Taiga drama
He appears in several NHK productions. In the 2004 NHK Taiga drama "Shinsengumi!" Saitō is played by Joe Odagiri. In the 2013 Taiga drama "Yae no Sakura", he is played by Kenji Furuya of Dragon Ash, and Shugo Oshinari portrays him in one episode of the NHK historical documentary series "Rekishi Hiwa Historia".