Kōichi Saitō

Kōichi Saitō

Directing
Born 1929-02-03 Died 2009-11-28 Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan 43 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Aspiration
Aspiration
1977 · Director
Bokyo
Bokyo
1993 · Director
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990 · Director
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971 · Director, Screenplay
Falling Blossoms
Falling Blossoms
1967 · Screenplay
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Writer
Only on Mondays
Only on Mondays
1964 · Writer
Shadow of Deception
Shadow of Deception
1971 · Director
The Rendezvous
The Rendezvous
1972 · Director
Tsugaru Folksong
Tsugaru Folksong
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Journey Into Solitude
Journey Into Solitude
1972 · Director
Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories
Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories
1969 · Screenplay, Director
Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror
1957 · Original Story
Jesus is My Boss
Jesus is My Boss
2001 · Director, Writer
Frozen River
Frozen River
1976 · Director
The Homeless
The Homeless
1974 · Director
Ambition in The Mirror
Ambition in The Mirror
1972 · Assistant Director
Hotel Rose
Hotel Rose
1996 · Director
Flora on the Sand
Flora on the Sand
1964 · Still Photographer
A Man's World
A Man's World
1971 · Original Story
Invitation from the Beach
Invitation from the Beach
1978 · Director, Novel
Ningen no sabaku
Ningen no sabaku
1990 · Director
Little Snack
Little Snack
1968 · Director
Second Chance
Second Chance
1973 · Director
Lemon in the Rainbow
Lemon in the Rainbow
1968 · Director
The School Cap
The School Cap
1963 · Writer
Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari
Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari
2004 · Writer, Director
Secret Flower
Secret Flower
1971 · First Assistant Director
Someday, Somewhere
Someday, Somewhere
1975 · Director, Screenplay
The Blue Mountains '88
The Blue Mountains '88
1988 · Director
Rainbow Over Paris
Rainbow Over Paris
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Dear Tomorrow
Dear Tomorrow
1969 · Director, Screenplay
The Tide Does Not Return
The Tide Does Not Return
1969 · Director
Memai
Memai
1971 · Director
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980 · Director
Seasonal Wind
Seasonal Wind
1977 · Director
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
1971 · Director, Screenplay
YaYaBaka Yuttari-San
YaYaBaka Yuttari-San
1999 · Director
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975 · Director
Waterfront Blues
Waterfront Blues
1970 · Director
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973 · Director
Whispering Joe
Whispering Joe
1967 · Director, Writer
The Wonderful Ones
The Wonderful Ones
1968 · Director of Photography, Director
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