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Takao Saitô(1929-2014)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Takao Saitô was born on 5 March 1929 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Ran (1985), Dreams (1990) and Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980). He died on 6 December 2014 in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornMarch 5, 1929
DiedDecember 6, 2014(85)
BornMarch 5, 1929
DiedDecember 6, 2014(85)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Ran (1985)
Ran
8.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Dreams (1990)
Dreams
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1990
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1980
Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1961

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Niji no hashi
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Madadayo (1993)
    Madadayo
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Rhapsody in August (1991)
    Rhapsody in August
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Dreams (1990)
    Dreams
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Oracion (1988)
    Oracion
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Ran (1985)
    Ran
    8.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
    Maboroshi no mizuumi
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
    Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Mitsuyaku: Gaimushô kimitsu rôei jiken
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Shag (1978)
    Shag
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Futari dake no asa
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Dodes'ka-den (1970)
    Dodes'ka-den
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita in Red Lion (1969)
    Red Lion
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Bullet Wound (1969)
    Bullet Wound
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Go! Go! Wakadaishô (1969)
    Go! Go! Wakadaishô
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969

Camera and Electrical Department

  • After the Rain (1999)
    After the Rain
    7.6
    • consultant: photography
    • 1999
  • Musume to watashi (1962)
    Musume to watashi
    6.5
    • aerial photographer
    • 1962
  • Kurenai no sora
    • aerial photographer
    • 1962
  • Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
    Yojimbo
    8.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1961
  • Toshirō Mifune, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
    The Bad Sleep Well
    7.9
    • assistant camera
    • 1960
  • Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, and Misa Uehara in The Hidden Fortress (1958)
    The Hidden Fortress
    8.0
    • assistant camera
    • 1958
  • The Lower Depths (1957)
    The Lower Depths
    7.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1957
  • Toshirō Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
    Throne of Blood
    8.0
    • assistant camera
    • 1957
  • I Live in Fear (1955)
    I Live in Fear
    7.3
    • assistant camera
    • 1955
  • Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)
    Seven Samurai
    8.6
    • assistant camera
    • 1954
  • Ikiru (1952)
    Ikiru
    8.3
    • assistant camera
    • 1952
  • Chieko Nakakita and Isao Numasaki in One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
    One Wonderful Sunday
    7.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1947

Actor

  • Curriculu Machine
    TV Series
    • 1974–1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 5, 1929
    • Kyoto, Japan
  • Died
    • December 6, 2014
    • Zama, Kanagawa, Japan(chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

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