Takumi Saitoh
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.
Filmography
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Jokichi
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Jokichi
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Magical Secret Tour
Magical Secret Tour
This Is I
as Koji Wada
This Is I
as Koji Wada
Mag Mag
as Kosei Eno
Mag Mag
as Kosei Eno
Road to Vendetta
as Sakamoto
Road to Vendetta
as Sakamoto
A Light in the Harbor
A Light in the Harbor
Bullet Train Explosion
as Yuichi Kasagi
Bullet Train Explosion
as Yuichi Kasagi
The Boy and the Dog
as Toru Uchimura
The Boy and the Dog
as Toru Uchimura
Spirit World
as Suicide Victim
Spirit World
as Suicide Victim
The Gesuidouz
as John Cage
The Gesuidouz
as John Cage
Brush of the God
Brush of the God
Bushido
as Hyogo Shibata
Bushido
as Hyogo Shibata
The Window of non-REM Winter 2023
The Window of non-REM Winter 2023
Shin Kamen Rider
as Jiro Taki
Shin Kamen Rider
as Jiro Taki
Downfall
as Kaoru Fukazawa
Downfall
as Kaoru Fukazawa
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
as Shingo Tsukimoto
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
as Shingo Tsukimoto
Goodbye Cruel World
Goodbye Cruel World
Shin Ultraman
as Shinji Kaminaga
Shin Ultraman
as Shinji Kaminaga
Love Mooning
as Shigeru Uchiyama
Love Mooning
as Shigeru Uchiyama
Cube
as Ide Hiroshi
Cube
as Ide Hiroshi
Last of the Wolves
as Yuma Tachibana
Last of the Wolves
as Yuma Tachibana
Inside Zokki
Inside Zokki
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
as Hajime Gunji
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
as Hajime Gunji
Surrogacy
Surrogacy
Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer
The Lonely 19:00
as Otomi Toyokawa
The Lonely 19:00
as Otomi Toyokawa
State of Emergency
as Kodokuna 19-ji
State of Emergency
as Kodokuna 19-ji
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
as Daisuke Mizushima
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
as Daisuke Mizushima
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
as Shinichi Sakurai
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
as Shinichi Sakurai
HERO 2020
HERO 2020
Fukushima 50
as Dai Takizawa
Fukushima 50
as Dai Takizawa
COMPLY+-ANCE
COMPLY+-ANCE
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
as Tarou Kabakura
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
as Tarou Kabakura
Wild Virgins
Wild Virgins
Manriki
Manriki
最上の命医 2019
as Mikoto Saijo
最上の命医 2019
as Mikoto Saijo
Diner
as Cowboy
Diner
as Cowboy
A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
as Boyatetsu
A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
as Boyatetsu
The Prisoner of Sakura
as Shiro Kurata
The Prisoner of Sakura
as Shiro Kurata
Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN
Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN
Nomitori Samurai
as Tomonosuke Saeki
Nomitori Samurai
as Tomonosuke Saeki
Detective Story
as Shuichi Tsujiyama
Detective Story
as Shuichi Tsujiyama
Ramen Shop
as Masato
Ramen Shop
as Masato
Last Winter, We Parted
as Yudai Kiharazaka
Last Winter, We Parted
as Yudai Kiharazaka
blank13
as Yoshiyuki Hashida
blank13
as Yoshiyuki Hashida
Manhunt
as kidnapper A
Manhunt
as kidnapper A
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
as Manami's boyfriend
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
as Manami's boyfriend
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
as Mikoto Saijou
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
as Mikoto Saijou
Meatball Machine Kodoku
as Alien
Meatball Machine Kodoku
as Alien
Hirugao
as Yuichiro Kitano
Hirugao
as Yuichiro Kitano
Pacalien
as Pacalien
Pacalien
as Pacalien
Kurosu
as Yuji Yanagida
Kurosu
as Yuji Yanagida
The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Love Letter”)
The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Love Letter”)
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
as Nurarihyon
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
as Nurarihyon
A.I. Love You
as Love (voice)
A.I. Love You
as Love (voice)
The Sowing Traveller 3
The Sowing Traveller 3
High & Low The Red Rain
as Takeru Amamiya
High & Low The Red Rain
as Takeru Amamiya
Scoop!
