Acting
Takumi Saitoh
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.
Filmography
This Is I
Film · 2026
Mag Mag
Film · 2026
Magical Secret Tour
Film · 2026
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Film · 2026
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Film · 2026
The Criminal
Series · 2026
The Gesuidouz
Film · 2025
The Boy and the Dog
Film · 2025
Bullet Train Explosion
Film · 2025
Spirit World
Film · 2025
Road to Vendetta
Film · 2025
A Light in the Harbor
Film · 2025
The Kidnapping Day
Series · 2025
Brush of the God
Film · 2024
Bushido
Film · 2024
The Gift of Your Heart
Series · 2024
Kodomo Director
Series · 2024
Believe: A Bridge to You
Series · 2024
The Queen of Villains
Series · 2024
The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
Series · 2024
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
Series · 2024
Shin Kamen Rider
Film · 2023
The Window of non-REM Winter 2023
Film · 2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
Film · 2023
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Film · 2023
Downfall
Film · 2023
Super Human Fortress Record of Hiroshi War
Series · 2023
Goodbye Cruel World
Film · 2022
Shin Ultraman
Film · 2022
Actress I's Melancholy/comply+-Ance
Film · 2022
More Than Words
Series · 2022
He's Expecting
Series · 2022
The Window of non-REM
Series · 2022
Inside Zokki
Film · 2021
Surrogacy
Film · 2021
Love Mooning
Film · 2021
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
Film · 2021
Cube
Film · 2021
Last of the Wolves
Film · 2021
Hold on, look ahead.
Series · 2021
Man Drifting Ashore
Series · 2021
My Dear Exes
Series · 2021
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
Film · 2020
The Lonely 19:00
Film · 2020
HERO 2020
Film · 2020
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Film · 2020
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Film · 2020
Fukushima 50
Film · 2020
State of Emergency
Film · 2020
Beautiful Dreamer
Film · 2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Film · 2020
COMPLY+-ANCE
Film · 2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Series · 2020
Pension: Love Is Pink
Series · 2020
Kyouen NG
Series · 2020
ワケあって火星に住みました〜エラバレシ4ニン〜
Series · 2020
最上の命医 2019
Film · 2019
A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
Film · 2019
The Prisoner of Sakura
Film · 2019
Diner
Film · 2019
Manriki
Film · 2019
Wild Virgins
Film · 2019
Tokyo Bachelors
Series · 2019
Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
Series · 2019
Saijō no propose
Series · 2019
The Great White Tower
Series · 2019
“シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組
Series · 2019
Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN
Film · 2018
blank13
Film · 2018
Ramen Shop
Film · 2018
Nomitori Samurai
Film · 2018
Last Winter, We Parted
Film · 2018
Detective Story
Film · 2018
BG: Personal Bodyguard
Series · 2018
Is this Love Checkmate!?
Series · 2018
Maskmen (2018)
Series · 2018
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Film · 2017
Manhunt
Film · 2017
The Blue Hearts
Film · 2017
Hirugao
Film · 2017
Pacalien
Film · 2017
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Film · 2017
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
Film · 2017
Kurosu
Film · 2017
The World Yamizukan
Series · 2017
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Series · 2017
Akira and Akira
Series · 2017
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
Film · 2016
A Cappella
Film · 2016
The Kodai Family
Film · 2016
The Projects
Film · 2016
Shin Godzilla
Film · 2016
Scoop!
Film · 2016
The Sowing Traveller 3
Film · 2016
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
Film · 2016
High & Low The Red Rain
Film · 2016
RE:BORN
Film · 2016
Unrequited Love
Film · 2016
A.I. Love You
Film · 2016
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa
Series · 2016
Destiny-Like Love
Series · 2016
Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!
Series · 2016
Kazoku gokko
Film · 2015
The Ninja War of Torakage
Film · 2015
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015
Film · 2015
Tag
Film · 2015
7s
Film · 2015
Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory
Film · 2015
Doctors' Affairs
Series · 2015
Nuigulumar Z
Film · 2014
Taksu
Film · 2014
I Just Wanna Hug You
Film · 2014
Out Burn
Film · 2014
Specialist 2
Film · 2014
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
Film · 2014
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
Film · 2014
Dark Suit
Series · 2014
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Series · 2014
The Hours of My Life
Series · 2014
Jellyfish Eyes
Film · 2013
Specialist
Film · 2013
Koi
Film · 2013
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
Film · 2013
Miss Pilot
Series · 2013
The Brothers Karamazov
Series · 2013
Someday at a Place in the Sun
Series · 2013
Olympic Ransom
Series · 2013
Kamen Teacher
Series · 2013
The House of Glass
Series · 2013
Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)
Film · 2012
Helter Skelter
Film · 2012
Ace Attorney
Film · 2012
Boys on the Run
Series · 2012
Becoming a Doctor at Age 37
Series · 2012
Renai Kentei
Series · 2012
GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM
Film · 2011
The Best Skilled Surgeon
Series · 2011
QP
Series · 2011
Humanoid Monster Bem
Series · 2011
HANA-KIMI 2011
Series · 2011
Princess Go
Series · 2011
Space Battleship Yamato
Film · 2010
GACHI-BAN MAX2
Film · 2010
13 Assassins
Film · 2010
Shibuya
Film · 2010
Helldriver
Film · 2010
Chase: National Taxation Inspector
Series · 2010
Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
Series · 2010
Goodbye Alma
Series · 2010
SPEC ~ First Blood
Series · 2010
My Husband is a Cartoonist
Series · 2010
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Film · 2009
RoboGeisha
Film · 2009
Shinjuku Incident
Film · 2009
Café Seoul
Film · 2009
Elevator Trap
Film · 2009
63 Minutes Later
Film · 2009
CLEARNESS
Film · 2008
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
Film · 2008
Shunkinshō
Film · 2008
Prince of Tennis Musical: Concert Dream Live 5th
Film · 2008
Otokomae!
Series · 2008
Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!
Film · 2007
Loving You
Film · 2007
Sukitomo
Film · 2007
The End of the Wind
Series · 2007
Boys Love
Film · 2006
The Rug Cop
Film · 2006
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006
Film · 2006
Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd
Film · 2006
Musical: Prince of Tennis Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei
Film · 2006
Princess Princess D
Series · 2006
Kabuto-O Beetle
Film · 2005
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei
Film · 2005
You're Under Arrest: The Drama
Series · 2002
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven
Film · 2001
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
Film · 2001