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Kōichi Saitō(1929-2009)

  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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Kōichi Saitō was born on 3 February 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973), The Rendezvous (1972) and Tabi no omosa (1972). He died on 28 November 2009 in Hino, Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedNovember 28, 2009(80)
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedNovember 28, 2009(80)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
Tsugaru jongarabushi
7.1
  • Director(as Kôichi Saitô)
  • 1973
Ken'ichi Hagiwara and Keiko Kishi in The Rendezvous (1972)
The Rendezvous
6.9
  • Director(as Kôichi Saitô)
  • 1972
Tabi no omosa (1972)
Tabi no omosa
6.8
  • Director(as Kôichi Saitô)
  • 1972
Joe's Whisper (1967)
Joe's Whisper
  • Director(as Kôichi Saitô)
  • 1967

Credits

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Director



  • Onigiri (2004)
    Onigiri
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 2004
  • Mission Barabba (2001)
    Mission Barabba
    6.8
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 2001
  • Bokyo
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1993
  • Daihyô torishimariyaku deka (1990)
    Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1991
  • Aoi sanmyaku '88 (1988)
    Aoi sanmyaku '88
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1988
  • Kofukugo shuppan
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1980
  • Nagisa no shiroi ie (1978)
    Nagisa no shiroi ie
    6.3
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1978
  • Kisetsufû
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1977
  • Aspiration
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1977
  • Gold, Code of the Sea
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1975
  • Saikai
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1975
  • The Homeless (1974)
    The Homeless
    5.7
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1974
  • Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
    Tsugaru jongarabushi
    7.1
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1973
  • Masaomi Kondô and Ryôko Nakano in Hanashinju (1973)
    Hanashinju
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1973
  • Tabi no omosa (1972)
    Tabi no omosa
    6.8
    • Director (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1972

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Intentions of Murder (1964)
    Intentions of Murder
    7.6
    • still photographer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Only on Mondays (1964)
    Only on Mondays
    6.7
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1964
  • She and He (1963)
    She and He
    7.2
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1963
  • Gendaikko
    6.7
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1963
  • Escape Into Terror (1963)
    Escape Into Terror
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1963
  • Nanika omoroi koto nai ka (1963)
    Nanika omoroi koto nai ka
    5.4
    • still photographer
    • 1963
  • Seinen no isu (1962)
    Seinen no isu
    6.7
    • still photographer
    • 1962
  • Ue o muite arukô
    6.2
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1962
  • The Righteous Hero
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1961
  • Ajisai no uta (1960)
    Ajisai no uta
    6.1
    • still photographer
    • 1960
  • The Sky Is Mine (1959)
    The Sky Is Mine
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1959
  • Sekai o kakeru koi (1959)
    Sekai o kakeru koi
    5.2
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1959
  • We Live Today (1959)
    We Live Today
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1959
  • That Wonderful Guy (1958)
    That Wonderful Guy
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1958
  • Yoru no kiba (1958)
    Yoru no kiba
    5.3
    • still photographer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1958

Writer



  • Onigiri (2004)
    Onigiri
    • Writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 2004
  • Mission Barabba (2001)
    Mission Barabba
    6.8
    • Writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 2001
  • Toshio Egi, Ikkô Furuya, and Kunie Tanaka in The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
    5.9
    • screenplay (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1979
  • Nagisa no shiroi ie (1978)
    Nagisa no shiroi ie
    6.3
    • Writer
    • story (as Kôichi Saitô, as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1978
  • Saikai
    • writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1975
  • Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
    Tsugaru jongarabushi
    7.1
    • writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1973
  • Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
    • Writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1971
  • A Man's World (1971)
    A Man's World
    5.3
    • story (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1971
  • Rainbow Over Paris
    • Writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1970
  • Aisuru ashita
    • writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1969
  • Ochiba to kuchizuke
    • screenplay (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1969
  • Hana no utage
    • screenplay (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1967
  • Joe's Whisper (1967)
    Joe's Whisper
    • writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1967
  • Gunman (1965)
    Gunman
    • screenplay (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1965
  • Only on Mondays (1964)
    Only on Mondays
    6.7
    • Writer (as Kôichi Saitô)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kôichi Saitô
  • Born
    • February 3, 1929
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • November 28, 2009
    • Hino, Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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