Takumi Saitoh

**Takumi Saitoh** (斎藤 (さいとう)  工 (たくみ) , *Saitō Takumi*, born 22 August 1981 in Minato, Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and film director, as well as a film critic, model, singer, photographer, and YouTuber. His real name uses a different kanji spelling (齊藤 (さいとう)  工 (たくみ) , *Saitō Takumi*) albeit having a similar pronunciation, which he uses in his directorial works. He is also affiliated with Blue Bear House [ja]. He portrayed the drama series' titular character Hideo Himura in *Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri*, reprising his role in its sequel and 2019 drama special.

## Selected Filmography

### Film

* *Dance Master: Dance! Moulin Rouge Ladies Shop* (2005) as Momochi Shintarō (Lead role)
* *Sukitomo* (2007) as Aoi Tomokazu (Lead role)
* *Cafe Seoul* (2009) as Jun Isaka (Lead role)
* *13 Assassins* (2010) as Makino Uneme
* *Ace Attorney* (2012) as Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)
* *High&Low: The Red Rain* (2016) as Takeru Amamiya
* *Hirugao: The Movie* (2017) as Yuichiro Kitano (Lead role)
* *Blank 13* (2018) as Yoshiyuki Matsuda (Actor and director)
* *Diner* (2019) as Cowboy
* *Manriki* (2019) as the face adjuster (Lead role)
* *Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku* (2020) as Taro Kabakura

### Television

* *Otokomae!* (2008) as Takeda Shinsaburo (Lead role)
* *Hana Kimi* remake (2011) as Hokuto Umeda
* *QP* (2011) as Ryo Azuma (Lead role)
* *Boys on the Run* (2012) as Takahiro Aoyama
* *Hirugao* (2014) as Yuichiro Kitano (Lead role)
* *Dark Suit* (2014) as Ryo Ichinose (Lead role)
* *Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri* (2016) as Hideo Himura (Lead role)
* *Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri: Another Story* (2016) as Hideo Himura (Lead role)
* *The Best Skilled Surgeon* (2017) as Saijo Mikoto (Lead role)
* *BG: Personal Bodyguard* (2018) as Masaya Takanashi
* *Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri 2019* (2019) as Hideo Himura (Lead role)
* *BG: Personal Bodyguard 2* (2020) as Masaya Takanashi

### Stage

* *Jump Festa Bleach* (2004) as Ichigo Kurosaki (Lead role)
* *Prince of Tennis: The Musical* as Yūshi Oshitari
	+ *The Imperial Match: Hyotei Gakuen* (2005–2006)
	+ *Dream Live 3rd* (2006)
	+ *Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen* (2006)
	+ *Dream Live 4th* (2007) (Appearing in a video letter)
	+ *Dream Live 5th* (2008)
	+ *The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Chū* (2008)
* *The Family · Bonds* (2007) as Ginji Hanamura (Lead role)
* *Run: The First Performance — Kanazawa's Rebellion (Last Name)* (2009) as Hita Masahisa

## Trivia

* According to his profile in the official website of Blue Bear House:
	+ His height is 184 cm.
	+ His sizes are B=94 cm, W=73, H=92, and S=28.
	+ His hobbies include traveling, aikido, and playing soccer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 斎藤工 — Wikipedia (Japanese)
2. ↑ 北川景子、斎藤工らが『エランドール賞』新人賞受賞 — Oricon (Japanese)
3. ↑ エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 — All Nippon Producers Association (Japanese)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SAITOH TAKUMI CREATIVE — BLUE BEAR HOUSE
5. ↑ 齊藤工が手掛けた短編映画が国際エミー賞にノミネート — The Television (Japanese)
6. ↑ 2017年のMEN OF THE YEARが今夜決定！ 稲垣吾郎、草彅剛、香取慎吾をはじめ全9人が登場!! — GQ Japan (Japanese)
7. ↑ 38th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival Awards & Juries — Hawaii International Film Festival (Broken link)
8. ↑ 浅川梨奈、バレンタインは「ふんどしの真ん中に本命、義理と書いて渡せば…」 — Sanspo (Japanese)
9. ↑ 斎藤工、千葉雄大、竹内涼真、志尊淳、乃木坂、Snow ManらWeibo表彰式に — Natalie Eiga (Japanese)
10. ↑ 大賞は、斎藤 工さん！ふんどし普及に貢献した著名人に贈られる『ベストフンドシストアワード2019』受賞者決定のお知らせ  — ValuePress (Japanese)
11. ↑ 斎藤 工 — BLUE BEAR HOUSE

## External Links

* Takumi Saitoh on Japanese Wikipedia
* Takumi Saitoh on BLUE BEAR HOUSE (Profile)
* Takumi Saitoh on DramaWiki
* Takumi Saitoh on IMDb
* Takumi Saitoh's official blog
* Takumi Saitoh on Instagram
* Takumi Saitoh on YouTube