Kōichi Saitō
Directing
Born: 1929-02-03 · Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2009-11-28
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari
2004
Director
Jesus is My Boss
2001
Director
YaYaBaka Yuttari-San
1999
Director
Hotel Rose
1996
Director
Bokyo
1993
Director
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Director
The Blue Mountains '88
1988
Director
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Director
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
Writer
Invitation from the Beach
1978
Director
Seasonal Wind
1977
Director
Aspiration
1977
Director
Frozen River
1976
Director
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975
Director
Someday, Somewhere
1975
Director
The Homeless
1974
Director
Tsugaru Folksong
1973
Director
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Director
Second Chance
1973
Director
Ambition in The Mirror
1972
Assistant Director
The Rendezvous
1972
Director
Journey Into Solitude
1972
Director
Secret Flower
1971
First Assistant Director
Shadow of Deception
1971
Director
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971
Director
Memai
1971
Director
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
1971
Director
A Man's World
1971
Original Story
Waterfront Blues
1970
Director
Rainbow Over Paris
1970
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