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name: "Yūnosuke Itō"
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born: "3 August 1919"
died: "11 March 1980"
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# Yūnosuke Itō

Actor. Born 3 August 1919 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 11 March 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 August 1919, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 11 March 1980
- **Active:** 1952–1963
- **Also known as:**  Yûnosuke Itô 

## Biography

Yūnosuke Itō (also credited as Yûnosuke Itô) was a Japanese film actor. Born in Tokyo on 3 August 1919, he made his film debut at Toho in 1946 and appeared in more than ninety films until 1979. He was the son of kabuki actor Sawamura Sōnosuke and brother of actor Sōnosuke Sawamura.

Itō was known for supporting roles in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including the novelist in *Ikiru* (1952), Mutsuta in *Sanjuro* (1962) and Baba, a National Shoes executive, in *High and Low* (1963). Other notable appearances include *Stray Dog* (1949), *Giants and Toys* (1958), *The Ballad of Narayama* (1958), *Samurai Assassin* (1965) and *Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance* (1972). He received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1962.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *High and Low* (1963), Fi1m 90, as Baba - National Shoes Executive — [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md)
- *Ikiru* (1952), Fi1m 92, as Novelist — [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)

## Also known for

- *Sanjuro* (1962), Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
- *Stray Dog* (1949), Bluebird Theatre manager
- *Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance* (1972), Retsudô Yagyû
- *The Burmese Harp* (1956)
- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1958), Matayan's son
- *Samurai Assassin* (1965), Kenmotsu Hoshino
- *Evil of Dracula* (1974), Detective Takakura, Takakura / Detective
- *Giants and Toys* (1958), Junji Harukawa

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