- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 7.58
- Peak run
- 1952’54
- 7+ run
- 15 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a composer, films with 1,000+ votes
Ichirō by the numbers
Average
7.58
15 rated films
Vote weighted
7.60
bigger films count more
Median
7.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.28
rating spread
Career
26y
1947 to 1972
Total votes
77.4K
across every film
Best
8.1
Ugetsu
Worst
7.2
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Newest first
Filmography
| 1972 | Execution in Autumn | · | 333 |
| 1967 | Zatoichi's Cane Sword | 7.4 | 1,555 |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | 7.2 | 1,377 |
| 1964 | Yearning | 8.0 | 2,506 |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Seduction | · | 258 |
| 1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | 7.3 | 2,037 |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure | · | 335 |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life | · | 277 |
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | 7.2 | 3,103 |
| 1962 | Destiny's Son | · | 763 |
| 1961 | Poignant Story | · | 260 |
| 1960 | The Approach of Autumn | · | 438 |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | · | 492 |
| 1960 | The Demon of Mount Oe | · | 330 |
| 1959 | Samurai Vendetta | · | 355 |
| 1958 | Summer Clouds | · | 430 |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | · | 375 |
| 1957 | Untamed Woman | · | 337 |
| 1956 | Flowing | 7.5 | 1,330 |
| 1956 | A Wife's Heart | · | 279 |
Better together?
Ichirō Saitō's regulars
- Mikio NaruseComposer · 17 films · 7.64 avg
- Kenji MizoguchiComposer · 3 films · 7.90 avg
- Yasujirō OzuComposer · 3 films · 7.57 avg
- Kazuo IkehiroComposer · 3 films · 7.25 avg
- Kenji MisumiComposer · 2 films
- Kazuo MoriComposer · 2 films · 7.20 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Mikio Naruse and Ichirō Saitō movies · Kenji Mizoguchi and Ichirō Saitō movies · Yasujirō Ozu and Ichirō Saitō movies · Kazuo Ikehiro and Ichirō Saitō movies
Takes
On Ichirō Saitō
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