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Yûnosuke Itô(1919-1980)

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Yûnosuke Itô in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûnosuke Itô was born on 3 August 1919 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ikiru (1952), Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962) and Sanjuro (1962). He died on 11 March 1980.
BornAugust 3, 1919
DiedMarch 11, 1980(60)
BornAugust 3, 1919
DiedMarch 11, 1980(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru
8.3
  • Novelist
  • 1952
Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
Ninja, a Band of Assassins
7.0
  • Sandayû Momochi
  • 1962
Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro
8.0
  • Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
  • 1962
Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
High and Low
8.4
  • Baba - National Shoes Executive
  • 1963

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  • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
    The Man Who Stole the Sun
    7.6
    • Bus Hijacker
    • 1979
  • Hayafude Usaburô
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977)
    Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1977–1978
  • Eden no umi (1976)
    Eden no umi
    5.8
    • Schoolmaster
    • 1976
  • Shokin kasegi (1975)
    Shokin kasegi
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Genshichi
    • 1975
  • Amigasa Jûbei
    TV Series
    • Kira Yoshinaka
    • 1974–1975
  • Mika Katsuragi in Evil of Dracula (1974)
    Evil of Dracula
    6.3
    • Detective Takakura
    • 1974
  • Tasukenin hashiru
    TV Series
    • Otowa no Manzô
    • 1974
  • The Water Margin (1973)
    The Water Margin
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Lo Chen Jen
    • 1974
  • Hissatsu shiokinin (1973)
    Hissatsu shiokinin
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Nowake no Fijizô
    • 1973
  • Hissatsu shikakenin
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Kyube'e Okajima
    • 1973
  • Seigen-ki (1973)
    Seigen-ki
    6.1
    • Kohei Oyama
    • 1973
  • Tomisaburô Wakayama and Akihiro Tomikawa in Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
    7.7
    • Retsudô Yagyû
    • 1972
  • Dai Chûshingura (1971)
    Dai Chûshingura
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Ono Kurobei
    • 1971
  • Taiyô wa mita (1970)
    Taiyô wa mita
    • 1970

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • August 3, 1919
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • March 11, 1980

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    A tall Japanese character actor who frequently played laconic bad guys.

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