Takumi Saito

Saito had every reason to coast on the face. Instead he picked up a camera. He shoots photographs, he directs films, and he signs the directing with a different spelling of his own name, as if keeping the actor out of the frame. His newcomer award came in 2015, when he was already in his thirties. Late, and it stuck.

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Name (English)

Takumi Saito

Name (Japanese)

斎藤工

Reading

さいとう たくみ

Born

August 22, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

184 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / model / photographer / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Blood type

A

Agency

ブルーベアハウス

Active years

2001 - / 2012 -

High school

Steiner Academy Primary/Middle/High School

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year

Works summary

Appearances

413 (1981–2027)

By year

1981: 1, 2001: 1, 2002: 2, 2003: 3, 2004: 7, 2005: 6, 2006: 11, 2007: 12, 2008: 11, 2009: 17, 2010: 16, 2011: 16, 2012: 15, 2013: 22, 2014: 22, 2015: 22, 2016: 23, 2017: 16, 2018: 20, 2019: 28, 2020: 22, 2021: 18, 2022: 11, 2023: 16, 2024: 15, 2025: 17, 2026: 7, 2027: 2

Debut work

ニッポン脱出〜1981〜

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.saitoh-takumi.jp/home/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/takumisaitoh_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takumi%20Saitoh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%8E%E8%97%A4%E5%B7%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1329116

Tags

• Tokyo
• actor
• singer
• model

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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