Known for Production
Yuichiro Saito (齋藤優一郎, Saitō Yūichirō, born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese film producer. He is the founder and current president of Studio Chizu. Saito studied in the US. In 1999, he joined Madhouse Animation Studio, where he participated in several animation projects led by Masao Maruyama. In 2004, Saito met Mamoru Hosada eight years before they founded Studio Chizu. They worked together in the opening of Shinichiro Watanabe's Samurai Champloo (2004). Saito produced Hosoda's films The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). In 2011, Saito left Madhouse and joined Mamoru Hosoda to found Studio Chizu. Saito has been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film APSA with Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and Mirai. Saito was nominated for the 91st Oscars Award in the Best Animated Film category with Hosada's film Mirai. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yuichiro Saito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
November 5, 1976 (age 49)
Birthplace
Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan
Filmography
8 films


Scarlet
2025 · 1h 52m · JP
After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End Place," she will become "Void" and cease to exist. Can Scarlet find a way to live at the end of her endless journey?


Belle
2021 · 2h 1m · JP
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.


Mirai
2018 · 1h 38m · JP
Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on extraordinary journeys across his family’s past, gradually discovering new perspectives on love, belonging and what it means to become an older brother.


Wolf Children
2012 · 1h 57m · JP
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.


Summer Wars
2009 · 1h 54m · JP
Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.


The Piano Forest
2007 · 1h 41m · JP
Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child, Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.


The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006 · 1h 38m · JP
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.


Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005 · 25m · JP
After the destruction of Nibelheim at the hands of Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud are on the run from Shinra Inc. As they make their way back to Midgar, they recall the horrible events that happened at Nibelheim, as well as fight for survival against Shinra.