Takao Saitō
Biography
Takao Saito (斎藤 孝雄 Saitō Takao, March 5, 1929 – December 6, 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film Ran (1985).
Birthday
Mar 5, 1929
Place of birth
Kyoto, Japan
Deathday
Dec 6, 2014
Also known as
- 斎藤 孝雄
- Takao Saitô
Credited in
As cast
- Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
- A. K.
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
As crew
- Ran
- Sanjuro
- Kagemusha
- High and Low
- Dreams
- My Brother, My Love
- After the Rain
- The Mad Atlantic
- Morning for Two
- Seven Samurai
- The Killing Bottle
- Attack Squadron
- Rhapsody in August
- Red Beard
- Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
- Yojimbo
- Irresponsible Age of Japan
- Madadayo
- Red Lion
- Samurai Pirate
- Kojiro
- Bullet Wound
- Shag
- The Bad Sleep Well
- Dodes'ka-den
- Legacy of the 500,000
- Oración
- Lake of Illusions
- Rainbow Bridge
- Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
- Legacy of the 500,000