Kōsei Saitō

Kōsei Saitō
Born	(1932-07-15)15 July 1932 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died	25 November 2012(2012-11-25) (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1958-2010

Kōsei Saitō (斎藤 光正, Saitō Kōsei, 17 July 1932 – 25 November 2012) was a Japanese film director. He is known for directing the film G.I. Samurai .[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

Film

• Shayō no Omokage aka The Lonely Life (1967) (Fist work as a director[4])
• Sannin no Onna Yoru no Chō aka Night Butterflies (1967)
• Onna no Iji (1971)
• Akumaga kitarite fue wo fuku (1979)
• G.I. Samurai (1979)
• Ninja Wars (1982)
• Tsumiki Kuzushi (1983)
• Kizudarake no Kunshō (1986)

Television

• Taiyō ni Hoero!
• Oretachino Tabi (1976)[3]
• Lone Wolf and Cub (Second season)
• Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983-1991)
• Unmeitōge (1993)
• Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
• Mito Kōmon series
• Sengoku Jieitai: Sekigahara no Tatakai (2006)
• Chushingura Sono Otoko Ōishi Kuranosuke (2010)

References

1. "Kōsei Saitō". allcinema. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. "斎藤光正氏が死去 映画監督". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
3. "斎藤光正監督、中村雅俊ら惜別熱唱". デイリー. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. "Shayō no Omokage". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

External links

• Kōsei Saitō at IMDb