Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh (斎藤工, Saitō Takumi, born August 22, 1981 in Tokyo)[1] is a Japanese model, actor, film director[2] and photographer.[3]

Takumi Saitoh
Saitoh at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival, 2016.
Born	August 22, 1981 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor, model, singer
Years active	1996–present
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)[1]

Filmography

Films

• Toki no Kaori – Remember Me (2001) as Yuuji
• Umizaru (2004) as Shinji Tadokoro
• Kabuto-Oh Beetle (2005) as Hametsu Oh Disaster
• Karasu wa naite iruka? (2006)
• The Prince of Tennis (2006) as bystander
• Dance Master (2006) as Momochi Shintaro
• Ulysses (2006) as Sarai
• Zura-Deka – The Rag Cop (2006) detective Yatsuda
• Boys Love (2006) as Noel Kisaragi
• Sukitomo (2007) as Tomokazu Aoi
• A! Osara Ni Kubi Ga Notteiru! (2007) as Odagiri
• Itsuka no Kimi e (2007) as Noboru and Ryuu Fukami
• Clearness (2008) as Ryo
• Akanbo Shojo - Tamami: The Baby's Curse (2008) as Takaya Yoshimura
• Syun Kin Syou (2008) as Sasuke
• Saburo as Kita no Riki (2009)
• Kujira (2009) as Maruha
• Shinjuku Incident (2009)
• 20th Century Boys: Final (2009)
• Hammer Head Man (2009) ( Elite Yankee Saburo spin-off ) as Riki
• RoboGeisha (2009) as Hikaru Kageno
• Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) as Jugon Mizushima
• Cafe Seoul (2009) as Jun Isaka
• Elevator (2009) as Jun Ogawa
• Shibuya (2010)
• 13 Assassins (2010) as Makino Uneme
• Space Battleship Yamato (2010) as Yamamoto
• Saijo no Meii (2010) as Saijo Mikoto
• Ace Attorney (2012) as Reiji Mitsurugi
• For Love's Sake (2012) as Hiroshi Iwashimizu
• High&Low The Red Rain(2016) as Takeru Amamiya
• Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (2016) as Mitsumasa Kōdai
• Zen'in Kataomoi (2016)
• Danchi (2016)
• Scoop! (2016)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (2016) as Nurarihyon
• Hirugao: The Movie (2017)
• The Blue Hearts (2017)
• Cross (2017)
• Re:Born (2017)
• Last Winter, We Parted (2018)
• Nomitori Samurai (2018)
• Ramen Teh (2018)
• A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019) as Bouya Tetsu
• The Prisoner of Sakura (2019)
• Diner (2019)
• Manriki (2019)
• Wotakoi (2020)
• Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020) as Daisuke Mizushima
• Fukushima 50 (2020)
• State of Emergency (2020)[4]
• Beautiful Dreamer (2020) as Takumi[5]
• Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
• Shin Ultraman (2021)[6]

With fans in 2011

• Ai no Manazashi wo (2021) as Shigeru Uchiyama[7]
• Cube (2021)[8]
• The Blood of Wolves: Level 2 (2021) as Yūma Tachibana[9]

