Tatsuo Saitō (斎藤 達雄, Saitō Tatsuo, 10 June 1902 – 2 March 1968) was a Japanese film actor and director. He appeared in more than two hundred films between 1925 and 1967.[1][2]
Career
Saitō joined Nikkatsu studios, where he made his film debut in 1925, before moving to Shochiku two years later.[1] He appeared in many films of Yasujirō Ozu between 1929 and 1950, and repeatedly worked for directors like Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu. After the Second World War, he also directed a number of films[1][2] and appeared in many television films and series.[3]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Days of Youth | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1931 | Tokyo Chorus | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1932 | I Was Born, But... | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1933 | Japanese Girls at the Harbour | Hiroshi Shimizu |
| Every-Night Dreams | Mikio Naruse | |
| 1935 | Burden of Life | Heinosuke Gosho |
| 1937 | What Did the Lady Forget? | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1941 | Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Ornamental Hairpin | Hiroshi Shimizu | |
| 1950 | The Munekata Sisters | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1951 | Tokyo File 212 | Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan |
| 1952 | Rikon | Masahiro Makino |
| Carmen's Pure Love | Keisuke Kinoshita | |
| 1953 | Totsugu koyoi ni | Tatsuo Saitō (also actor and writer) |
| 1957 | Elegy of the North | Heinosuke Gosho |
| 1962 | My Geisha | Jack Cardiff |
| 1965 | Lord Jim | Richard Brooks |
References
- ^ a b c "斎藤達雄 (Tatsuo Saitō)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "斎藤達雄 (Tatsuo Saitō)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "斎藤達雄 (Tatsuo Saitō)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
- Tatsuo Saitō at IMDb
- Tatsuo Saitō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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