is a Japanese actor and filmmaker. He directs films under his birthname, , spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same.

Early life and work

Saitoh was born on August 22, 1981, in Minato, Tokyo. Saitoh's father worked in the film industry and he would often visit him at work as a child, which he later cited as his inspiration to become an actor. While still attending high school, Saitoh signed a modeling contract with Indigo at age 15.

Filmography

Films

;As director *''Zokki'' (2020) *''Sweet My Home'' (2023) ;As actor * ''Toki no Kaori: Remember Me'' (2001) as Yuuji * ''

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'' (2004) as Shinji Tadokoro * ''Kabuto-Oh Beetle'' (2005) as Hametsu Oh Disaster * ''Karasu wa naite iruka?'' (2006) * '' The Prince of Tennis'' (2006) as bystander * ''Dance Master'' (2006) as Momochi Shintaro * ''Ulysses'' (2006) as Sarai * ''Zura-Deka – The Rag Cop'' (2006) detective Yatsuda * ''Boys Love'' (2006) as Noel Kisaragi * ''Sukitomo'' (2007) as Tomokazu Aoi * ''A! Osara Ni Kubi Ga Notteiru!'' (2007) as Odagiri * '' Itsuka no Kimi e'' (2007) as Noboru and Ryuu Fukami * ''Clearness'' (2008) as Ryo * ''Akanbo Shojo - Tamami: The Baby's Curse'' (2008) as Takaya Yoshimura * ''Syun Kin Syou'' (2008) as Sasuke * ''Saburo'' as Kita no Riki (2009) * ''Kujira'' (2009) as Maruha * ''

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'' (2009) * '' 20th Century Boys: Final'' (2009) * ''Hammer Head Man'' (2009) ( Elite Yankee Saburo spin-off ) as Riki * '' RoboGeisha'' (2009) as Hikaru Kageno * '' Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl'' (2009) as Jugon Mizushima * ''Cafe Seoul'' (2009) as Jun Isaka * ''Elevator'' (2009) as Jun Ogawa * ''Shibuya'' (2010) * '' 13 Assassins'' (2010) as Makino Uneme * '' Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) as Yamamoto * ''Saijo no Meii'' (2010) as Saijo Mikoto * ''

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* '' For Love's Sake'' (2012) as Hiroshi Iwashimizu * '' High&Low The Red Rain''(2016) as Takeru Amamiya * '' The Kodai Family'' (2016) as Mitsumasa Kōdai * ''Unrequited Love'' (2016) * ''Danchi'' (2016) * '' Scoop!'' (2016) * '' Shin Godzilla'' (2016) * '' Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!'' (2016) as Nurarihyon * ''Hirugao: The Movie'' (2017) * ''The Blue Hearts'' (2017) * ''Cross'' (2017) * '' Re:Born'' (2017) * '' Last Winter, We Parted'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' Ramen Teh'' (2018) * ''A Gambler's Odyssey 2020'' (2019) as Bouya Tetsu * '' The Prisoner of Sakura'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''Manriki'' (2019) * ''Wotakoi (film), Wotakoi'' (2020) as Tarō Kabakura * ''Threads: Our Tapestry of Love'' (2020) as Daisuke Mizushima * ''Fukushima 50 (film), Fukushima 50'' (2020) * ''State of Emergency'' (2020) * ''Beautiful Dreamer'' (2020) as Takumi * ''Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction'' (2021) * ''Love Mooning'' (2021) as Shigeru Uchiyama * ''Cube (2021 film), Cube'' (2021) as Hiroshi Ide * ''Last of the Wolves'' (2021) as Yūma Tachibana * ''Shin Ultraman'' (2022) as Shinji Kaminaga * ''Goodbye Cruel World'' (2022) * ''Ichikei's Crow: The Criminal Court Judges: The Movie'' (2023) as Shingo Tsukimoto * ''The Legend and Butterfly'' (2023) as Tokugawa Ieyasu * ''Downfall (manga), Downfall'' (2023) as Kaoru Fukazawa

