---
name: "Ichirō Saitō"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ichiro-saito"
fi1m_id: "ichiro-saito"
imdb_id: "nm0756905"
tmdb_id: 125001
wikidata_id: "Q3147667"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "23 August 1909"
died: "16 November 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:37:18.835167+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ichirō Saitō

## Identity

Ichirō Saitō

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ichiro-saito
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ichiro-saito
- **IMDb ID:** nm0756905
- **TMDB ID:** 125001
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3147667
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Sait%C5%8D, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3147667, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125001

Composer. Born 23 August 1909 in Chiba, Japan. Died 16 November 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 23 August 1909, Chiba, Japan
- **Died:** 16 November 1979
- **Also known as:** 斉藤一郎,  斉藤一郎
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Sait%C5%8D, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3147667, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125001

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Ugetsu*](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) (89)

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## Biography

Ichirō Saitō (斎藤一郎) was a Japanese film composer. Born in Chiba in 1909, he studied violin at the Tokyo Higher Music Academy (now Kunitachi College of Music) before working as a performer and later establishing himself as a composer.

He composed scores for more than 300 films between the late 1930s and 1970s. Saitō worked frequently with directors including Kenji Mizoguchi on *The Life of Oharu* (1952) and *Ugetsu* (1953), Mikio Naruse on *Floating Clouds* (1955) and *Sound of the Mountain* (1954), and Yasujirō Ozu on *The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice* (1952). His later credits include several entries in the Zatoichi series.

In 1952 he received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Music for his work on multiple films that year.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ugetsu* (1953), Fi1m 89, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md)

