Takumi Saitoh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-22 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Takumi Saitoh

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.

Known For

  • RE:BORN

    RE:BORN

  • Space Battleship Yamato

    Space Battleship Yamato

  • blank13

    blank13

  • Cube

    Cube

  • Shin Godzilla

    Shin Godzilla

  • 7s

    7s

  • Bullet Train Explosion

    Bullet Train Explosion

  • Nuigulumar Z

    Nuigulumar Z

  • My Husband is a Cartoonist

    My Husband is a Cartoonist

  • Diner

    Diner

  • Tag

    Tag

  • Boys Love

    Boys Love

  • Shin Ultraman

    Shin Ultraman

  • Fukushima 50

    Fukushima 50

  • Spirit World

    Spirit World

  • SPEC ~ First Blood

    SPEC ~ First Blood

  • GACHI-BAN MAX2

    GACHI-BAN MAX2

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Road to Vendetta

    Road to Vendetta

  • 13 Assassins

    13 Assassins

  • Bushido

    Bushido

  • HERO 2020

    HERO 2020

  • The Window of non-REM

    The Window of non-REM

  • Tokyo Vampire Hotel

    Tokyo Vampire Hotel

  • The Queen of Villains

    The Queen of Villains

  • Shinjuku Incident

    Shinjuku Incident

  • Tokyo Vampire Hotel

    Tokyo Vampire Hotel

  • Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

    Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

  • High & Low The Red Rain

    High & Low The Red Rain

  • Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

    Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

  • Unrequited Love

    Unrequited Love

  • COMPLY+-ANCE

    COMPLY+-ANCE

  • Taksu

    Taksu

  • BG: Personal Bodyguard

    BG: Personal Bodyguard

  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

  • The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea

    The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea

  • Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!

    Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!

  • The Gift of Your Heart

    The Gift of Your Heart

  • Meatball Machine Kodoku

    Meatball Machine Kodoku

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

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

  • Manhunt

    Manhunt

  • RoboGeisha

    RoboGeisha

  • Ace Attorney

    Ace Attorney

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

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

  • Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

    Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

  • Downfall

    Downfall

  • Ichikei's Crow The Movie

    Ichikei's Crow The Movie

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

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

  • Shin Kamen Rider

    Shin Kamen Rider

  • Hirugao

    Hirugao

  • A Gambler's Odyssey 2020

    A Gambler's Odyssey 2020

  • The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017

    The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017

  • Helldriver

    Helldriver

  • Ramen Shop

    Ramen Shop

  • I Just Wanna Hug You

    I Just Wanna Hug You

  • Mag Mag

    Mag Mag

  • The Kodai Family

    The Kodai Family

  • The Sowing Traveller 3

    The Sowing Traveller 3

  • A Cappella

    A Cappella

  • Believe: A Bridge to You

    Believe: A Bridge to You

  • Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa

    Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa

  • The Hours of My Life

    The Hours of My Life

  • The Rug Cop

    The Rug Cop

  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

    Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

  • A Light in the Harbor

    A Light in the Harbor

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • State of Emergency

    State of Emergency

  • Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015

    Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015

  • Surrogacy

    Surrogacy

  • Out Burn

    Out Burn

  • My Dear Exes

    My Dear Exes

  • The Boy and the Dog

    The Boy and the Dog

  • Last Winter, We Parted

    Last Winter, We Parted

  • Shibuya

    Shibuya

  • The Gesuidouz

    The Gesuidouz

  • Love Mooning

    Love Mooning

  • Toki no kaori: Remember me

    Toki no kaori: Remember me

  • He's Expecting

    He's Expecting

  • The Ninja War of Torakage

    The Ninja War of Torakage

  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

  • Miss Pilot

    Miss Pilot

  • THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

    THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

  • Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World

  • The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

  • Jellyfish Eyes

    Jellyfish Eyes

  • The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016

    The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016

  • Wild Virgins

    Wild Virgins

  • Kazoku gokko

    Kazoku gokko

  • Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven

    Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven

  • The Window of non-REM Winter 2023

    The Window of non-REM Winter 2023

  • Beautiful Dreamer

    Beautiful Dreamer

  • 63 Minutes Later

    63 Minutes Later

  • CLEARNESS

    CLEARNESS

  • Elevator Trap

    Elevator Trap

  • Koi

    Koi

  • Scoop!

