Occupation Actor Name Yunosuke Ito Died March 11, 1980 Siblings Sonosuke Sawamura | Years active 1947-1979 Role Film actor Parents Sawamura Sonosuke | |
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Born 3 August 1919 Tokyo, Japan Movies Sanjuro, To Live, Samurai Assassin, Giants and Toys, The Human Bullet Similar People Kihachi Okamoto, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Satsuo Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka | ||
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. 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.
References
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