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Takao Saitō

Titles
39movies2TV shows
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 score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Takao Saitō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Masterful Direction 4
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Philosophical Exploration 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
RoleAnyCamera28Appearances9Other crew3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s161970s31980s51990s42000s1
GenreAnyDrama19Action10Comedy8Crime4Thriller4Adventure4Mystery2History2Fantasy2Science Fiction1Romance1Music1TV Movie1War1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title · average score 78
GoodWatch78
After the Rain

Additional Director of Photography

1990s

4 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch78
Madadayo

Director of Photography

Rainbow Bridge

Director of Photography

GoodWatch66
Rhapsody in August

Director of Photography

GoodWatch73
Dreams

Director of Photography

1980s

5 titles · average score 87
Oración

Director of Photography

GoodWatch91
Ran

Director of Photography

Lake of Illusions

Director of Photography

GoodWatch84
Kagemusha

Director of Photography

1970s

3 titles · average score 73
Shag

Director of Photography

GoodWatch73
Dodes'ka-den

Director of Photography

1960s

16 titles · average score 80
GoodWatch70
Red Lion

Director of Photography

Bullet Wound

Director of Photography

Kojiro

Director of Photography

The Killing Bottle

Director of Photography

GoodWatch83
Red Beard

Director of Photography

GoodWatch90
High and Low

Director of Photography

GoodWatch60
Samurai Pirate

Director of Photography

GoodWatch68
Legacy of the 500,000

Cinematography, Director of Photography

GoodWatch88
Sanjuro

Director of Photography

Irresponsible Age of Japan

Director of Photography

GoodWatch90
Yojimbo

First Assistant Camera

All 16 titles from the 1960s

1950s

1 title · average score 94
GoodWatch94
Seven Samurai

First Assistant Camera