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Takao Saitō

Name in Native Language: "斎藤孝雄" (Japanese/JA)
Cinematographer | * 11/03/1936 († 78, 12/06/2014) | Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (Japan)
Takao Saito (Japanese: 斎藤 孝雄, Hepburn: Saitō Takao, March 5, 1929 – December 6, 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. After assisting on High and Low (1963) and Red Beard (1965), he became Kurosawa's "cinematographer of choice" after serving as principal cinematographer on Dodes'ka-den (1970). Saito was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film Ran (1985). ()

Takao Saito (斎藤 孝雄 Saitō Takao, March 5, 1929 – December 6, 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film Ran (1985).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Takao Saitō

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Takao Saitō as Actor(1)

as himself1985 A. K.

Movies with Takao Saitō as Crew(27)

Camera/Additional Director of Photography2000 After the Rain
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Madadayo
Crew/Cinematography1993 Rainbow Bridge
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Rhapsody in August
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Dreams
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Oracion
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Ran
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Lake of Illusions
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Kagemusha
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Shag
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Dodes'ka-den
Crew/Cinematography1969 Bullet Wound
Camera/Director of Photography1967 The Killing Bottle
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Kojiro
Camera/Camera Technician1965 Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Red Beard
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Attack Squadron
Camera/Director of Photography1963 High and Low
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Lost World Of Sinbad
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Legacy of the 500,000
Crew/Cinematography1963 Legacy of the 500,000
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Sanjuro
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Happy Go-Lucky
Camera/First Assistant Camera1961 Yojimbo
Camera/Assistant Camera1960 The Bad Sleep Well
Camera/First Assistant Camera1954 Seven Samurai

TV Shows/Series with Takao Saitō as Crew(2)

Crew/Cinematography1978 Falcons of Edo
Crew/Cinematography1971 Epic Chushingura

Full Name: Takao Saitō
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 11/03 1936 (November) in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Saturday, 12/06 2014 (December) in Zama (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Other names for Takao Saitō (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"斎藤 孝雄"
"Takao Saitô"
"さいとう たかお" (Kana/Japanese)
"Takao Saito (cinematographer)"
"Takao Saitō (Kameramann)"
Takao Saitō frequently works together with these people:
Akira Kurosawa (42x, Crew)
Yoshirô Muraki (17x, Crew)
Toshirō Mifune (15x, Actor)
Tatsuya Nakadai (11x, Actor)
Ryûzô Kikushima (11x, Crew)
Teruyo Nogami (11x, Crew)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (10x, Crew)
Takashi Shimura (9x, Actor)
Yoshio Tsuchiya (9x, Actor)
Fumio Yanoguchi (8x, Crew)
Kamatari Fujiwara (8x, Actor)
Katsuta Kouzou (2x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Takao Saitō (JP)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1085754, Added: 12/07/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024