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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-22 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Takumi Saitô

Takumi Saitou

Takumi Saitō

斎藤 工

齋藤工

齋藤 工

齊藤工

齊藤 工

사이토 타쿠미

Takumi Saitoh

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

Acting

Shin Kamen Rider

2023

Shin Kamen Rider

as

Jiro Taki

Space Battleship Yamato

2010

Space Battleship Yamato

as

Akira Yamamoto

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

as

Manami's boyfriend

RoboGeisha

2009

RoboGeisha

as

Hikaru Kageno

Boys Love

2006

Boys Love

as

Noeru Kisaragi

Helter Skelter

2012

Helter Skelter

as

Self

Ace Attorney

2012

Ace Attorney

as

Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)

Surrogacy

2021

Surrogacy

as

Loving You

2007

Loving You

as

Noboru / Ryū Fukami

The Lonely 19:00

2020

The Lonely 19:00

as

Otomi Toyokawa

Jellyfish Eyes

2013

Jellyfish Eyes

as

Naoto Yukizuka

Kazoku gokko

2015

Kazoku gokko

as

(segment "Suzuki gokko")

Nuigulumar Z

2014

Nuigulumar Z

as

Koji

Shinjuku Incident

2009

Shinjuku Incident

as

静子的男友

最上の命医 2019

2019

最上の命医 2019

as

Mikoto Saijo

Ichikei's Crow The Movie

2023

Ichikei's Crow The Movie

as

Shingo Tsukimoto

Sukitomo

2007

Sukitomo

as

Aoi Tomokazu

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

2023

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

as

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Manhunt

2017

Manhunt

as

kidnapper A

13 Assassins

2010

13 Assassins

as

Uneme Makino

Shibuya

2010

Shibuya

as

Downfall

2023

Downfall

as

Kaoru Fukazawa

CLEARNESS

2008

CLEARNESS

as

Ryō

Tamami: The Baby's Curse

2008

Tamami: The Baby's Curse

as

Takaya Yoshino

Taksu

2014

Taksu

as

Chihiro

Bushido

2024

Bushido

as

Hyogo Shibata

A Cappella

2016

A Cappella

as

Yunosuke Seki

I Just Wanna Hug You

2014

I Just Wanna Hug You

as

Sonomura

The Kodai Family

2016

The Kodai Family

as

Mitsumasa Kodai

The Projects

2016

The Projects

as

Shinjo

Shin Godzilla

2016

Shin Godzilla

as

1st. tank squadron captain

Scoop!

2016

Scoop!

as

Shinzo Otabe

HERO 2020

2020

HERO 2020

as

Kabuto-O Beetle

2005

Kabuto-O Beetle

as

Hametsu Oh Disaster

The Blue Hearts

2017

The Blue Hearts

as

(segment “Love Letter”)

High & Low The Red Rain

2016

High & Low The Red Rain

as

Takeru Amamiya

Out Burn

2014

Out Burn

as

Michiaki Kai

Hirugao

2017

Hirugao

as

Yuichiro Kitano

RE:BORN

2016

RE:BORN

as

Kenji Makabe

Tag

2015

Tag

as

High School Boy / Lord

blank13

2018

blank13

as

Yoshiyuki Hashida

Unrequited Love

2016

Unrequited Love

as

Shinichi

Ramen Shop

2018

Ramen Shop

as

Masato

Specialist

2013

Specialist

as

Masaki Kitamoto

Specialist 2

2014

Specialist 2

as

Masaki Kitamoto

Nomitori Samurai

2018

Nomitori Samurai

as

Tomonosuke Saeki

Last Winter, We Parted

2018

Last Winter, We Parted

as

Yudai Kiharazaka

Koi

2013

Koi

as

Katsuya Okubo

Pacalien

2017

Pacalien

as

Pacalien

7s

2015

7s

as

A.I. Love You

2016

A.I. Love You

as

Love (voice)

Detective Story

2018

Detective Story

as

Shuichi Tsujiyama

The Prisoner of Sakura

2019

The Prisoner of Sakura

as

Shiro Kurata

Diner

2019

Diner

as

Cowboy

Shin Ultraman

2022

Shin Ultraman

as

Shinji Kaminaga

Manriki

2019

Manriki

as

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

2020

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

as

Daisuke Mizushima

Fukushima 50

2020

Fukushima 50

as

Dai Takizawa

State of Emergency

2020

State of Emergency

as

Kodokuna 19-ji

Love Mooning

2021

Love Mooning

as

Shigeru Uchiyama

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

2021

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

as

Hajime Gunji

Cube

2021

Cube

as

Ide Hiroshi

Last of the Wolves

2021

Last of the Wolves

as

Yuma Tachibana

The Rug Cop

2006

The Rug Cop

as

Detective Yatsuda

The Gesuidouz

2024

The Gesuidouz

as

John Cage

The Boy and the Dog

2025

The Boy and the Dog

as

Toru Uchimura

Bullet Train Explosion

2025

Bullet Train Explosion

as

Yuichi Kasagi

Helldriver

2010

Helldriver

as

Guard Natsuki

Spirit World

2025

Spirit World

as

Suicide Victim

Road to Vendetta

2025

Road to Vendetta

as

Sakamoto

Tokyo Bachelors

Tokyo Bachelors

as

Reiya Miyoshi

Princess Princess D

Princess Princess D

as

Arisada Shuuya

Hold on, look ahead.

Hold on, look ahead.

as

Mizutani Mitsuo

The World Yamizukan

The World Yamizukan

as

Storyteller (voice)

Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

as

Takahiro Aoyama

QP

QP

as

Ryo Azuma

Goodbye Alma

Goodbye Alma

as

Hideyuki Mitsuzuka

Miss Pilot

Miss Pilot

as

Konosuke Kunikida(国木田 孝之助)

More Than Words

More Than Words

as

[Asato's brother]

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

as

Mitsuru Kurosawa

You're Under Arrest: The Drama

You're Under Arrest: The Drama

as

Kohashi Motors worker

He's Expecting

He's Expecting

as

Kentaro Hiyama

Kamen Teacher

Kamen Teacher

as

Rui Iikura

The Hours of My Life

The Hours of My Life

as

Shigeyuki Mukai

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

as

Manami's boyfriend

BG: Personal Bodyguard

BG: Personal Bodyguard

as

Masaya Takanashi

Destiny-Like Love

Destiny-Like Love

as

Ozawa Yuri

SPEC ~ First Blood

SPEC ~ First Blood

as

Sadao Itano

Renai Kentei

Renai Kentei

as

Michihito Matsushita

Believe: A Bridge to You

Believe: A Bridge to You

as

Yoshihito Akizawa

The Queen of Villains

The Queen of Villains

as

Toshikuni Matsunaga

Kyouen NG

Kyouen NG

as

Ichihara Ryu

The End of the Wind

The End of the Wind

as

Sugiyama Shikanosuke

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

as

Toru Sekiguchi

HANA-KIMI 2011

HANA-KIMI 2011

as

Umeda Hokuto

Otokomae!

Otokomae!

as

Takeda Shinsaburo

The Kidnapping Day

The Kidnapping Day

as

Masamune Shinjo

Production

Crew

Directing