Takumi Saitoh (斎藤 工, Saitō Takumi, born August 22, 1981)[2] is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.

[3][4] He directs films under his birthname, Takumi Saito (齊藤 工, Saitō Takumi), spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same.

[1][2] Saito was born on August 22, 1981, in Minato, Tokyo.

Saitoh's father worked in the film industry and he would often visit him at work as a child, which he later cited as his inspiration to become an actor.

[5] While still attending high school, Saitoh signed a modeling contract with Indigo at age 15.