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Kōichi Saitō

Japanese cinematographer. He has collaborated extensively with the directors Hisayasu Satō and Takahisa Zeze.

Known For

Love Letter in the SandLove Letter in the Sand · 1988
Love Letter in the Sand
★ 5.81988
MovieMysteryDrama
During a month of unusually heavy rain in Tokyo, a mystery assailant has been brutally assaulting and killing people with a metal bat. When a handsome young man with amnesia is found outside an area hospital, the nurse who discovered him begins to suspect that he may in fact be the assailant. But her own strange erotic fixations with him, and the questionable involvement of the doctor tasked with the amnesia victim, lead them all down an increasingly twisted path of deeply-rooted trauma and violence.
64: Part 164: Part 1 · 2016
64: Part 1
★ 7.32016
MovieMystery
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
Save the Last Dance for MeSave the Last Dance for Me · 1986
Save the Last Dance for Me
★ 3.31986
MovieCrimeDrama
The true story of a pair of college students who attempted a double suicide to end their doomed romance becomes fare for legendary pinku-eiga director Hisayasu Sato in this feature. Fatalistic and sad, this is one of the more depressing Japanese softcore films, and Sato makes it even worse by including footage from the lovers’ actual 8 mm experimental film throughout the story
Onna kyōshi o haguOnna kyōshi o hagu · 1981
Onna kyōshi o hagu
★ 2.01981
MovieDrama
A lonely high school teacher accidentally discovers another teacher having sex with a student in an empty classroom. The excitement of watching the two of them ignites erotic sensations deep inside her. But she is caught watching…
Wife CollectorWife Collector · 1985
Wife Collector
★ 5.41985
MovieDrama
A taxi driving, punk rock listening, serial rapist with a bad attitude picks up female fares, sedates them with gas and takes them to his grungy lair where he video tapes his sexual abuse.
Molester Train: Mischievous WivesMolester Train: Mischievous Wives · 1992
Molester Train: Mischievous Wives
★ 3.71992
Movie
A former Self-Defense Force officer who returns to his hometown with his comrades to fight for his life. A woman who comes to trace the trail of her husband, who has been missing for seven years. A woman who wants something stimulating in her boring village. A man and his daughter who left his wife without giving a reason and drifted to a fishing village in the north to live in seclusion. The lives of these five people intersect for a moment and are eventually dismantled again.
64: Part 264: Part 2 · 2016
64: Part 2
★ 6.92016
MovieMystery
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
My Brother's Wife: In a DreamMy Brother's Wife: In a Dream · 1988
My Brother's Wife: In a Dream
★ 4.71988
Movie
The story centers on the steadfast eldest son, the caring and alluring nurse eldest daughter, the ambitious, fast-rising second son, and the vivacious, free-spirited youngest daughter. United by the heavy burden of an enormous debt inherited from their late parents a decade ago, their fragile stability is upended when the irresistibly beautiful and enigmatic Rinko appears on the scene as a marriage prospect for the eldest son. Her seductive allure triggers a chain reaction that sends shockwaves through the family, igniting passions and secrets in a swirl of scandalous incestuous desire.

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The Fallen Wife: Forbidden Mother‑Daughter DesiresThe Fallen Wife: Forbidden Mother‑Daughter Desires · 2000
The Fallen Wife: Forbidden Mother‑Daughter Desires
★ 6.02000
Movie
Yoshino— wife to Ryōichi and mother to Marino—has always cherished her perfect family life. But when her daughter brings home her handsome boyfriend, Haruo, Yoshino can’t help but see shades of her youthful husband in this young meat. His easy laughter and confident stride stir something deep inside her, and she finds herself drawn to his sexy aura. As the house falls silent one evening, Yoshino lost in her own thoughts in the shower when she senses someone behind her—Haruo, quickly apologizing before retreating. Yet the image of her slutty body etched in his mind. Yoshino feels a tremor of shame and excitement ripple through her flaming body. Once the two became irresistibly alone, Haruo sweeps Yoshino into his arms. Her heart pounds as his hands molest her body, unleashing a craving she’s long denied. And just as their lips meet in a desperate kiss, the unexpected sound of Marino’s footsteps sends a jolt through them—threatening to expose the delicious forbidden sexual desires.

Director of Photography