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Kōichi Saitō

Kōichi Saitō

Kōichi Saitō (斎藤 耕一 Saitō Kōichi, 3 February 1929 – 28 November 2009) was a Japanese film director and photographer. Born in Tokyo, Saitō started studying at Rikkyo University but ended up graduating from the Tokyo College of Photography (currently Tokyo Polytechnic University). He was initially a movie stills photographer at Nikkatsu before launching his own production company, Saito Productions, and directing his first film, Tsubuyaki no Jō, "a low-budget, independent film with a visual flair that earned comparisons with Claude Lelouch and with Richard Lester’s Beatles films, including A Hard Day’s Night". Some of his first films were youth movies featuring Group Sounds music. He came to prominence in the early 1970s with a series of movies about young people escaping to or searching for their identity in the countryside. He won the best director award at the 1972 Mainichi Film Awards. His Tsugaru jongarabushi was selected the best film of 1973 in the Kinema Junpo poll of critics. Saitō continued directing into his seventies and also made some documentaries. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette) in 2000.

Crew
  • Tsugaru Folksong

    Tsugaru Folksong

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1973
    53 years ago
  • The Rendezvous

    The Rendezvous

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Journey Into Solitude

    Journey Into Solitude

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Secret Flower

    Secret Flower

    Department Directing

    Job First Assistant Director

    Average Rating
    3.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1971
    56 years ago
  • The Homeless

    The Homeless

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Shadow of Deception

    Shadow of Deception

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari

    Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    2.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    1.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Frozen River

    Frozen River

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    3.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1976
    50 years ago
  • The Blue Mountains '88

    The Blue Mountains '88

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.5
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Someday, Somewhere

    Someday, Somewhere

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 15, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Little Snack

    Little Snack

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Jesus is My Boss

    Jesus is My Boss

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Ambition in The Mirror

    Ambition in The Mirror

    Department Directing

    Job Assistant Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 05, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Whispering Joe

    Whispering Joe

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1967
    59 years ago

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Hotel Rose

    Hotel Rose

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Bokyo

    Bokyo

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Ningen no sabaku

    Ningen no sabaku

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 28, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Kigeki: Hanayome sensô

    Kigeki: Hanayome sensô

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru

    Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Seasonal Wind

    Seasonal Wind

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 1977
    49 years ago
  • Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

    Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 02, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Memai

    Memai

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori

    Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 10, 1971
    55 years ago
  • The Tide Does Not Return

    The Tide Does Not Return

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 17, 1969
    57 years ago
  • The Wonderful Ones

    The Wonderful Ones

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Waterfront Blues

    Waterfront Blues

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Aisuru ashita

    Aisuru ashita

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Rainbow Over Paris

    Rainbow Over Paris

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 18, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Aspiration

    Aspiration

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 19, 1977
    49 years ago
  • Invitation from the Beach

    Invitation from the Beach

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 08, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories

    Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Rose Buds in the Rainbow

    Rose Buds in the Rainbow

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 1968
    58 years ago
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