---
name: "Hisaya Ito"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hisaya-ito"
fi1m_id: "hisaya-ito"
imdb_id: "nm0411697"
tmdb_id: 30476
wikidata_id: "Q11379820"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 August 1924"
died: "1 January 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-28T20:40:06.483143+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hisaya Ito

## Identity

Hisaya Ito

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hisaya-ito
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hisaya-ito
- **IMDb ID:** nm0411697
- **TMDB ID:** 30476
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11379820
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11379820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30476

Actor. Born 7 August 1924 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Died 1 January 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 August 1924, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- **Died:** 1 January 2005
- **Active:** 1964–1966
- **Also known as:** Hisaya Itou
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11379820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30476

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster*](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) (70)

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## Biography

Hisaya Itô (also credited as Hisaya Ito) was a Japanese actor. Born on 7 August 1924 in Kobe, he died in 2005. He graduated from Hosei University and initially managed an electronics store before beginning his acting career with Toei Company in 1954. He joined Toho Studios in 1957 and appeared in numerous tokusatsu and kaiju films.

Itô is known for supporting roles in Toho science-fiction productions, including Captain Seki in *The Mysterians* (1957), Shindo in *Atragon* (1963), Chief Assassin Malmess in *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), the Osaka Police Sergeant in *Frankenstein Conquers the World* (1965), Chief Izumida in *The War of the Gargantuas* (1966), a Red Bamboo scientist in *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966), and Major Tada in *Destroy All Monsters* (1968). He also appeared in television series such as *Ultra Q* (1966) and *Ultraman* (1966–1967). After Toho's contract system ended around 1970, he focused on television work before retiring from the industry.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikizilla.org, godzillacineaste.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), Fi1m 70, as Chief Assassin Malmess — [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Attack at Daylight* (1970), as Tatsumi
- *Okatsu the Fugitive* (1969), Actor
- *Yakuza Law* (1969), Actor
- *Too Young to Die* (1969), as Detective
- *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Navigation Staff Officer
- *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), as Major Tada
- *Five Gents and Karate Grandpa* (1968), as Yamada (Atlas Motors Purchasing Manager)
- *Two in the Shadow* (1967), Actor
- *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966), as Red Bamboo Scientist
- *The War of the Gargantuas* (1966), as Chief Izumida
- *King of the Raccoon Dogs* (1966), Actor
- *The Stranger Within a Woman* (1966), Actor
- *More Than 10,000 Women But...* (1966), as Akiyama (Section Chief)
- *A Smell of Money* (1965), Actor
- *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor
- *Frankenstein Conquers the World* (1965), as Osaka Police Sergeant
- *Young Guy at Sea* (1965), Actor
- *The Retreat from Kiska* (1965), as Captain Kiso
- *Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader* (1965), Actor
- *President's Ninja Trick Book Part II* (1965), as Tanba (Head · Tanba Design Office)
- *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), as Chief Assassin Malmess — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md)
- *Thief on the Run* (1964), Actor
- *Blood and Diamonds* (1964), Actor
- *Ant Hell War* (1964), Actor
- *Trap of Suicide Kilometer* (1964), Actor
- *Mr. Giant's Victory Flag* (1964), Actor
- *Atragon* (1963), as Shindo
- *A Woman's Life* (1963), as Koichi's colleague
- *Interpol Code 8* (1963), as Teshima
- *A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment* (1963), Actor
- *Attack Squadron* (1963), as Captain Yagi
- *Varan the Unbelievable* (1962), as Ichiro
- *Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten* (1962), Actor
- *Chûshingura* (1962), Actor
- *Local Reporter* (1962), Actor
- *A Wanderer's Notebook* (1962), Actor
- *Me and Me* (1962), Actor
- *Love Under the Crucifix* (1962), Actor
- *A Woman's Identity* (1962), Actor
- *Three Gentlemen from Tokyo* (1962), Actor
- *Woman of Design* (1962), as Tsukamoto
- *Ganpā kachō* (1961), Actor
- *A Man in Red* (1961), Actor
- *Girls of the Night* (1961), as Kuniko's pimp
- *Death on the Mountain* (1961), as Masatoshi Eda
- *The Last Challenge* (1961), Actor
- *Lovers of Ginza* (1961), Actor
- *The Human Vapor* (1960), as Police Scientist
- *The 6th Suspect* (1960), as Shizuo Yamazaki
- *Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband* (1960), Actor
- *Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face* (1960), Actor
- *Battle in Outer Space* (1959), as Kogure
- *The Enchanting Devil* (1959), Actor
- *The Doom of Night* (1959), Actor
- *Sazae-san's Newlywed Family* (1959), as Tomioka
- *Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender* (1959), Actor
- *Samurai in the Office* (1959), Actor
- *Fox and Raccoon* (1959), as Fukaya
- *Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation* (1959), Actor
- *Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival* (1958), Actor
- *Blackmail* (1958), Actor
- *Varan* (1958), as Ichiro
- *He's the Killer* (1958), Actor
- *Tabi sugata nezumi kozō* (1958), Actor
- *The H-Man* (1958), as Misaki
- *In Self-Defense* (1958), Actor
- *Executive Chair* (1958), as Yokichi Kajitani
- *The Mysterians* (1957), as Army Capt. Seki
- *The Girl in the Target* (1957), Actor
- *The Green Voyage* (1957), as Young Husband
- *Geisha in the Old City* (1957), Actor
- *A Dangerous Hero* (1957), as Detective Ezaki
- *A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2* (1957), as Dr. Shinozaki
- *A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1* (1957), Actor
- *The Shadow Daughter* (1957), as Shinozaki
- *Come Back Soon* (1957), Actor
- *Rebellion from Below* (1956), Actor
- *Ohatsu's Unrequited Love* (1956), Actor
- *G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization* (1956), Actor
- *White Fan* (1956), Actor
- *Police Precinct* (1956), as Koiso (man in white mask)
- *Samurai of the Great Earth* (1956), Actor
- *Five Paths to Revenge* (1956), as Wu Chen-cheng
- *Murder on the Last Train* (1955), Actor
- *あゝ洞爺丸　* (1954), Actor
- *The Pleasures of Vice* (1954), as Genjirô Nakane

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