Haruhiko Saitô

Haruhiko Saitô

Movies for Haruhiko Saitô...

Round About Midnight
Title: Round About Midnight
Character: Owner
Released: November 6, 1999
Type: Movie
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
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The Nearest Place to the Sky
Title: The Nearest Place to the Sky
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
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Uneasy Encounters
Title: Uneasy Encounters
Character: Matazo Irie
Released: April 23, 1994
Type: Movie
A five-part comedy and horror anthology
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Human Scramble: Road
Title: Human Scramble: Road
Released: June 26, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on the comic written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane
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Playtime Never Ends
Title: Playtime Never Ends
Character: Old Detective
Released: October 5, 1991
Type: Movie
A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't catch him. TV networks begin to broadcast the operation nationwide. TV audiences are amused and root for the runaway robber and police grows desperate to arrest him to save their face. However the robber remains at large.
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A Desirable Marriage
Title: A Desirable Marriage
Character: Tamiya
Released: May 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter over her marriage and humorous depictions of the people around them. When Mieko's husband passes away, she hopes to arrange a good marriage for her daughter Non, but things don't go as planned when Non reveals there's already a love interest in her life.
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Estate Inheritance
Title: Estate Inheritance
Released: October 20, 1990
Type: Movie
The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.
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Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari
Title: Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari
Released: May 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Based on the comic book series by Shunji Sonoyama.
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Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Title: Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Character: Doctor
Released: February 3, 1990
Type: Movie
An old man falls into a coma and dreams about his childhood during WWII.
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Beijing Watermelon
Title: Beijing Watermelon
Character: Mr. Ioka
Released: November 18, 1989
Type: Movie
Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.
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Fuyu Monogatari
Title: Fuyu Monogatari
Released: April 15, 1989
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Hidenori Hara.
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Kaito Ruby
Title: Kaito Ruby
Character: Jewelry Store Clerk
Released: November 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.
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Ellie My Love
Title: Ellie My Love
Released: April 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Mako Takami.
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Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Title: Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Released: October 10, 1984
Type: Movie
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya (Noriko Watanabe) meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins...
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Almost Transparent Blue
Title: Almost Transparent Blue
Character: Yoshiyama
Released: March 3, 1979
Type: Movie
In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.