Television

• Taiho shichauzo (You're Under Arrest) (TV Asahi, 2002) as Mizushima Tomoya
• RPG – Role Playing Game (NHK, 2003) as Tatsuya Ishiguro
• Ai to Shihon Shugi (WOWOW dramaW, 2003) as Takashi
• Be-Bop High School (TBS, 2004) as Ikeda Tsuyoshi
• Katouke he Irasshai (Nagoya TV, 2004) as Nakamura Youichi
• Tokyo michi ka (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (TBS, 2004) as Baba Kochou
• Umizaru TV (Fuji TV, 2005) as Shinji Tadokoro
• GARO (TV Tokyo, 2005)
• Princess Princess D (TV Asahi, 2006) as Shuuya Arisada
• Delicious Gakuin (2007) as Carlo Sasayama
• Este (2007) as Shikishima Shichiri
• Kaze no Hate (NHK, 2007) as Sugiyama Shikanosuke
• Full Swing (NHK, 2008) as Hiroshi Wakamatsu
• Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (TVasahi, 2008) Ep. 5 as Momotarou
• Otokomae! (NHK, 2008) as Takeda Shinsaburo
• Oya Koukou Play (MBS 2008) as Yuuzo
• Mito Komon (TBS 2009)Season 39 Ep.14 as Yamazaki Shingo
• Gokusen Graduation Special '09 (NTV 2009) as Mamiya
• Otokomae! 2 (NHK, 2009) as Takeda Shinsaburo
• Fumou Chitai (Fuji TV, 2009) as Makoto Iki
• Chase – Kokuzei Sasatsukan (NHK, 2010) as Kiichi Hiyama
• Kurohyo Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho (MBS, TBS, 2010) as Tatsuya Ukyo
• GeGeGe no Nyōbō (NHK, 2010) as Akira Komine[10]
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Fuji TV, 2011) as Hokuto Umeda
• Kurohyo Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho (Season 2) (MBS, TBS, 2012) as Tatsuya Ukyo
• Hirugao: Heijitsu Gogo 3 ji no Koibito tachi (Fuji TV, 2014) as Yuichiro Kitano
• Akira and Akira (WOWOW, 2017) as Akira Yamazaki
• BG Personal Bodyguard (TV Asahi, 2018) as Masaya Takanashi
• Hanbun, Aoi (NHK, 2018) as Shōhei Motosumiyoshi
• Shiroi Kyotō (TV Asahi, 2019) as Tōru Sekiguchi
• Idaten (NHK, 2019) as Katsuo Takaishi

Theatre

• 乱: Run (2009)
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Ver. Tokyo gaisenkouen (2008) as Yuushi Oshitari
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 5th (2008) as Yuushi Oshitari
• The Family 絆 (2007)
• Soratobu John to Manjiro (2007) as Toranosike Momoi
• Men & Man (2006) as Tsutomo
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama Advancement Match Rokkaku Chuu feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2006) as Yuushi Oshitari
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 3rd (2006) as Yuushi Oshitari
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in winter 2005-2006 (2005) as Yuushi Oshitari
• Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen (2005) as Yuushi Oshitari
• Jump Festa Bleach (2004) as Ichigo Kurosaki

Dubbing

• Assassin's Creed as Callum "Cal" Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha (Michael Fassbender)[11]
• Paddington 2 as Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant)[12]

Discography

• Musical Tennis no Ōjisama Best Actor Series 004

Cover	Info	Tracks List
	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	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"[13]

• "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)

• 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)

Radio shows

• Takumizm (2009)
• Takumizm (2008)
• Takumizm (2007)
• Bug A Map (Bay 78fm, 2006)

DVD specials

• "CALLING" Idol DVD (2006)
• Search for my roots in China (2007)
• Search for my roots in Thailand (2008)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2015	39th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won	[14]

References

1. "Saitō Takumi" 斎藤工 [Takumi Saitoh] (in Japanese). Blue Bear House. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
2. Hernon, Matthew (October 3, 2016). "Takumi Saitoh: Growing up with film". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
3. "Takumi Saitoh". Blue Bear House. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
4. "斎藤工＆ムロツヨシ＆夏帆らが参加、オムニバス映画『緊急事態宣言』配信". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
5. "監督絶対主義の新レーベル「Cinema Lab」誕生！第1弾は本広克行監督×主演・小川紗良". eiga.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
6. "シン・ウルトラマン". eiga.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
7. "万田邦敏監督新作「愛のまなざしを」に仲村トオル×杉野希妃×斎藤工×中村ゆり". eiga.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
8. "菅田将暉主演で密室劇「CUBE」をリメイク！男女6人に杏、岡田将生、斎藤工ら". Natalie. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
9. "松坂桃李主演『孤狼の血 LEVEL2』8.20公開決定 鈴木亮平、西野七瀬らキャスト解禁". Crank-in!. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
10. ゲゲゲの女房 (2010) (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
11. "アサシン クリード". Fox Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
12. "パディントン２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
13. "MMV：ミュージカル・テニスの王子様｜関連グッズ紹介" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
14. "斎藤工、役者15年目で"神々しい"舞台へ「低空飛行を忘れずに」 エランドール賞新人賞". Modelpress. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Takumi Saitoh at Blue Bear House (in English)