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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1929-02-03
- event Death Date 2009-11-28
- school Known for: Directing
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- info Birth Place Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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Little Snack
1968-09-15
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Frozen River
1976-04-24
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Jesus is My Boss
2001-09-01
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Jesus is My Boss
2001-09-01
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Tsugaru Folksong
1973-12-20
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Tsugaru Folksong
1973-12-20
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Only on Mondays
1964-03-04
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Secret Flower
1971-01-01
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Ambition in The Mirror
1972-04-05
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The Rendezvous
1972-03-29
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Journey Into Solitude
1972-10-28
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979-07-14
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Whispering Joe
1967-12-01
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Whispering Joe
1967-12-01
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Whispering Joe
1967-12-01
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Shadow of Deception
1971-02-10
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The Homeless
1974-10-09
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The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980-11-15
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Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari
2004-04-17
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Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari
2004-04-17
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Hotel Rose
1996-05-18
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Bokyo
1993-10-09
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Ningen no sabaku
1990-04-28
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The Blue Mountains '88
1988-10-15
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Seasonal Wind
1977-07-16
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Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975-11-01
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Someday, Somewhere
1975-03-15
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Someday, Somewhere
1975-03-15
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Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973-05-02
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Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971-10-30
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Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971-10-30
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Memai
1971-03-20
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Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
1971-07-10
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Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
1971-07-10
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The Wonderful Ones
1968-04-27
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The Wonderful Ones
1968-04-27
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The Tide Does Not Return
1969-09-17
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Waterfront Blues
1970-10-03
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Aisuru ashita
1969-05-01
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Aisuru ashita
1969-05-01
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Eight Hours of Terror
1957-03-08
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Second Chance
1973-09-15
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Flora on the Sand
1964-08-29
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Rainbow Over Paris
1970-03-18
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Rainbow Over Paris
1970-03-18
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The School Cap
1963-12-15
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Falling Blossoms
1967-12-23
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Aspiration
1977-03-19
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A Man's World
1971-01-13
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Invitation from the Beach
1978-04-08
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Invitation from the Beach
1978-04-08
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Invitation from the Beach
1978-04-08
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Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories
1969-03-29
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Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories
1969-03-29
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Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories
1969-03-29
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Rose Buds in the Rainbow
1968-07-20
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Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990-10-07