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 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.
Filmography
all 42
Movies 41
Director 35
Writer 6
TV Shows 1
Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari (2004)
Jesus is My Boss (2001)
Hotel Rose (1996)
Bokyo (1993)
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka (1990)
Ningen no sabaku (1990)
The Blue Mountains '88 (1988)
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
Invitation from the Beach (1978)
Seasonal Wind (1977)
Aspiration (1977)
Frozen River (1976)
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru (1975)
Someday, Somewhere (1975)
The Homeless (1974)
Tsugaru Folksong (1973)
Second Chance (1973)
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
Ambition in The Mirror (1972)
The Rendezvous (1972)
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô (1971)
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori (1971)
Memai (1971)
Shadow of Deception (1971)
A Man's World (1971)
Secret Flower (1971)
Waterfront Blues (1970)
Rainbow Over Paris (1970)
Umi wa furimukanai (1969)
Aisuru ashita (1969)
Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories (1969)
Little Snack (1968)
Rose Buds in the Rainbow (1968)
The Wonderful Ones (1968)
Falling Blossoms (1967)
Sasayaki no Jō (1967)
Flora on the Sand (1964)
Only on Mondays (1964)
The School Cap (1963)
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1929-02-03
Deathday2009-11-28 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As斎藤耕一, Kôichi Saitô, Коити Сайто
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun, 4th class, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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