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Writing

Ryōsuke Saitō

Career

Active from 1933 to 2023, with a break from 1966 to 2022, busiest in 1961 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind
GoodWatch score72/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Sound and Silence
Sound and Silence (2023)

Director of Photography

1960s

13 titles
Lover's Duet
Lover's Duet (1967)

Original Story

Snow Country
Snow Country (1965)

Screenplay

Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Hospital in Front of the Train Station (1965)

Screenplay

Futari dake no toride
Futari dake no toride (1963)

Screenplay

Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku (1963)

Screenplay

Otoko to onna no sei no naka
Otoko to onna no sei no naka (1962)

Screenplay

Nocturne of a Woman
Nocturne of a Woman (1961)

Writer

The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex (1961)

Writer

Prize of Flesh
Prize of Flesh (1961)

Screenplay

Refresher Course for Wives
Refresher Course for Wives (1961)

Screenplay

Banana
Banana (1960)

Writer

The Last Betrayal
The Last Betrayal (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

20 titles · average score 70
Hibi no haishin
Hibi no haishin (1958)

Screenplay

The Adorable Trio
The Adorable Trio (1957)

Screenplay

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)

Screenplay

The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Christ in Bronze
Christ in Bronze (1955)

Screenplay

The End of a Day
The End of a Day (1954)

Screenplay

Yassamossa
Yassamossa (1953)

Writer

Doctor's Day Off
Doctor's Day Off (1952)

Screenplay

Modern People
Modern People (1952)

Writer

Freedom School
Freedom School (1951)

Screenplay

Crazy Uproar
Crazy Uproar (1950)

Screenplay

First Love Questions and Answers
First Love Questions and Answers (1950)

Writer

1940s

15 titles · average score 72
A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Oh Citizens!
Oh Citizens! (1948)

Writer

Yūkyō no mure
Yūkyō no mure (1948)

Screenplay

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant (1947)

Screenplay

Newlywed League Match
Newlywed League Match (1947)

Adaptation

The Woman Who Holds the Key
The Woman Who Holds the Key (1946)

Screenplay

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)

Writer

Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home (1943)

Screenplay

Dawn Chorus
Dawn Chorus (1941)

Screenplay

Suzhou Nights
Suzhou Nights (1941)

Screenplay

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru (1940)

Screenplay

Namida no Sekinin
Namida no Sekinin (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

10 titles
New Woman Question and Answer
New Woman Question and Answer (1939)

Writer

Lovers' Duet
Lovers' Duet (1939)

Screenplay

Women at War
Women at War (1939)

Writer

Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari (1938)

Screenplay

Half Virgin
Half Virgin (1938)

Writer

Marching Song
Marching Song (1937)

Writer

Forget Love for Now
Forget Love for Now (1937)

Writer

Goodbye to the Front
Goodbye to the Front (1937)

Screenplay

一つの貞操
一つの貞操 (1935)

Screenplay

A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo (1933)

Writer