Torajiro Saito
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Torajiro Saito (斎藤 寅次郎 Saitō Torajirō?, January 30, 1905 – May 1, 1982) was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926.[1] He later worked at the Shintoho and Toho studios.[1] He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Kenichi Enomoto, Roppa Furukawa, and Junzaburo Ban.[1][2][3]
Filmography
His works include:
- Akeyuku Sora (1929)
- Wasei Kingu Kongu (1933)
- Kodakara Sodo (1935)
- Akireta musume-tachi, alternate title: (金語楼の子宝騒動) (1949)
- Nodo jimankyō jidai (1949)
- Odoroki ikka (1949)
- Akogare no Hawaii kōro (1950)
- Aozora tenshi (1950)
- Tennō no Boshi (天皇の帽子) (1950) jointly directed with Masaki Mori (ja:毛利正樹)
- Tokyo Kid (1950)
- Tonbo kaeri dōchū (1950)
- Unusual trip to Hawaii (Hawai chindochu) (1954)
- Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura (1954)
See also
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Program of 2005 Saitō retrospective.
- ↑ Joseph L. Anderson, Donald Richie The Japanese Film: Art and Industry 1982 Page 198 "One of the earliest of the postwar comedies was Torajiro Saito's The Emperor's Hat (Tenno no Boshi), made in 1950 and incorporating a plot which before the war would have constituted a severe political crime. A man working in a museum ..."
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