Buichi Saitō

Buichi Saitō (斎藤武市, Saitō Buichi, 27 January 1925 – January 2011) was a Japanese film director[1][2] from Saitama Prefecture.[3] His representative works included Wataridori series starring Akira Kobayashi, Farewell to Southern Tosa(1959) and Gazing at Love and Death(1964).[4] Saitō often worked with Akira Kobayashi, Joe Shishido and Sayuri Yoshinaga.

Buichi Saitō
Born(1925-01-27)27 January 1925
Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
DiedJanuary 2011 (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationFilm director
Years active1948-1999

After graduating Waseda University, he joined Shochiku Film and started working as an assistant director under Yasujirō Ozu[5] and Kōzaburō Yoshimura etc.[6] In 1954, he transferred to Nikkatsu Film[6] and made his director debut in the 1956 film Anesan no Oyomeiri.[4]

Selected filmography

Film
  • Early Summer (1951) (Assistant director)[4]
  • The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (1952) (Assistant director)[4]
  • Tokyo Story (1953) (Assistant director)[4]
  • Early Spring (1956) (Assistant director)[4]
  • They Came of Age (1958)
  • Waterfront Outlaws (1959)
  • Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959)
  • The Wandering Guitarist (1959)
  • The Blue Beast (1960)
  • Naked Youth -A Story of Cruelty (1960)
  • Sword and Devotion (1960)
  • Joe of Aces-Gambling for a Living aka Rokudenashi Kagyo (1961)
  • Joe of Aces-Give and Take'7 (1961)
  • Tekaba Yaburi (1964)
  • Gazing at Love and Death (1964)
  • The Song of Love (1965)
  • Honemade Aishite (1967)
  • Hippie Love (1967)
  • The Sweet Interns (1968)
  • Akuoyabun tai Daitai (1971)
  • Kantō Kyōdai Jingi (1971)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Pt.8 (1972)
  • Sannin no Onna Yoru no Chō aka Night Butterflies (1972)
  • Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences (1972)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (197)
  • Ruten no umi (1990)

Television

References
  1. "斎藤武市". Excite.News. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. "斎藤武市". Goo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "斎藤武市". The TV. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Buichi Saitō Profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "斎藤武市". Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. "斎藤武市". ぴあ. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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