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Buichi Saitō (斎藤武市, Saitō Buichi, 27 January 1925 – January 2011) was a Japanese film director[1][2] from Saitama Prefecture.[3] His representative works included Wataridori series starring Akira Kobayashi, Farewell to Southern Tosa(1959) and Gazing at Love and Death(1964).[4] Saitō often worked with Akira Kobayashi, Joe Shishido and Sayuri Yoshinaga.

Buichi Saitō
Born	(1925-01-27)27 January 1925 Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Died	January 2011 (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1948-1999

After graduating Waseda University, he joined Shochiku Film and started working as an assistant director under Yasujirō Ozu[5] and Kōzaburō Yoshimura etc.[6] In 1954, he transferred to Nikkatsu Film[6] and made his director debut in the 1956 film Anesan no Oyomeiri.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

• Lone Wolf and Cub series
• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973-74)
• Unmeitōge (1974)
• Amigasa Jūbei (1975)

References

External links

• Buichi Saitō at IMDb
• Buichi Saitō Films at Kinenote

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