Television

* Taiho shichauzo (You're Under Arrest) (TV Asahi, 2002) as Mizushima Tomoya * RPG – ''Role Playing Game'' (NHK, 2003) as Tatsuya Ishiguro * Ai to Shihon Shugi (WOWOW dramaW, 2003) as Takashi * Be-Bop High School (TBS, 2004) as Ikeda Tsuyoshi * ''Katouke he Irasshai'' (Nagoya TV, 2004) as Nakamura Youichi * ''Tokyo michi ka'' (Fuji TV, 2004) * Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (TBS, 2004) as Baba Kochou * Umizaru TV (Fuji TV, 2005) as Shinji Tadokoro * ''GARO'' (TV Tokyo, 2005) * ''Princess Princess D'' (TV Asahi, 2006) as Shuuya Arisada * ''Delicious Gakuin'' (2007) as Carlo Sasayama * Este (2007) as Shikishima Shichiri * Kaze no Hate (NHK, 2007) as Sugiyama Shikanosuke * ''Full Swing'' (NHK, 2008) as Hiroshi Wakamatsu * ''Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi'' (TVasahi, 2008) Ep. 5 as Momotarou * ''Otokomae!'' (NHK, 2008) as Takeda Shinsaburo * ''Oya Koukou Play'' (MBS 2008) as Yuuzo * ''Mito Komon'' (TBS 2009)Season 39 Ep.14 as Yamazaki Shingo * ''Gokusen'' Graduation Special '09 (NTV 2009) as Mamiya * ''Otokomae! 2'' (NHK, 2009) as Takeda Shinsaburo * ''Fumou Chitai'' (Fuji TV, 2009) as Makoto Iki * ''Chase – Kokuzei Sasatsukan'' (NHK, 2010) as Kiichi Hiyama * ''Kurohyo Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho'' (MBS, TBS, 2010) as Tatsuya Ukyo * ''GeGeGe no Nyōbō'' (NHK, 2010) as Akira Komine * ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2011 TV series), Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' (Fuji TV, 2011) as Hokuto Umeda * ''Kurohyo Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho'' (Season 2) (MBS, TBS, 2012) as Tatsuya Ukyo * ''Hirugao: Heijitsu Gogo 3 ji no Koibito tachi'' (Fuji TV, 2014) as Yuichiro Kitano * ''Akira and Akira'' (WOWOW, 2017) as Akira Yamazaki * ''BG Personal Bodyguard'' (TV Asahi, 2018) as Masaya Takanashi * ''Hanbun, Aoi'' (NHK, 2018) as Shōhei Motosumiyoshi * ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (TV Asahi, 2019) as Tōru Sekiguchi * ''Idaten (TV series), Idaten'' (NHK, 2019) as Katsuo Takaishi * ''He's Expecting'' (Netflix, 2022) as Kentaro Hiyama

Theatre

* 乱: Run (2009) * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Ver. Tokyo gaisenkouen (2008) as Yuushi Oshitari * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 5th (2008) as Yuushi Oshitari * The Family 絆 (2007) * Soratobu John to Manjiro (2007) as Toranosike Momoi * Men & Man (2006) as Tsutomo * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama Advancement Match Rokkaku Chuu feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2006) as Yuushi Oshitari * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 3rd (2006) as Yuushi Oshitari * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in winter 2005-2006 (2005) as Yuushi Oshitari * Tenimyu, Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen (2005) as Yuushi Oshitari * Jump Festa Bleach (2004) as Ichigo Kurosaki

Dubbing

* ''Assassin's Creed (film), Assassin's Creed'' as Callum "Cal" Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha (Michael Fassbender) * ''Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' as Tang Sanzang (Wen Zhang) * ''Paddington 2'' as Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant)

Discography

* Musical: The Prince of Tennis, Musical ''Tennis no Ōjisama'' Best Actor Series 004 * "Saigo no Christmas" [limited edition CD single] * ''Kokoro no Gururi'' [album]

Radio shows

* Takumizm (2009) * Takumizm (2008) * Takumizm (2007) * Bug A Map (Bay 78fm, 2006)

DVD specials

* "CALLING" Idol DVD (2006) * Search for my roots in China (2007) * Search for my roots in Thailand (2008)

Awards

References

External links

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Takumi Saitoh
at Blue Bear House {{DEFAULTSORT:Saitoh, Takumi 1981 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male models Japanese male musical theatre actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers