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Directing

Hiroshi Saito

Career

Active from 1970 to 2023, with a break from 1993 to 2022, busiest in 1978 and 1979 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tomorrow's Joe
Tomorrow's Joe
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Saito Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slow-Paced Slice of Life 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Classic World Masterpiece Theater 2
  • Nostalgic Childhood Memory 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Traditional Storytelling 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland (2023)

Director

1990s

2 titles · average score 76
Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

The Story of Perrine
The Story of Perrine (1990)

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 64
Beauty and the Beast: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Beauty and the Beast: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1988)

Director

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Co-Director

The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1987)

Co-Director

The Emerald City of Oz
The Emerald City of Oz (1987)

Co-Director

Ozma of Oz
Ozma of Oz (1987)

Co-Director

1970s

4 titles
The Legend of Manxmouse
The Legend of Manxmouse (1979)

Director, Script

Maegami Tarou
Maegami Tarou (1979)

Director

Chîsana baikingu Bikke
Chîsana baikingu Bikke (1978)

Director

Die Biene Maja - Ihre schönsten Abenteuer
Die Biene Maja - Ihre schönsten Abenteuer (1977)

Director