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==Career==
==Career==
The son of the [[kabuki]] actor Sawamura Sōnosuke, Itō made his film debut at [[Toho Company|Toho]] in 1946.<ref name=kotobank>{{cite web|title=Itō Yūnosuke|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E9%9B%84%E4%B9%8B%E5%8A%A9-1055297|website=Kotobanku|publisher=Asahi Shinbun|accessdate=26 February 2015|language=Japanese}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name=kotobank />
The son of the [[kabuki]] actor Sawamura Sōnosuke, Itō made his film debut at [[Toho Company|Toho]] in 1946.<ref name=kotobank>{{cite web|title=Itō Yūnosuke|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E9%9B%84%E4%B9%8B%E5%8A%A9-1055297|website=Kotobanku|publisher=Asahi Shinbun|access-date=26 February 2015|language=ja}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name=kotobank />


In 2008, Ito was one of the actors commemorated in the ''Seven Supporting Characters'' film festival held at the now-defunct<ref>{{cite web|title=(Closed) Cinema Arton Shimokitazawa|url=https://www.shibuyabunka.com/space.php?id=113&wovn=en|website=Shibuya Bunka|publisher=Shibuya Bunka Project|accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref> Cinema Artone in Tokyo's [[Shimokitazawa]] entertainment district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Limited Express Act 9: Seven Supporting Characters|url=https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2008/03/06_2357.html|website=Intro Creators Movie Magazine|publisher=Intro Cinema|accessdate=14 September 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref>
In 2008, Ito was one of the actors commemorated in the ''Seven Supporting Characters'' film festival held at the now-defunct<ref>{{cite web|title=(Closed) Cinema Arton Shimokitazawa|url=https://www.shibuyabunka.com/space.php?id=113&wovn=en|website=Shibuya Bunka|publisher=Shibuya Bunka Project|access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref> Cinema Artone in Tokyo's [[Shimokitazawa]] entertainment district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Limited Express Act 9: Seven Supporting Characters|url=https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2008/03/06_2357.html|website=Intro Creators Movie Magazine|publisher=Intro Cinema|access-date=14 September 2020|language=ja}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 10:56, 21 January 2021

Yūnosuke Itō
Born3 August 1919
Died11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1979

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.

Grave of Ito Yunosuke at Saikoji Temple, Chitose, Tokyo

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]

In 2008, Ito was one of the actors commemorated in the Seven Supporting Characters film festival held at the now-defunct[2] Cinema Artone in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa entertainment district.[3]

Selected filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes
1949 Stray Dog Manager of Bluebird Theatre Akira Kurosawa First collaboration with Akira Kurosawa
1952 Ikiru Novelist Akira Kurosawa
1955 Keisatsu Nikki Seiji Hisamatsu
1957 Yellow Crow Ichirō Yoshida Heinosuke Gosho
1958 Giants and Toys Junji Harukawa Yasuzo Masumura
1958 The Ballad of Narayama Matayan's son Keisuke Kinoshita
1962 Sanjuro Mutsuta Akira Kurosawa
1963 Kanto Wanderer Okaru-Hachi Seijun Suzuki
1963 High and Low Baba Akira Kurosawa
1965 Samurai Assassin Kenmotsu Hoshino Kihachi Okamoto
1967 The Doctor's Wife Seishu's father Yasuzo Masumura
1967 Japan's Longest Day Toshio Nonaka Kihachi Okamoto
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Retsudô Yagyû Kenji Misumi
1979 Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko Bus Hijacker Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
1973 Kunitori Monogatari NHK Taiga drama

References

  1. ^ a b "Itō Yūnosuke". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ^ "(Closed) Cinema Arton Shimokitazawa". Shibuya Bunka. Shibuya Bunka Project. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Comedy Limited Express Act 9: Seven Supporting Characters". Intro Creators Movie Magazine (in Japanese). Intro Cinema. Retrieved 14 September 2020.