Torajiro Saito

Torajiro Saito (斎藤 寅次郎 Saitō Torajirō, January 30, 1905 May 1, 1982) was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926.[1] He later worked at the Shintoho and Toho studios.[1] He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Kenichi Enomoto, Roppa Furukawa, and Junzaburo Ban.[1][2][3]

Filmography

His works include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saitō Torajirō". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. "Kigeki no kamisama Saitō Torajiro" (in Japanese). Laputa. Retrieved 28 November 2010. Program of 2005 Saitō retrospective.
  3. Joseph L. Anderson, Donald Richie The Japanese Film: Art and Industry 1982 Page 198 "One of the earliest of the postwar comedies was Torajiro Saito's The Emperor's Hat (Tenno no Boshi), made in 1950 and incorporating a plot which before the war would have constituted a severe political crime. A man working in a museum ..."

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