Kōsei Saitō Explained

Kōsei Saitō
Birth Date:	15 July 1932
Birth Place:	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Death Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Film director
Yearsactive:	1958-2010

was a Japanese film director. He is known for directing the film G.I. Samurai .^{[1] [2] [3]}

Selected filmography

Film

• Shayō no Omokage aka The Lonely Life (1967) (Fist work as a director^[4])
• Sannin no Onna Yoru no Chō aka Night Butterflies (1967)
• Onna no Iji (1971)
• Akumaga kitarite fue wo fuku (1979)
• G.I. Samurai (1979)
• Ninja Wars (1982)
• Tsumiki Kuzushi (1983)
• Kizudarake no Kunshō (1986)

Television

• Taiyō ni Hoero!
• Oretachino Tabi (1976)^[3]
• Lone Wolf and Cub (Second season)
• Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983-1991)
• Unmeitōge (1993)
• Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
• Mito Kōmon series
• (2006)
• Chushingura Sono Otoko Ōishi Kuranosuke (2010)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kōsei Saitō. allcinema . August 10, 2017.
2. Web site: 斎藤光正氏が死去 映画監督. Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 2012-11-26. July 4, 2021.
3. Web site: 斎藤光正監督、中村雅俊ら惜別熱唱. デイリー. 2012-11-26. July 4, 2021.
4. Web site: Shayō no Omokage. eiga.com. 3 December 2021.