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Ichirō Saitō

1909 – 1979

Japanese composer

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About Ichirō Saitō

Lived 1909 – 1979 (aged 70). Ichirō Saitō was a Japanese composer.

(August 23, 1909 – November 16, 1979) was a Japanese film composer.

Film score He made film music for 334 films including: The Record of a Tenement Gentleman (長屋紳士録 Nagaya shinshiroku) (1947) Mother (おかあさん Okaasan) (1952) Lightning (稲妻 Inazuma) (1952) Tea Over Rice or The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (お茶漬けの味 Ochazuke no aji) (1952) The Life of Oharu (西鶴一代女 Saikaku Ichidai Onna) (1952) Foghorn (霧笛 Muteki) (1952) Wife (妻 Tsuma) (1953) A Geisha (祇園囃子 Gion Bayashi) (1953) Older Brother, Younger Sister (あにいもうと Ani Imōto) (1953) Sound of the Mountain (山の音 Yama no Oto) (1954) Onna no Koyomi (1954) Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊 Bangiku) (1954) Floating Clouds (浮雲 Ukigumo) (1955) The Romance of Yushima (婦系図 湯島の白梅 Onna Keizu Yushima no Shiraume) (1955) (驟雨 Shūu) (1956) A Wife's Heart (妻の心 Tsuma no kokoro) (1956) Flowing (流れる Nagareru) (1956) (朱雀門 Suzakumon) (1957) Untamed or Untamed Woman (あらくれ Arakure) (1957) (弥太郎笠 Yatarō gasa) (1957) The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958) Autumn Has Already Started (Aki tachinu) (1960) As a Wife, As a Woman (1961) Yearning (乱れる Midareru) (1964) Execution in Autumn (秋決 Qiujue) (1972)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Kunitachi College of Music
Also known as
Ichiro Saito, Ichirou Saitou

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ichirō Saitō's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ichirō Saitō?

Japanese composer

When was Ichirō Saitō born?

Ichirō Saitō was born on 23 August 1909 in Chiba Prefecture.

When did Ichirō Saitō die?

Ichirō Saitō died on 16 November 1979.

What was Ichirō Saitō's occupation?

Ichirō Saitō was a composer.

What nationality was Ichirō Saitō?

Ichirō Saitō was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ichirō Saitō

· Wikidata: Q3147667

· DBpedia: Ichirō Saitō

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