Takumi Saitoh
Known for: Acting
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
Series
My Husband is a Cartoonist
2010
Film
Shin Godzilla
1st. tank squadron captain
2016
Series
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Manami's boyfriend
2017
Series
SPEC ~ First Blood
Sadao Itano
2010
Series
BG: Personal Bodyguard
Masaya Takanashi
2018
Series
Olympic Ransom
2013
Series
My Dear Exes
2021
Film
RE:BORN
Kenji Makabe
2016
Film
Shin Ultraman
Shinji Kaminaga
2022
Series
The Window of non-REM
2022
Series
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Yuichiro Kitano
2014
Film
Taksu
Chihiro
2014
Film
Shinjuku Incident
静子的男友
2009
Series
Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
Shinichi Sakurai
2019
Series
Tokyo Bachelors
Reiya Miyoshi
2019
Series
The Great White Tower
Toru Sekiguchi
2019
Series
The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
Shinpei Araki
2024
Series
HANA-KIMI 2011
Umeda Hokuto
2011
Film
Mag Mag
Kosei Eno
2026
Series
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
Jiro Taki
2024
Series
Akira and Akira
2017
Film
13 Assassins
Uneme Makino
2010
Series
More Than Words
[Asato's brother]
2022
Film
Bullet Train Explosion
Yuichi Kasagi
2025
Film
Shin Kamen Rider
Jiro Taki
2023
Film
Helter Skelter
Self
2012
Series
Believe: A Bridge to You
Yoshihito Akizawa
2024
Series
The Best Skilled Surgeon
Mikoto Saijo
2011
Series
The Hours of My Life
Shigeyuki Mukai
2014
Series
QP
Ryo Azuma
2011
Series
Humanoid Monster Bem
2011
Film
Fukushima 50
Dai Takizawa
2020
Film
This Is I
Koji Wada
2026
Film
Manhunt
kidnapper A
2017
Series
Miss Pilot
Konosuke Kunikida（国木田 孝之助）
2013
Series
Kyouen NG
Ichihara Ryu
2020
Series
The Queen of Villains
Toshikuni Matsunaga
2024
Film
Cube
Ide Hiroshi
2021
Film
Tag
High School Boy / Lord
2015
Series
The Gift of Your Heart
Kusaka
2024
Series
Hold on, look ahead.
Mizutani Mitsuo
2021
Series
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa
Hideo Himura
2016
Series
The Kidnapping Day
Masamune Shinjo
2025
Series
Someday at a Place in the Sun
Keita Iwase
2013
Series
Destiny-Like Love
Ozawa Yuri
2016
Series
Dark Suit
2014
Series
Pension: Love Is Pink
Yoshio
2020
Series
He's Expecting
Kentaro Hiyama
2022
Film
Kingdom 5
2026
Film
Last of the Wolves
Yuma Tachibana
2021
Series
Man Drifting Ashore
Hemingway
2021
Series
Becoming a Doctor at Age 37
Satoru Niimi
2012
Series
Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
Tatsuya Ukyo
2010
Film
blank13
Yoshiyuki Hashida
2018
Film
Helldriver
Guard Natsuki
2010
Film
Space Battleship Yamato
Akira Yamamoto
2010
Series
The Brothers Karamazov
Mitsuru Kurosawa
2013
Film
Spirit World
Suicide Victim
2025
Film
High & Low The Red Rain
Takeru Amamiya
2016
Series
Is this Love Checkmate!?
Kato Sensei
2018
Series
Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!
斎藤工
2016
Film
Scoop!
Shinzo Otabe
2016
Film
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
Nurarihyon
2016
Series
Doctors' Affairs
2015
Series
Princess Princess D
Arisada Shuuya
2006
Series
Super Human Fortress Record of Hiroshi War
2023
Film
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Alien
2017
Film
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Daisuke Mizushima
2020
Film
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Tarou Kabakura
2020
Series
Chase: National Taxation Inspector
Kichi Hiyama
2010
Series
You're Under Arrest: The Drama
Kohashi Motors worker
2002
Series
Renai Kentei
Michihito Matsushita
2012
Series
ワケあって火星に住みました〜エラバレシ4ニン〜
大松翔太
2020
Film
Diner
Cowboy
2019
Film
The Kodai Family
Mitsumasa Kodai
2016
Film
Bushido
Hyogo Shibata
2024
Film
Hirugao
Yuichiro Kitano
2017
Film
Road to Vendetta
Sakamoto
2025
Series
Otokomae!
