Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō | |
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Born | 3 August 1919 |
Died | 11 March 1980 | (aged 60)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1924-1979 |
Yūnosuke Itō (伊藤 雄之助 Itō Yūnosuke, 3 August 1919 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1947 to 1979.
Career
The son of the kabuki actor Sawamura Sōnosuke, Itō made his film debut at Toho in 1946.[1] Although mostly a character actor, playing memorable figures such as the novelist in Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, he also played lead roles such as in Kon Ichikawa's Mr. Pu.[1]
Selected filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1949 | Stray Dog | Akira Kurosawa | ||
1952 | Ikiru | Akira Kurosawa | ||
1955 | Keisatsu Nikki | Seiji Hisamatsu | ||
1957 | Yellow Crow | Ichirō Yoshida | Heinosuke Gosho | |
1958 | Giants and Toys | Yasuzo Masumura | ||
1958 | The Ballad of Narayama | Keisuke Kinoshita | ||
1962 | Sanjuro | Mutsuta | Akira Kurosawa | |
1963 | Kanto Wanderer | Seijun Suzuki | ||
1963 | High and Low | Baba | Akira Kurosawa | |
1965 | Samurai Assassin | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
1967 | The Doctor's Wife | Yasuzo Masumura | ||
1967 | Japan's Longest Day | Toshio Nonaka | Kihachi Okamoto | |
1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Kenji Misumi | ||
1979 | Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko | Bus Hijacker | Kazuhiko Hasegawa |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | NHK | Taiga drama |
References
- ^ a b "Itō Yūnosuke". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
External links
- Yūnosuke Itō on IMDb
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