was a Japanese

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from

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. His representative works included '' Wataridori series'' starring

Akira Kobayashi is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is . Biography Kobayashi attended Meiji University but left before graduating. He became an actor at Nikkatsu and made his film debut with "Ueru Tamashii" directed by Yuzo Kawashima in 1956. He so ...

, ''Farewell to Southern Tosa''(1959) and ''Gazing at Love and Death''(1964). Saitō often worked with

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and

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. After graduating

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, he joined

Shochiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all ...

Film and started working as an assistant director under

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and

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etc. In 1954, he transferred to

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Film and made his director debut in the 1956 film ''Anesan no Oyomeiri''.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

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'' (1951) (Assistant director) * ''

The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The screenplay concerns a wealthy middle-aged couple (played by Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure) who have marital difficulties, and their niece who uses the couple's troubles as her excuse for no ...

'' (1952) (Assistant director) * ''

Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogniti ...

'' (1953) (Assistant director) * '' Early Spring'' (1956) (Assistant director) * ''They Came of Age'' (1958) * ''Waterfront Outlaws'' (1959) * ''Farewell to Southern Tosa'' (1959) * ''

The Wandering Guitarist is a 1959 Japanese action and yakuza film directed by Buichi Saitō. It stars Akira Kobayashi. The Wandering Guitarist is the first film of Akira Kobayashi and Buichi Saitō's ''Wataridori series''. The film made Akira Kobayashi star and he gain ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Buichi Saitō. The lead star is Hisaya Morishige. It is based on Teru Miyamoto`s novel of the same title. Plot Cast *Hisaya Morishige as Kumago Matsuzaka *Yumiko Nogawa as Fusae Matsuzaka * Kōichi Satō ...

'' (1990)

Television

* '' Lone Wolf and Cub series'' * ''

Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on ...

'' (1973-74) * ''

Unmeitōge is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1974. It is based on Renzaburō Shibata's novel of the same title. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Plot Akizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but s ...

'' (1974) * ''

Amigasa Jūbei is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin. A remake was aired in 1 ...

'' (1975)

References

External links

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Buichi Saitō Films at Kinenote
Japanese film directors 1925 births 2011 deaths Yakuza film directors {{Japan-bio-stub