Portrait of Tatsuo Saitō

Acting

Tatsuo Saitō

Career

Active from 1928 to 1962, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But...
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tatsuo Saitō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • 1930s Japan 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Friendship 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles · average score 65
Lost in the Rain
Lost in the Rain (1966)

TV show · as President Yamada

Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

as Du-Ramin

My Geisha
My Geisha (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kenichi Takata

Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960)

as Murayama Kōhei (Midori's father)

Salarygirl Story: Saucy  Staff
Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff (1960)

as President Konishi

1950s

18 titles · average score 65
Elegy of the North
Elegy of the North (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Reiko's father

Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sakayama

A Town with a Mountain and River
A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)

as Dr. Murayama

Vampire Moth
Vampire Moth (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Shûji Nagaoka

A Brother and His Sister
A Brother and His Sister (1956)

as Arakawa

Morishige, where are you going?
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)

as Dr. Ishida

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956)

as Eiko’s Father

Three Stripes in the Sun
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)

as Konoya

Divorce
Divorce (1952)

as Hanzô Sakai

Tokyo File 212
Tokyo File 212 (1951)

as Mr. Matsuto

The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jou Uchida

The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)

as Kamekichi Dan

1940s

10 titles · average score 71
Endless Passion
Endless Passion (1949)

as Sandou

The Grand Master
The Grand Master (1948)

as Ôkura

Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn (1948)

as Heijirô Obata

Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)

as Nakamura

Soyokaze
Soyokaze (1945)

as 平松(楽団員)

Sailor
Sailor (1944)

as Morimura, father (uncredited)

Dancing with a Mask
Dancing with a Mask (1943)

as Tsunetami, father

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

as Yamasaki

Ornamental Hairpin
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Professor Katae

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shinichiro

1930s

40 titles · average score 71
What Did the Lady Forget?
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Komiya

Burden of Life
Burden of Life (1935)

as Shozo Fukushima

Every-Night Dreams
Every-Night Dreams (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mizuhara, Omitsu's husband

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933)

as Saida

I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But... (1932)
GoodWatch score 88

as Yoshi

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Taichiro Saiki

Spring Comes from the Ladies
Spring Comes from the Ladies (1932)

as Katô

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman (1931)

as Sano

Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
GoodWatch score 73

as Omura Sensei

I Flunked, But...
I Flunked, But... (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Student

A Primer on Marriage
A Primer on Marriage (1930)

as Mitsuo Kitamiya

The Luck Which Touched the Leg
The Luck Which Touched the Leg (1930)

as Kôtarô Furukawa

1920s

11 titles · average score 61
Days of Youth
Days of Youth (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shuichi Yamamoto

A Straightforward Boy
A Straightforward Boy (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bunkichi

The Life of an Office Worker
The Life of an Office Worker (1929)

as Shintarô Tsukamoto

The Father and His Son
The Father and His Son (1929)

as Sataro (Rickshaw Driver)

Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen
Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen (1929)

as Joji Matsuda

Physical Beauty
Physical Beauty (1928)

as Ichirô Takai

Wife Lost
Wife Lost (1928)

as Jôji

Dreams of Youth
Dreams of Youth (1928)

as Chôkichi Okada

Pumpkin
Pumpkin (1928)

as Tôsuke Yamada

A Wife Quits
A Wife Quits (1928)

as Nakajima (writer)

King of the Land
King of the Land (1928)

as Professor Iwai