Biography
Torajirō Saitō (斎藤 寅次郎, Saitō Torajirō, January 30, 1905 – May 1, 1982) was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintoho and Toho studios. He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Ken'ichi Enomoto, Roppa Furukawa, and Junzaburo Ban.
Filmography
all 43
Director 43
Movies 42
TV Shows 1
Assistant Director
The Adventures of Peter Pan (1989)
TV
Director
Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū (1962)
Movie
Director
Watashi wa uso wa mōshimasen (1961)
Movie
Director
誰よりも金を愛す (1961)
Movie
Director
社長野郎ども (1960)
Movie
Director
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita (1956)
Movie
Director
A Doting Parent’s Lullaby (1955)
Movie
Director
Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon Dogs (1955)
Movie
Director
浮かれ狐千本櫻 (1954)
Movie
Director
Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat (1954)
Movie
Director
Unique Sword Technique for Revenge (1954)
Movie
Director
Road to Hawaii (1954)
Movie
Director
Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief (1953)
Movie
Director
珍説忠臣蔵 (1953)
Movie
Director
Bikkuri Sanjuushi (1952)
Movie
Director
娘十八びっくり天国 (1952)
Movie
Director
大当りパチンコ娘 (1952)
Movie
Director
Somersault on the Way (1950)
Movie
Director
The Emperor's Hat (1950)
Movie
Director
The Tokyo Kid (1950)
Movie
Director
Blue Sky Angel (1950)
Movie
Director
憧れのハワイ航路 (1950)
Movie
Director
Odoroki ikka (1949)
Movie
Director
Akireta musumetachi (1949)
Movie
Director
Five Tokyo Men (1945)
Movie
Director
Tokkan ekichô (1945)
Movie
Director
敵は幾万ありとても (1944)
Movie
Director
Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa (1942)
Movie
Director
The Splendid Gold Mine (1941)
Movie
Director
Life Begins at 61 (1941)
Movie
Director
Kodakara fūfu (1941)
Movie
Director
Harmonica Boy (1940)
Movie
Director
Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year (1939)
Movie
Director
My Daughter's Only Wish (1939)
Movie
Director
Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip (1938)
Movie
Director
Enoken's Hokaibo (1938)
Movie
Director
If You Throw This Child Away (1935)
Movie
Director
Kid Commotion (1935)
Movie
Director
Japanese King Kong (1933)
Movie
Director
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa (1930)
Movie
Director
Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen (1929)
Movie
Director
The Dawning Sky (1929)
Movie
Director
Sword of Penitence (1927)
Movie
Ratings
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1989
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-01-30
Deathday1982-05-01 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceYashima, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsTorajirô Saitô, 斎藤寅次郎
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