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 CameraYojimbo (1961) - First Assistant CameraRan (1985) - Director of PhotographyHigh 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 CameraRhapsody in August (1991) - Director of PhotographyMadadayo (1993) - 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