    Scoop!

  • The Prisoner of Sakura

    The Prisoner of Sakura

  • Tamami: The Baby's Curse

    Tamami: The Baby's Curse

  • Manriki

    Manriki

  • More Than Words

    More Than Words

  • GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM

    GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM

  • Loving You

    Loving You

  • 最上の命医 2019

    最上の命医 2019

  • Kamen Teacher: The Movie

    Kamen Teacher: The Movie

  • Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō

    Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō

  • Café Seoul

    Café Seoul

  • Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!

    Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!

  • Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya

    Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya

  • The Projects

    The Projects

  • Specialist 2

    Specialist 2

  • Sukitomo

    Sukitomo

  • Doctors' Affairs

    Doctors' Affairs

  • Someday at a Place in the Sun

    Someday at a Place in the Sun

  • Specialist

    Specialist

  • Hold on, look ahead.

    Hold on, look ahead.

  • Inside Zokki

    Inside Zokki

  • The Great White Tower

    The Great White Tower

  • HANA-KIMI 2011

    HANA-KIMI 2011

  • Akira and Akira

    Akira and Akira

  • This is I

    This is I

  • The Kidnapping Day

    The Kidnapping Day

  • Is this Love Checkmate!?

    Is this Love Checkmate!?

  • A.I. Love You

    A.I. Love You

  • Pension: Love Is Pink

    Pension: Love Is Pink

  • Shunkinshō

    Shunkinshō

  • “シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組

    “シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組

  • Kamen Teacher

    Kamen Teacher

  • Becoming a Doctor at Age 37

    Becoming a Doctor at Age 37

  • You're Under Arrest: The Drama

    You're Under Arrest: The Drama

  • Boys on the Run

    Boys on the Run

  • The Best Skilled Surgeon

    The Best Skilled Surgeon

  • Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version

    Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version

  • Dark Suit

    Dark Suit

  • Humanoid Monster Bem

    Humanoid Monster Bem

  • Last of the Wolves

    Last of the Wolves

  • Olympic Ransom

    Olympic Ransom

  • QP

    QP

  • The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

  • The House of Glass

    The House of Glass

  • Kyouen NG

    Kyouen NG

  • Princess Princess D

    Princess Princess D

  • Maskmen (2018)

    Maskmen (2018)

  • Tokyo Bachelors

    Tokyo Bachelors

  • Destiny-Like Love

    Destiny-Like Love

  • The World Yamizukan

    The World Yamizukan

  • Brush of the God

    Brush of the God

  • The End of the Wind

    The End of the Wind

  • Chase: National Taxation Inspector

    Chase: National Taxation Inspector

  • Goodbye Alma

    Goodbye Alma

  • Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!

    Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!

  • Super Human Fortress Record of Hiroshi War

    Super Human Fortress Record of Hiroshi War

  • Man Drifting Ashore

    Man Drifting Ashore

  • Otokomae!

    Otokomae!

  • ワケあって火星に住みました〜エラバレシ4ニン〜

    ワケあって火星に住みました〜エラバレシ4ニン〜

  • Renai Kentei

    Renai Kentei

  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

  • Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

    Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

  • Nomitori Samurai

    Nomitori Samurai

  • God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie

    God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie

  • Saijō no propose

    Saijō no propose

  • Kabuto-O Beetle

    Kabuto-O Beetle

  • The Lonely 19:00

    The Lonely 19:00

  • Kodomo Director

    Kodomo Director

  • Pacalien

    Pacalien

  • Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN

    Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN