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Takao Saitō

Career

Active from 1962 to 1993, busiest in 1963 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ran
Ran
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1986 · Nominated · 58th Academy Awards

    Ran

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takao Saitō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 77
After the Rain
After the Rain (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

Additional Director of Photography

1990s

4 titles · average score 73
Madadayo
Madadayo (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge (1993)

Director of Photography

Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Dreams
Dreams (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

1980s

5 titles · average score 87
Oración
Oración (1988)

Director of Photography

Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident (1988)

Director of Photography

Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

Lake of Illusions
Lake of Illusions (1982)

Director of Photography

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

1970s

3 titles · average score 73
Shag
Shag (1978)

Director of Photography

Morning for Two
Morning for Two (1971)

Cinematography

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

1960s

16 titles · average score 80
Red Lion
Red Lion (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Bullet Wound
Bullet Wound (1969)

Director of Photography

Kojiro
Kojiro (1967)

Director of Photography

The Killing Bottle
The Killing Bottle (1967)

Director of Photography

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography, Cinematography

Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Irresponsible Age of Japan
Irresponsible Age of Japan (1962)

Director of Photography

Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

First Assistant Camera

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

Assistant Camera

1950s

1 title · average score 92
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 92

First Assistant Camera