James Saito

James Saito

出生 : 1955-03-06, Los Angeles, California, USA

略歴

​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.

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Breathe
Man
Air-supply is scarce in the near future, forcing a mother and daughter to fight for survival when two strangers arrive desperate for an oxygenated haven.
ラブ・ハード
Bob Lin
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.
Dash and Lily
Arthur
A whirlwind holiday romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City.
The Christmas Bow
Grandpa Joe
When an accident puts her music dreams on hold, a gifted violinist reconnects with an old family friend, who helps her heal and find love during the holidays.
Algorithm: BLISS
Dr. Stein
Vic Beckett, a brilliant researcher, creates the ultimate App that taps into the pleasure center of the brain and transmits a feeling of nirvana to the user.
Tigertail
Hank
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
いつかはマイ・ベイビー
Harry
Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.
ロング・ショット 僕と彼女のありえない恋
Minister Kishido
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.
ジョー・パターノ 堕ちた名将
Doctor
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.
ウィルソン
Warren Kudo
Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
追憶の森
Dr. Takahashi
富士山の麓に広がる青木ヶ原樹海。自殺の名所としていまや海外にも広く知られたこの地に、アメリカからはるばるやって来たアーサー。森の奥深くでひとり静かに睡眠薬を飲んで自殺するつもりでいた彼だったが、そこへふと、森からの出口を求めてさすらうひとりの日本人男性が、すっかり憔悴し切った姿で出現。やむなくアーサーも男と一緒になって出口を探すが、一向に森から抜け出すことができず、2人はさまよい続けるはめに。
ヤング・アダルト・ニューヨーク
Dr. Nagato
堅苦しいドキュメンタリー映画監督とその妻は、自由奔放な若いカップルと仲良くなったことで、自分たちの生活が少しずつ変化していく。
ビッグ・アイズ
Judge
1950年代から1960年代にかけて、哀愁漂う大きな目の子供を描いた絵画「BIG EYES」シリーズが世界中で人気を博す。作者のウォルター・キーンは一躍アート界で有名人になるものの、実際に制作していたのは妻マーガレットだった。自身の感情を唯一表現できる絵画を守るため、マーガレットは自分が描いたという事実の公表を考える。
From the Rough
Won-Sik
The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
ライフ・オブ・パイ/トラと漂流した227日
Older Insurance Investigator
ヒンズー教とキリスト教とイスラム教とを同時に信奉し、かつ円周率を延々と暗記するほど賢く、泳ぎや楽器も得意な少年パイ。インドで動物園を経営していたパイの一家は、新天地を求めて動物とともにカナダに移住を決断。しかし乗船した日本の貨物船は太平洋を北上中に海難事故に遭い、16歳の少年パイが人間では唯一の生存者となる。
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Yuni
Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling random women on the street to the point that he takes lunch late to look at them. When old crush Nikki Tru visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship.
Brother's Shadow
Line Boss
Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn family. He soon discovers that his perfect brother, Michael is dead, and he begins trying to take what Michael had- a beautiful wife, adoring son, control of the family furniture business and the love of their gruff father. For Jake, the price of a new life is his identity.
Love the Hard Way
Akiri
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic activities, Jack has a regular scam going, ripping off foreign businessmen with his loyal mate Charlie and two actresses. But his tough guy exterior conceals a secret passion for old books, and he dreams of writing a novel one day. Jack falls hard for Claire's purity and curiosity. An unusual romance develops between them. But Jack is scared of their growing intimacy and rejects Claire, withdrawing into his shell. Abandoned and confused, Claire gradually begins to neglect her studies and embarks on a spiraling course of self-destruction, whilst Jack, who tries to ignore her, concentrates on his criminal activities. However, a sharp detective, named Linda Fox, is following his dodgy tracks.
Robot Stories
Roy
Four stories including: "My Robot Baby," in which a couple must care for a robot baby before adopting a human child; "The Robot Fixer," in which a mother tries to connect with her dying son; "Machine Love," in which an office worker android learns that he, too, needs love; and "Clay," in which an old sculptor must choose between natural death and digital immortality.
パール・ハーバー
Japanese Aide
幼なじみの親友、レイフとダニー。米陸軍の航空隊に入った2人は隊でも一、二を争う実力派パイロットに育つ。レイフは美しい看護師イヴリンと出会って恋に落ちるが、欧州の戦場へひとり旅立つ。その一方、ダニーとイヴリンはハワイに転属。レイフが戦死したとの知らせにイヴリンは落ち込むが、ダニーと恋することで立ち直る。だが実はレイフが生きていたと判明し、3人の間には気まずい空気が。そこへ日本軍が真珠湾を奇襲する。