## Complete filmography (282)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Execution in Autumn* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: Rising Dragon* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Storm Over the Yangtse River* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The Curse of the Ghost* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The Biggest Gamble* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Kanto Onna Gokudo* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Tales of the Inner Chamber* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Women and Miso Soup* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: Where The Blade Enters* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Secret Assignment* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Showdown of Men 2* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Rebellion of Japan* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Zatoichi's Cane Sword* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Our Wonderful Years* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Zatoichi's Pilgrimage* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Seven Gamblers* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Dianas of the Campus* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Nothing But Bones* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Young Boss: Invitation to Fight* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *One Man's Chivalry* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *New Tengu from Mount Kurama* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain: The Naniwa Story* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Gamblers and Racketeers* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *The Domain* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Yearning* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *A Woman's Life* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Ōkuma Shigenobu the great* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The Confusing Journey of Jirocho* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Akatsuki* (1963), series, Original Music Composer
- *Tattoo of Love* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Shinsengumi Chronicles* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Yôki na tono-sama* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Operation Diamond* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Tale of Zatoichi Continues* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Betting on the Sword* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Daughters of the Saotome Family* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Demon of Sendai's Castle* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *170 Leagues to Edo* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Yakuza Official* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Destiny's Son* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Four Sisters* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Lady Sen and Hideyori* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Third Generation's Loyalty Offering* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Teppo Yasu no Shogai* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Wiser Age* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Structure of Hate* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Radiant Prince* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Okoto and Sasuke* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Koina no Ginpei* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Gambler's Code* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Other Woman* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Moonlight in the Rain* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Musume to Watashi* (1961), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Blind Devotion* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Uta wa tōge o koete* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Lovers of Ginza* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Wayside Pebble* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Tsukinode no ketto* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Devotion to Railway* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Approach of Autumn* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *What Price Love?* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Blind Menace* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Sand City in Manchuria* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Lovelorn Geisha* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Scarred Yosaburo* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Daughters, Wives and a Mother* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Song Lantern* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Demon of Mount Oe* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Ryuji, the Gun Slinger* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Great Road* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Princess Sen in Edo* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Samurai Vendetta* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *The Ghost of Iwojima* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Kashima-nada no onna* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Stop the Old Fox* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Man of Edo* (1959), Music
- *Jirocho Fuji* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Ojo-kichiza* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *The Hidden Treasure* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Lord Nobunaga's Early Days* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Record of Loving Your Wife* (1959), Music
- *The Lighthouse* (1959), Music
- *A Woman's Heart* (1959), Music
- *Gambler and the Princess* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Echo Mountain* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Peony on the Skin* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *The Snowy Heron* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The Gay Masquerade* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The Spell of the Hidden Gold* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Drenched Swallow Gonpachi* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *A Mother's Journey* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Summer Clouds* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The Child Writers* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The Swishing Sword* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The 7th Secret Agent to Edo* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Little Peach* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *The Loyal 47 Ronin* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *A Boy and Three Mothers* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Forever, My Love* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Princess Tsuki* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Freelance Samurai* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Secret of Naruto* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Beauty Expert* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Yataro’s Travel Hat* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Roof of Japan* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Shadow Daughter* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Untamed Woman* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Floating Vessel* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Love of the Princess* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Price of Beauty* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Dancing Girl* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *I Love You* (1956), Music
- *Flowing* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Tsukigata Hanpeita* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Women in Prison* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *How Sorrowful* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *In Case of One Woman* (1956), Music
- *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *A Wife's Heart* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *This Is Home* (1956), Music
- *Spark* (1956), Music
- *Headquarters of Crime Detection* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Confession* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Kōkō sotsugyō zengo* (1956), Music
- *Girl's Reform School* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *The Baby Carriage* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Three Women Around Yoshinaka* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Sudden Rain* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *I Was Tokichiro* (1955), Music
- *Osanaki mono wa uttaeru* (1955), Music
- *To Love and Forgive* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Tale of Jiro* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Romance of Yushima* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The First Kiss* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Stray Sheep* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Tsukiyo no kasa* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Hahabue kobue* (1955), Music
- *Vanished Glory* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Shiinomi School* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Mother and Son* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *No Time for Tears* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Ofukuro* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Immortal Pitcher* (1955), Music
- *Tomorrow's Happiness* (1955), Music
- *A Girl Who Delivers Happiness* (1955), Music
- *Floating Clouds* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi* (1955), Music
- *A Geisha on Horseback* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *The Messenger from the Moon* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Tekka bugyō* (1954), Music
- *Late Chrysanthemums* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Five Sisters* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *The Golden Demon* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Itsuko to sono haha* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Hana to hatō* (1954), Music
- *Mama's Diary* (1954), Music
- *Sound of the Mountain* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Love Letter* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (1953), Music
- *Brother and Sister* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *A Geisha* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Shishun no izumi* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Their Father's Wife* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Wife* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Ugetsu* (1953), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md)
- *Shinkon noroke bushi* (1953), Music
- *Koibito-tachi no iru machi* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru* (1953), Music
- *Jūdai no seiten* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Husband and Wife* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki* (1953), Music
- *Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki* (1953), Music
- *The Man Who Came to Port* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Her Secret* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Lightning* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *A Guide to Marriage* (1952), Music
- *Toki no teizo: Sōshūban* (1952), Music
- *Four Asakusa Sisters* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Mother* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *A Ripple in a Morning* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Life of Oharu* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Miss Hanaogi and Santa* (1952), Music
- *Foghorn* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi* (1952), Music
- *Akatsuki no Kyūshū* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Dispersed Clouds* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Honoo no hada* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Tokyo Elegy* (1951), Music
- *Dancing Girl* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Nanatsu no seiza* (1951), Music
- *Saijoke no kyoen* (1951), Music
- *Enoshima Elegy* (1951), Music
- *Doro ni mamirete* (1951), Music
- *Yukiwarisō* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Koi no Oranda-zaka* (1951), Music
- *Fire Department* (1951), Music
- *Haha zukiyo* (1951), Music
- *Cordon at Midnight* (1951), Music
- *Shojohou* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *San akunin to akanbō* (1950), Music
- *Phoenix* (1950), Music
- *The Munekata Sisters* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Tōkaidō wa kyōjō tabi* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Tenraku no shishū* (1950), Music
- *When We Came Back* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *The Sea of Beauty* (1950), Music
- *A Female Doctor's Examination Room* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Tsuma mo koisu* (1950), Music
- *Hyōchū no Bijo* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Town of Violence* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Haha tōdai* (1949), Music
- *Port of Tears* (1949), Music
- *Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Full Moon* (1949), Music
- *Doburoku no Tatsu* (1949), Music
- *Kyō ware renaisu* (1949), Music
- *Bibō no kaoyaku* (1949), Music
- *Three Mothers* (1949), Music
- *A Woman's Fight* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Omokage Sanshiro* (1949), Music
- *Haha kōbai* (1949), Music
- *At the Time Men Have Seen Blood* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Jōnetsu no ningyo* (1948), Music
- *Dare ni koisen* (1948), Music
- *As If To Kill* (1948), Music
- *Mother* (1948), Music
- *Sanmenkyō no kyōfu* (1948), Music
- *Great X* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *Unmei no koyomi* (1948), Music
- *Doyō fujin* (1948), Music
- *Chōchō shissō jiken* (1947), Music
- *Someday Flowers Will Bloom* (1947), Music
- *Futari de miru hoshi* (1947), Music
- *The Little Green Box* (1947), Music
- *Tokyo Night* (1947), Music
- *Woman on the Night Train* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *First Love Story* (1947), Music
- *Female Prisoner #36* (1947), Music
- *Diary of a Nurse* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Tekken no machi* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Record of a Tenement Gentleman* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *The Hopeful Family* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Dai ni no hōyō* (1947), Music
- *Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Hanayome no shōtai* (1947), Music
- *Odoriko monogatari* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Nusumarekaketa ongakusai* (1946), Music
- *The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog* (1946), Music
- *The Palette Knife Murder* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Convent Bride* (1946), Music
- *Kenrantaru fukushū* (1946), Music
- *A Face Glowing at Night* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *瓢箪から出た駒* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Who Is the Criminal?* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *Human Bullet Corps* (1944), Music
- *Fushi sakura* (1944), Music
- *Mother of a Baby Eagle* (1944), Music
- *Kekkon meirei* (1943), Music
- *Wagaya no kaze* (1943), Music
- *Fusetsu no haru* (1943), Music
- *Footprints in the Snow* (1942), Music
- *Passion to Soar* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Ie naki musume* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Haha ni sasaguru uta* (1939), Original Music Composer

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