was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in

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, he entered

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studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the

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studios. He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Ken'ichi Enomoto,

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, and Junzaburo Ban.Joseph L. Anderson, Donald Richie ''The Japanese Film: Art and Industry'' 1982 Page 198 "One of the earliest of the postwar comedies was Torajiro Saito's The Emperor's Hat (''Tennō no Bōshi''), made in 1950 and incorporating a plot which before the war would have constituted a severe political crime. A man working in a museum ..."

Filmography

His works include: * '' Akeyuku Sora'' (1929) * '' Wasei Kingu Kongu'' (1933) * '' Kodakara Sodo'' (1935) * '' Akireta musume-tachi'', alternate title: (金語楼の子宝騒動) (1949) * '' Nodo jimankyō jidai'' (1949) * ''

Odoroki ikka is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora * Takako Irie (入江たか子) * Harume Tone (利根はる恵) * Nijiko Kiyokawa (清川虹子) * Achako Hanabishi (花菱アチャコ) * Shintarō K ...

'' (1949) * ''

Akogare no Hawaii Kōro is a 1950 black-and-white Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Haruo Oka * Hibari Misora * Sanae Ijita (柴田早苗) * Mitsuko Yoshikawa * Tamae Kiyokawa (清川玉枝) * Achako Hanabishi (:ja:花菱アチャコ, 花 ...

'' (1950) * '' Aozora tenshi'' (1950) * '' Tennō no Bōshi (天皇の帽子) (1950) jointly directed with Masaki Mori ( :ja:毛利正樹) * ''

Tokyo Kid is a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film musical comedy and drama directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora as an orphan Mariko Tanimoto * Haruhisa Kawata (川田晴久) as the street musician Sanpei * Shunji Sakai (堺駿二) as Sa ...

'' (1950) * '' Tonbo kaeri dōchū'' (1950) * ''Unusual trip to Hawaii'' ( Hawai chindochu) (1954) * ''

Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura is a 1954 Japanese jidaigeki, historical drama film directed by Torajirō Saitō. The title is derived from the ''kabuki'' ''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura''. Plot Cast * Takashi Wada as Minamoto no Yoshitsune * Yumiko Hasegawa as Shizuka Goz ...

'' (1954)

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* Japanese film directors 1905 births 1982 deaths People from Akita Prefecture {{Japan-film-bio-stub

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