Takumi Saitoh
Japanese actor and filmmaker (born 1981)
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Takumi Saitoh (斎藤 工, Saitō Takumi; born August 22, 1981)[2] is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.[3][4] He directs films under his birthname, Takumi Saito (齊藤 工, Saitō Takumi), spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same.[1][2]
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Born
August 22, 1981
Takumi Saito (齊藤 工, Saitō Takumi)[1]
August 22, 1981
Occupations
- Actor
- film director
- photographer
- former model
Yearsactive1996–present
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Saitoh at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| Born | Takumi Saito (齊藤 工, Saitō Takumi)[1] August 22, 1981 |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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.[5]
While still attending high school, Saitoh signed a modeling contract with Indigo at age 15.[6]
Filmography
Films
- As director
- As actor
- Elevator Trap (2009), Jun Ogawa[9]
- The Projects (2016)[10]
- Shin Godzilla (2016)[11]
- A Sower of Seeds 3 (2016)[12]
- A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019), Bouya Tetsu[13]
- State of Emergency (2020)[14]
- Beautiful Dreamer (2020), Takumi[15]
- Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)[16]
- Love Mooning (2021), Shigeru Uchiyama[17]
- Cube (2021), Hiroshi Ide[18]
- Last of the Wolves (2021), Yūma Tachibana[19]
- Shin Ultraman (2022), Shinji Kaminaga[20]
- Goodbye Cruel World (2022)[21]
- Ichikei's Crow: The Movie (2023), Shingo Tsukimoto[22]
- The Legend and Butterfly (2023), Tokugawa Ieyasu[23]
- Downfall (2023), Kaoru Fukazawa[24]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023), an Intelligence Agency official[25]
- Bushido (2024), Shibata Hyogo[26]
- Brush of the God (2024)[27]
- The Gesuidouz (2025), John Cage (voice)[28]
- The Boy and the Dog (2025), Toru Uchimura[29]
- Bullet Train Explosion (2025), Yuichi Kasagi[30]
- Spirit World (2025)[31]
- A Light in the Harbor (2025), Ryutaro Yashiro[32]
- Road to Vendetta (2025)[33]
- This Is I (2026), Koji Wada[34]
- Mag Mag (2026)[35]
- Magical Secret Tour (2026)[36]
- Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (2026), Lord Chunshen[37]
- All That Exists (2027), Takaaki Senzaki[38]
Television
- My Husband Is a Cartoonist (2010), Akira Komine[39]
- Yae's Sakura (2013), Jinbo Shuri[40]
- Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014), Yuichiro Kitano[41]
- Idaten (2019), Katsuo Takaishi[42]
- Shiroi Kyotō (2019), Tōru Sekiguchi[43]
- He's Expecting (2022), Kentaro Hiyama[44]
- The Queen of Villains (2024), Toshikuni Matsunaga[45]
- The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea (2024), Shinpei[46]
- Criminal (2026), Yarimizu[47]
Dubbing
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), Tang Sanzang (Wen Zhang)[48]
- Assassin's Creed (2016), Callum "Cal" Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha (Michael Fassbender)[49]
- Paddington 2 (2017), Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant)[50]
Discography
- Musical Tennis no Ōjisama Best Actor Series 004
| Cover | Info | Tracks List |
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| Musical Tennis no Ōjisama Best Actor Series 004 Takumi Saitoh as Yūshi Oshitari & Ruito Aoyagi as Gakuto Mukahi Release date: July 26, 2006 Catalog number: NECA-23004 |
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- Kokoro no Gururi [album]
| Cover | Info | Tracks List |
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| 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 |
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| "Saigo no Christmas" (from the Play The Family) Release date: February 2, 2008 |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 39th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [52] |