Takeda Shinsaburo
2008
Film
Jellyfish Eyes
Naoto Yukizuka
2013
Series
Kamen Teacher
Rui Iikura
2013
Film
Nuigulumar Z
Koji
2014
Film
A Cappella
Yunosuke Seki
2016
Film
I Just Wanna Hug You
Sonomura
2014
Film
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Manami's boyfriend
2017
Film
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2023
Series
The World Yamizukan
Storyteller (voice)
2017
Series
Goodbye Alma
Hideyuki Mitsuzuka
2010
Film
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
Hajime Gunji
2021
Film
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Jyugon Mizushima
2009
Series
Maskmen (2018)
Pittoin
2018
Film
Ace Attorney
Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)
2012
Film
Last Winter, We Parted
Yudai Kiharazaka
2018
Film
Unrequited Love
Shinichi
2016
Film
Ramen Shop
Masato
2018
Series
“シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組
2019
Film
Nomitori Samurai
Tomonosuke Saeki
2018
Film
Kazoku gokko
(segment "Suzuki gokko")
2015
Series
The House of Glass
2013
Film
The Blue Hearts
(segment “Love Letter”)
2017
Series
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Series
The End of the Wind
Sugiyama Shikanosuke
2007
Film
CLEARNESS
Ryō
2008
Series
Boys on the Run
Takahiro Aoyama
2012
Film
The Ninja War of Torakage
Torakage
2015
Film
The Window of non-REM Winter 2023
2023
Film
Love Mooning
Shigeru Uchiyama
2021
Series
Saijō no propose
2019
Film
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
Shingo Tsukimoto
2023
Film
The Boy and the Dog
Toru Uchimura
2025
Film
RoboGeisha
Hikaru Kageno
2009
Film
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
Detective Goto
2013
Film
State of Emergency
Kodokuna 19-ji
2020
Film
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
2014
Film
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Film
Goodbye Cruel World
2022
Film
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015
Toyomura Shuichi
2015
Film
The Sowing Traveller 3
2016
Film
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
Takaya Yoshino
2008
Film
Specialist
Masaki Kitamoto
2013
Film
Elevator Trap
2009
Film
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
Shinichi Sakurai
2020
Film
A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
Boyatetsu
2019
Film
Boys Love
Noeru Kisaragi
2006
Film
Surrogacy
2021
Film
Koi
Katsuya Okubo
2013
Film
Café Seoul
2009
Film
Out Burn
Michiaki Kai
2014
Film
Brush of the God
2024
Film
Downfall
Kaoru Fukazawa
2023
Film
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
Mikoto Saijou
2017
Film
The Projects
Shinjo
2016
Film
Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory
2015
Film
7s
2015
Film
The Gesuidouz
John Cage
2024
Film
Specialist 2
Masaki Kitamoto
2014
Film
63 Minutes Later
2009
Film
A.I. Love You
Love (voice)
2016
Film
COMPLY+-ANCE
2020
Film
Loving You
Noboru / Ryū Fukami
2007
Series
Kodomo Director
2024
Film
Beautiful Dreamer
2020
Film
Manriki
2019
Film
The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
Mikoto Saijo
2016
Film
最上の命医 2019
Mikoto Saijo
2019
Film
Detective Story
Shuichi Tsujiyama
2018
Film
Wild Virgins
2019
Film
Shibuya
2010
Film
Inside Zokki
2021
Film
A Light in the Harbor
2025
Film
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven
Jun
2001
Film
Sukitomo
Aoi Tomokazu
2007
Film
The Prisoner of Sakura
Shiro Kurata
2019
Film
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
2014
Film
The Rug Cop
Detective Yatsuda
2006
Film
GACHI-BAN MAX2
2010
Film
Magical Secret Tour
2026
Film
The Lonely 19:00
Otomi Toyokawa
2020
Film
Shunkinshō
2008
Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama)
2012
Film
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
Yuuji
2001
Film
Kabuto-O Beetle
Hametsu Oh Disaster
2005
Film
GACHI-BAN: ULTIMATUM
2011
Film
Ton demo horror series Oh! My neck is on the plate!
2007
Film
Alpaca Alien: PACALIEN
2018
Film
HERO 2020
2020
Criminal
Nanao Yarimizu
2026
Film
Kurosu
Yuji Yanagida
2017
Film
Pacalien
Pacalien
2017