Cast

Takumi Saitoh

Acting

Cast

Takumi Saitoh

Known for

Acting

Born

1981-08-22

From

Tokyo, Japan

Also known as Takumi Saitô, Takumi Saitou, Takumi Saitō

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.

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Biography

Shin Ultraman

Shin Godzilla

Manhunt

RE:BORN

Helter Skelter

Boys Love

Space Battleship Yamato

13 Assassins

Bullet Train Explosion

Bushido

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

This Is I

Scoop!

Shinjuku Incident

Cube

Kamen Teacher: The Movie

Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)

Tag

Kingdom 5

The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017

Shin Kamen Rider

Meatball Machine Kodoku

Ace Attorney

A Cappella

Taksu

Fukushima 50

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!

Ramen Shop

Manriki

High & Low The Red Rain

Mag Mag

Unrequited Love

Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~

blank13

Helldriver

Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006

God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie

A.I. Love You

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

The Blue Hearts

Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

Hirugao

Magical Secret Tour

RoboGeisha

Shibuya

Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd

Road to Vendetta

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

Nuigulumar Z

Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

Ichikei's Crow The Movie

Out Burn

Last of the Wolves

Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015

Diary of a Mad Old Man

The Boy and the Dog

Musical: Prince of Tennis Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei

GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM

I Just Wanna Hug You

Tamami: The Baby's Curse

The Ninja War of Torakage

The Sowing Traveller 3

Diner

The Kodai Family

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

The Gesuidouz

Spirit World

Jellyfish Eyes

HERO 2020

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

Kazoku gokko

Downfall

Nomitori Samurai

Last Winter, We Parted

63 Minutes Later

Toki No Kaori: Remember Me