as Shinzo Otabe
Scoop!
as Shinzo Otabe
RE:BORN
as Kenji Makabe
RE:BORN
as Kenji Makabe
Shin Godzilla
as 1st. tank squadron captain
Shin Godzilla
as 1st. tank squadron captain
Unrequited Love
as Shinichi
Unrequited Love
as Shinichi
The Kodai Family
as Mitsumasa Kodai
The Kodai Family
as Mitsumasa Kodai
The Projects
as Shinjo
The Projects
as Shinjo
A Cappella
as Yunosuke Seki
A Cappella
as Yunosuke Seki
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
as Mikoto Saijo
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
as Mikoto Saijo
7s
7s
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015
as Toyomura Shuichi
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015
as Toyomura Shuichi
Kazoku gokko
as (segment "Suzuki gokko")
Kazoku gokko
as (segment "Suzuki gokko")
The Ninja War of Torakage
as Torakage
The Ninja War of Torakage
as Torakage
Tag
as High School Boy / Lord
Tag
as High School Boy / Lord
Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory
Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory
Taksu
as Chihiro
Taksu
as Chihiro
Out Burn
as Michiaki Kai
Out Burn
as Michiaki Kai
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
Specialist 2
as Masaki Kitamoto
Specialist 2
as Masaki Kitamoto
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
I Just Wanna Hug You
as Sonomura
I Just Wanna Hug You
as Sonomura
Nuigulumar Z
as Koji
Nuigulumar Z
as Koji
Koi
as Katsuya Okubo
Koi
as Katsuya Okubo
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
as Detective Goto
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
as Detective Goto
Specialist
as Masaki Kitamoto
Specialist
as Masaki Kitamoto
Jellyfish Eyes
as Naoto Yukizuka
Jellyfish Eyes
as Naoto Yukizuka
Helter Skelter
as Self
Helter Skelter
as Self
Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)
Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)
Ace Attorney
as Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)
Ace Attorney
as Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)
GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM
GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM
Space Battleship Yamato
as Akira Yamamoto
Space Battleship Yamato
as Akira Yamamoto
Helldriver
as Guard Natsuki
Helldriver
as Guard Natsuki
13 Assassins
as Uneme Makino
13 Assassins
as Uneme Makino
GACHI-BAN MAX2
GACHI-BAN MAX2
Shibuya
Shibuya
Elevator Trap
Elevator Trap
RoboGeisha
as Hikaru Kageno
RoboGeisha
as Hikaru Kageno
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
as Jyugon Mizushima
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
as Jyugon Mizushima
Café Seoul
Café Seoul
Shinjuku Incident
as 静子的男友
Shinjuku Incident
as 静子的男友
63 Minutes Later
63 Minutes Later
Shunkinshō
Shunkinshō
Prince of Tennis Musical: Concert Dream Live 5th
as Yuushi Oshitari
Prince of Tennis Musical: Concert Dream Live 5th
as Yuushi Oshitari
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
as Takaya Yoshino
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
as Takaya Yoshino
CLEARNESS
as Ryō
CLEARNESS
as Ryō
Loving You
as Noboru / Ryū Fukami
Loving You
as Noboru / Ryū Fukami
Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!
Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!
Sukitomo
as Aoi Tomokazu
Sukitomo
as Aoi Tomokazu
Boys Love
as Noeru Kisaragi
Boys Love
as Noeru Kisaragi
Musical: Prince of Tennis Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Prince of Tennis Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd
as Yuushi Oshitari
The Rug Cop
as Detective Yatsuda
The Rug Cop
as Detective Yatsuda
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei
as Yuushi Oshitari
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei
as Yuushi Oshitari
Kabuto-O Beetle
as Hametsu Oh Disaster
Kabuto-O Beetle
as Hametsu Oh Disaster
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
as Yuuji
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
as Yuuji
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven
as Jun
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven
as Jun