is a Japanese

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. He is the founder and current president of Studio Chizu. Saito studied in the US. In 1999, he joined the animation studio Madhouse, where he participated in several animation projects led by Masao Maruyama. In 2004, Saito met Mamoru Hosada, eight years before they founded Studio Chizu. They worked together in the opening of Shinichiro Watanabe’s

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(2004). Saito produced Hosoda's films ''

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'' (2006) and ''

Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...

'' (2009). In 2011, Saito left Madhouse and joined

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to found Studio Chizu. Saito has been nominated for ''Best Animated Feature Film'' APSA with ''Summer Wars'', ''Wolf Children'', and ''Mirai''. Saito was also nominated for the 91st Oscars Award in the Best Animated Film category with Hosada's film Mirai.

Films

* ''

'' (2006) * '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008) (animation producer in segment "In Darkness Dwells") * ''

'' (2009) * ''

Wolf Children is a 2012 Japanese anime drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa and Haru Kuroki. The stor ...

'' (2012) * ''

The Boy and the Beast is a 2015 Japanese animated action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The film stars the voices of Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keishi N ...

'' (2015) * '' Mirai'' (2018) * '' Belle'' (2021)

References

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