |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Howie Wong | Episode: "Golden Triangle: Part 2" |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Halehone | TV Movie |
| 1986 | The Young and the Restless | Roy Namaguchi | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The A-Team | Kwai Li | Episode: "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair" |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Bob Ashahina | Episode: "Days of Swine and Roses" |
| 1987 | Airwolf | Tim Shimizu | Episode: "X-Virus" |
| 1988 | Miami Vice | Ma Sek | Episode: "Heart of Night" |
| 1988 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | TV Movie | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Operations Officer (Yamato) | TV Miniseries; Episode: "Part 3" |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | Johnny Chen | Episode: "Tongs" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | General Loctuck | Episode: "Power Play |
| 1990 | Top Cops | Johnny Kai | Episode: "Paul LeBoeuf/Johnny Kai" |
| 1990 | True Blue | Episode: "Chinatown" | |
| 1992 | To Be the Best | Tony Chiu | TV Movie |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Mr. Tanaka | Episode: "Scoundrels" |
| 1994-1995 | New York Undercover | Detective Chang | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Nogami | Episode: "The 37s" |
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Taro (voice) | Episode: "Bushido" |
| 1996 | The Tomorrow Man | Dr. Lorechi | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Korean Man | Episode: "Ex and the City" |
| 2000 | Strangers with Candy | Drug Tester | Episode: "Blank Relay" |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Yoshi Yoshimura | Episode: "Dissonance" |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracy | Police Officer | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Sgt. Yee | Episode: "The Long Guns" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mr. Miyazaki | Episode: "Great Barrier" |
| 2005 | Starved | Captain Wong | Episode: "Thank You, I Love You" |
| 2006 | As the World Turns | Kano Yamamoto | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Episode: "Shogun" |
| 2008-2009 | Eli Stone | Dr. Frank Chen | Main cast |
| 2009 | The Unit | Chu | Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Mooney | Episode: "The Truth Will Out" |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Dennis Eng | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Chinese Official | TV Movie |
| 2011 | One Life to Live | Judge Lee | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Chef | Episode: "Leap Day" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Glen | Episode: "Bury the Lede" |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | David Toriyama | Episode: "Ho'onani Makuakane" |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Japanese Foreign Minister Shimbakura | Episode: "Just Another Normal Day" |
| 2016 | House of Cards | Dr. Krebs | Episode: "Chapter 50" |
| 2017 | The Deuce | Kim | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Paterno | Doctor | TV Movie |
| 2018 | Instinct | Haru Onishi | Episode: "Heartless" |
| 2018 | Marvel's Iron Fist | Yu-Ti | Episode: "The City's Not for Burning" |
| 2018 | Elementary | Dr. Kumal Wazir | Episode: "The Visions of Norman P. Horowitz" |
| 2019 | Modern Love | Kenji Inouuye | Episode: "The Race Grows Sweeter" |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Higa | Episode: "The Surgeon" |
| 2020 | Altered Carbon | Tanaseda Hideki | Main role (season 2) |
| 2020 | Grey's Anatomy | Hershel Roberts | Episode: "Sing It Again" |
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References
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)". IMDb. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- "James Saito". Miami Vice Community. February 23, 2014.
- "2006-2007 Obie Award Winners". Village Voice. May 15, 2007.
- "Eli Stone: Cast". TV Guide. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- Hibberd, James (February 22, 2019). "Altered Carbon reveals new season 2 replacement cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
External links
- James Saito on IMDb
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