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Kōichi Saitō

Director · 34 credits · 2 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Rendezvous (1972)

Directed movies (34 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Rendezvous

    1972 · ★ 6.3 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Frozen River

    1976 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Shadow of Deception

    1971 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Mystery, Drama

    3

  4. Jesus is My Boss

    2001

    Crime, Drama

    4

  5. Journey Into Solitude

    1972 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. The Blue Mountains '88

    1988 · ★ 4.5 (1 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Woman's Body Heat: Don't Forget Me

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    7

  8. Little Snack

    1968 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    8

  9. Tsugaru Folksong

    1973 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    9

  10. The Homeless

    1974 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Crime, Action, Drama

    10

  11. Second Chance

    1973 · ★ 1.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Invitation from the Beach

    1978

    12

  13. Lemon in the Rainbow

    1968 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Dear Tomorrow

    1969

    14

  15. The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

    1980

    Drama

    15

  16. Kigeki: Hanayome sensô

    1971

    Comedy

    16

  17. Seasonal Wind

    1977

    Romance, Drama

    17

  18. Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru

    1975

    Drama, History

    18

  19. Bokyo

    1993

    Drama, History

    19

  20. Whispering Joe

    1967

    Drama, Crime

    20

  21. Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari

    2004

    Drama

    21

  22. The Tide Does Not Return

    1969

    Drama, Romance

    22

  23. Waterfront Blues

    1970

    Drama

    23

  24. Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

    1973

    Comedy

    24

  25. Aspiration

    1977

    Drama

    25

  26. Fallen Leaves and Sweet Memories

    1969

    26

  27. Memai

    1971

    27

  28. Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori

    1971

    28

  29. Hotel Rose

    1996

    29

  30. Ningen no sabaku

    1990

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.