Takao Saitō
Camera · Director of Photography · Additional Director of Photography · Cinematography
Born Mar 5, 1929 · Kyoto, Japan
Active 1954–2014
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.
Filmography
Seven Samurai (1954) — First Assistant CameraRan (1985) — Director of PhotographyYojimbo (1961) — First Assistant CameraHigh and Low (1963) — Director of PhotographySanjuro (1962) — Director of PhotographyKagemusha (1980) — Director of PhotographyRed Beard (1965) — Director of PhotographyDreams (1990) — Director of PhotographyThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Assistant CameraMadadayo (1993) — Director of PhotographyRhapsody in August (1991) — Director of PhotographyDodes'ka-den (1970) — Director of PhotographyAfter the Rain (2000) — Additional Director of PhotographyMy Brother, My Love (1968) — Director of PhotographyJapan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man (1965) — Camera TechnicianRed Lion (1969) — Director of PhotographyIrresponsible Age of Japan (1962) — Director of PhotographyEpic Chushingura (1971) — CinematographyThe Killing Bottle (1967) — Director of PhotographyKojiro (1967) — Director of PhotographyThe Mad Atlantic (1966) — CinematographyFalcons of Edo (1978) — CinematographyBullet Wound (1969) — Director of PhotographyLegacy of the 500,000 (1963) — Director of Photography · Cinematography