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Police Captain
Lauren Marcus (Amanda Donohoe) reluctantly moves back to New York City and is forced to decide whether she wants to reconnect with the life she abruptly left behind. When a mystery stemming from a suicide draws her in, she and two friends, a young bookie and a cynical federal agent, seek to uncover the truth.
トーマス・クラウン・アフェアー
Paul Cheng
億万長者で会社経営者のトーマス・クラウンは、実は美術品を専門にする泥棒でもあった。彼はある日、メトロポリタン美術館からモネの絵画(San Giorgio Maggiore at dusk)を盗み出す。調査のために保険会社から派遣されたキャサリンは、トーマス・クラウンが犯人であると推理し、その証拠を挙げるために彼に近づく。
ホーム・アローン3
Chinese Mob Boss
国際的な犯罪グループが盗んだマイクロチップが移送中に空港で間違えられ、シカゴの高級住宅街に住む老婦人の手に渡る。それを知った彼らはチップを取り返すべく、さっそく住宅街の捜索を開始する。日中はほぼ無人と化す住宅街だったが、そんな彼らの行動を、病気で学校を休んでいたアレックス少年が発見。警察に通報したがまったく相手にされず、アレックスは自分独りで悪者たちに立ち向かう決心をする。
ディアボロス/悪魔の扉
Takaori Osumi
新進気鋭の若き弁護士ケヴィンはその才能と野心を認められ、NYのミルトン法律事務所に夢のような条件でスカウトされる。そして次第に失われていく良心……そこは、悪魔の巣窟だったのだ。
ヘンリー・フール
Mr. Deng
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
ダイ・ハード3
Korean Proprietor
ニューヨークの5番街。朝の買い物客で賑わうデパートが突然爆破された。サイモンと名乗る爆弾テロリストが爆破場所を地下鉄、小学校と次々に指定し、ニューヨーク市民を巻き込んだ爆破計画を敢行する。その予告爆破を阻止すべく、またまた“あの男”が立ちあがった!
ハンテッド
Nemura
ポール・ラシーンは、日本でのビジネスで名古屋に来ていた。仕事が終わったのちに市内の飲食店でキリナという女性に出会い、2人で市内のビジネスホテルに泊まることに。その後すぐポールはホテルを出るが、ポールがエレベーターに乗った直後、間違えてキリナの部屋の鍵を持ってきてしまったことに気づく。 そこでキリナの部屋に戻り、こっそり鍵を返そうとドアを開けると、なんと部屋の中には忍者が数人いて、刀をキリナに向けている。ポールはすぐにフロントへ電話をかけ、キリナを助けようとするが、刀を持っていた忍者に妨害をされ、病院送りとなってしまう。 その後ポールは、度々忍者達に命を狙われることに...。
Silent Cries
Japanese Soldier
In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military soldiers were taken prisoner, but also innocent civilians, particularly women and children. This is the story of a group of women who band together to face brutal treatment, harsh conditions, and ruthless captors to survive their internment.
ミュータント・タートルズ
The Shredder / Oroko Saki
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
Mortal Sins
Park Sung
A PI hired to find a killer is led to a corrupt televangelist.
Blood & Orchids
Halehone
Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might be blamed, because she was white, but do so anyway. Almost immediately everyone suspects they are to blame. When Hester's politically influential mother Doris finds out what really happened, she fearing a scandal, forces her daughter to blame the men who rescued her, of raping and beating her. It's up to detective Curt Maddox, to find out what really happened, and their Hawaiian lawyer to do the impossible. Convince a white court of law, that they are innocent.
Covenant
Cabbie
A powerful family that controls the world's banks has made a deal with Satan to help the forces of evil take over the world. An underground group named The Judges bands together to try to stop them.
Hot Dog... The Movie
Kendo Yamamoto
When a hopeful young American hot-dogger goes pole-to-pole with an arrogant Austrian pro, the snow really starts to fly! But as hot as it is on the mountain, it gets even hotter off when the pro's ex-girlfriend sets her eyes on the new blood. Who'll win the competition and the girl? Only a race to end all races can determine which skier can really cut the mustard!
Girls of the White Orchid
Officer #1
In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work at the White Orchid nightclub, she discovers the scheme of prostitution in the club that belongs to Yakuza. Alone, without money and her passport, she is protected by Shiro, but pressed by the managers Madame Mori and her husband Hatanaka to be receptive to client's proposals.
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Professor
A former call-girl who has left the profession behind to pursue a college career is recruited by the police to turn one more trick in order to trap the person laundering syndicate money.
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.
Farewell to Manzanar
Richard Wakatsuki
Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most of them U.S. born) following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.