Takumi Saitoh
Acting
- Born:
- 1981-08-22
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Takumi Saitoh (斎 藤 工 Saitō Takumi, Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 1981) is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. Saitoh was born on August 22, 1981, in the city of Tokyo, Japan. He made his acting debut in 1992, playing a small role in the Japanese drama Ippai no kakesoba. In the following years, he worked as a model for companies like Calvin Klein and Issey Miyake. In 2001, he starred in the movie Toki no kaori: Remember me (a remake of the Korean film Ditto), while in 2006, he participated as Yūshi Oshitari in the musical adaptation of the manga The Prince of Tennis, a role that made him gain popularity as an actor. Also, in 2006, he played Shūya Arisada in the drama Princess princess D, an adaptation of the homonymous manga by Mikiyo Tsuda. However, his most important role was undoubtedly that of Noeru Kisaragi in the direct-to-video movie BOYS LOVE. The film tells the story of a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model (later he also discovers that he is a gigolo) and the immediate attraction that arises between them. After the success of the film, the following year a theatrical successor to it was released (titled Schoolboy Crush in the West), but with a different plot and without Saitoh's involvement. Another of his most important works is Sukitomo, another homosexual-themed film, released in 2007, and Itsuka no kimi e, also released that same year. The expressiveness of Saitoh as an actor and his natural way of embarking homosexual characters has contributed to give a "normalized" image of homosexual love in Japan, to the point of making it accessible and understandable to the general public. However, he ran the risk of being caught in a series of characters of that nature, so he joined the cast of the lightweight 2007 drama Delicious Gakuin. He participated in the 2009 graduation special of the Gokusen drama series and in HANA-KIMI 2011, the second Japanese TV adaptation of the comics of the same title.
Known For
Filmography
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
The Criminal
Magical Secret Tour
This Is I
Mag Mag
Road to Vendetta
A Light in the Harbor
The Kidnapping Day
Bullet Train Explosion
The Boy and the Dog
The Gesuidouz
Spirit World
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
The Queen of Villains
Brush of the God
Bushido
Believe: A Bridge to You
Kodomo Director
The Gift of Your Heart
The Window of non-REM Winter 2023
Shin Kamen Rider
Downfall
Super Human Fortress Record of Hiroshi War
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
More Than Words
Goodbye Cruel World
Actress I's Melancholy/comply+-Ance
Shin Ultraman
He's Expecting
The Window of non-REM
Love Mooning
Cube
Last of the Wolves
Man Drifting Ashore
Inside Zokki
Hold on, look ahead.
My Dear Exes
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
Surrogacy
Beautiful Dreamer
Kyouen NG
The Lonely 19:00
State of Emergency
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
HERO 2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Fukushima 50
COMPLY+-ANCE
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
ワケあって火星に住みました〜エラバレシ4ニン〜
Pension: Love Is Pink
Wild Virgins
Manriki
最上の命医 2019
“シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組
Saijō no propose
Diner
The Great White Tower
Tokyo Bachelors
Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
The Prisoner of Sakura
Is this Love Checkmate!?
Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN
Nomitori Samurai
Detective Story
Ramen Shop
Last Winter, We Parted
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BG: Personal Bodyguard
Maskmen (2018)
Manhunt
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Akira and Akira
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Hirugao
Pacalien
Kurosu
The Blue Hearts
The World Yamizukan
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
A.I. Love You
The Sowing Traveller 3
High & Low The Red Rain
Scoop!
RE:BORN
Destiny-Like Love
Shin Godzilla
Unrequited Love
The Kodai Family
The Projects
Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!
A Cappella
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa
7s
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015
Kazoku gokko
The Ninja War of Torakage
Tag
Doctors' Affairs
Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory
Taksu
Dark Suit
Out Burn
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Specialist 2
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
I Just Wanna Hug You
Nuigulumar Z
The Hours of My Life
Koi
Olympic Ransom
Miss Pilot
The House of Glass
Kamen Teacher
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
Specialist
Jellyfish Eyes
The Brothers Karamazov
Someday at a Place in the Sun
Helter Skelter
Boys on the Run
Renai Kentei
Becoming a Doctor at Age 37
Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)
Ace Attorney
Humanoid Monster Bem
QP
GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM
HANA-KIMI 2011
The Best Skilled Surgeon
Princess Go
Goodbye Alma
Space Battleship Yamato
SPEC ~ First Blood
Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
Helldriver
13 Assassins
GACHI-BAN MAX2
Chase: National Taxation Inspector
My Husband is a Cartoonist
Shibuya
Elevator Trap
RoboGeisha
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Café Seoul
Shinjuku Incident
63 Minutes Later
Shunkinshō
Prince of Tennis Musical: Concert Dream Live 5th
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
Otokomae!
CLEARNESS
The End of the Wind
Loving You
Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!
Sukitomo
Boys Love
Musical: Prince of Tennis Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei
Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd
The Rug Cop
Princess Princess D
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei
Kabuto-O Beetle
You're Under Arrest: The Drama
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven