is a Japanese actor and filmmaker. He directs films under his birthname, , spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same.
Early life and work Saito was born on August 22, 1981, in Minato, Tokyo. Saitoh's father worked in the film industry and he would often visit him at work as a child, which he later cited as his inspiration to become an actor.
While still attending high school, Saitoh signed a modeling contract with Indigo at age 15.
Filmography
Films
As director Zokki (2020) Home Sweet Home (2023)
As actor
Elevator Trap (2009), Jun Ogawa The Projects (2016) Shin Godzilla (2016) A Sower of Seeds 3 (2016) A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019), Bouya Tetsu State of Emergency (2020) Beautiful Dreamer (2020), Takumi Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) Love Mooning (2021), Shigeru Uchiyama Cube (2021), Hiroshi Ide Last of the Wolves (2021), Yūma Tachibana Shin Ultraman (2022), Shinji Kaminaga Goodbye Cruel World (2022) Ichikei's Crow: The Movie (2023), Shingo Tsukimoto The Legend and Butterfly (2023), Tokugawa Ieyasu Downfall (2023), Kaoru Fukazawa Shin Kamen Rider (2023), an Intelligence Agency official Bushido (2024), Shibata Hyogo Brush of the God (2024) The Gesuidouz (2025), John Cage (voice) The Boy and the Dog (2025), Toru Uchimura Bullet Train Explosion (2025), Yuichi Kasagi Spirit World (2025) A Light in the Harbor (2025), Ryutaro Yashiro Road to Vendetta (2025) This Is I (2026), Koji Wada Mag Mag (2026) Magical Secret Tour (2026) Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (2026), Lord Chunshen All That Exists (2027), Takaaki Senzaki
Television
My Husband Is a Cartoonist (2010), Akira Komine Yae's Sakura (2013), Jinbo Shuri Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014), Yuichiro Kitano Idaten (2019), Katsuo Takaishi Shiroi Kyotō (2019), Tōru Sekiguchi He's Expecting (2022), Kentaro Hiyama The Queen of Villains (2024), Toshikuni Matsunaga The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea (2024), Shinpei Criminal (2026), Yarimizu
Dubbing Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), Tang Sanzang (Wen Zhang) Assassin's Creed (2016), Callum "Cal" Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha (Michael Fassbender) Paddington 2 (2017), Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant)
Discography
Musical Tennis no Ōjisama Best Actor Series 004
+ Cover Info Tracks List Musical Tennis no Ōjisama Best Actor Series 004Takumi Saitoh as Yūshi Oshitari & Ruito Aoyagi as Gakuto Mukahi Release date: July 26, 2006Catalog number: NECA-23004 Instrumental: "On My Way (DL3 Ver.)" "Katsu no wa Hyōtei" "Do Your Best! (Rap! Ver.)" Instrumental: "Kōnai Ranking-sen" Instrumental: "Kawabe nite" "Makezugirai (Yūshi and Gakuto Edition)" "Bohemian Blue" "Jump to It!!" "Missing Piece" "Saitoh Takumi & Aoyagi Ruito: Message for You"
Kokoro no Gururi [album]
+ Cover Info Tracks List Takumi Saitoh's First Mini Album: Kokoro no Gururi Release date: December 5, 2007 01. Saisyo to saigo no sorae 02. Arifureta mono mitaini 03. Duralumin 04. Cheap Gold 05. Kanashikute yarikirenai (Cover Version) 06. Tsuki no fune 07. Trekker (Bonus Track)
"Saigo no Christmas" [limited edition CD single]
+ Cover Info Tracks List "Saigo no Christmas" (from the Play The Family)Release date: February 2, 2008 "Saigo no Christmas" "Saigo no Christmas" (Instrumental)
Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.201539th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself
References
External links
Takumi Saito at Blue Bear House