Hideaki Itō Explained

Hideaki Itō
Birth Date:	3 August 1975
Birth Place:	Gifu, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Agent:	Grandpapa Production（2022 - current） A-team（1997- 2022)
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1997–present

is a Japanese actor.

Biography

Ito is best known for starring in the hit franchise Umizaru film series, which consistently topped the Japanese box office of the year. He has also head-lined many other major Japanese films such as Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)^[1] and Lesson of the Evil (2012)^[2] and is featured in many others.

Personal life

Hideaki Ito was born in Nagasaki. His family includes his father, mother and a younger sister. He lived in Tokyo when he was a child, and moved back to his hometown of Gifu when he was 4 years old. He was frail, sick and diagnosed with chronic kidney disease when he was in kindergarten. He began to be hospitalized for a long time. After attending elementary school, he was discharged and hospitalized continuously.

Ito is good at sports. His hobbies include horse riding, diving, surfing, skiing, skydiving, etc. He is qualified as a professional dive instructor. He likes manga, anime, video games. He is also a fan of Star Wars.

In October 2014, Hideaki Ito published a marriage announcement and registered his marriage with a woman on the 24th.

Filmography

Film

• Himitsu (1999)
• Pyrokinesis (2000)^[3]
• Blister (2000)
• The Princess Blade (2001)
• Onmyoji (2001)
• Love Song (2001)
• When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), as Tokugawa Yoshinobu
• Onmyoji 2 (2003)
• Umizaru (2004)
• Kono Mune Ippai no Ai o (2005)
• Umizaru 2: Limit of Love (2006)
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
• 252: Seizonsha Ari (2008)
• Kamui Gaiden (2009)
• (2010)
• (2011)
• Umizaru 4: Brave Hearts (2012)
• Lesson of the Evil (2012)
• Wood Job! (2014), as Yoki Iida^[4]
• Terra Formars (2016)
• March Comes in like a Lion (2017), as Gotō Masamune
• March Goes out like a Lamb (2017), as Gotō Masamune
• Memoirs of a Murderer (2017), as Detective Makimura Kō
• (2020), as Esu/Kamen Rider Eden
• The Doorman (2020), as Leo
• (2021), as Serizawa Kamo^[5]
• Kappei (2022), as Kappei^[6]
• The Legend and Butterfly (2023), as Fukuzumi Heitarō Sadaie^[7]
• Knuckle Girl (2023)^[8]
• Previously Saved Version (2024), Naoki^[9]

Television

• Dessin (1997)
• Bayside Shakedown (1997)
• Boy Hunt (1998)
• Ai Tokidoki Uso (1998)
• Yamada Ikka no Shinbou (1999)
• Out: Tsumatachi no Hanzai (1999)
• Over Time (1999)
• Ai o Kudasai (2000)
• Yasha (2000)
• Koi o Nan-nen Yasundemasuka (2001)
• Le Parfum De La Jaolusie (2001)
• Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 2 (2001)
• Joshiana (2001)
• Baka Sankyodai (2001)
• Akahige (2002)
• Tentai Kansoku (2002)
• Toshiie to Matsu (2002), Maeda Toshinaga
• Mayonaka no Ame (2002)
• Ai to Shihon Shugi (2003)
• Namahoso wa Tomaranai (2003)
• Shiroi Kyotō (2003)^[10]
• The Princess Blade (2003)
• Boku no Mahotsukai (2003)
• Atsuki Yume no Hi (2004)
• Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3 (2005)
• Kunitori Monogatari (2005)
• Umizaru Evolution (2005)
• Bengoshi no Kuzu (2006)
• First Kiss (2007)
• Kodoku no Kake (2007)
• Akechi Mitsuhide (2007)
• Wachigaiya Itosato (2007)
• Buzzer Beat (2009)
• Carnation (2011)
• Koukousei Restaurant (2011)
• (2011)
• Doubles: Futari no Keiji (2013)
• Zainin no Uso (2014)
• The Emperor's Cook (2015)
• Liquid: Oni no Sake, Kiseki no Kura (2015)
• Mutsu: Mieru Me (2015)
• Boku no Yabai Tsuma (2016)
• Awaiting Kirin (2020), Saitō Yoshitatsu
• Kamen Rider Zero-One (2020), Esu/Kamen Rider Eden
• (2021), Date Masamune
• Tokyo Vice (2022), Miyamoto^[11]
• Umeko: The Face of Female Education (2022), Tsuda Sen^[12]
• Love with a Case (2022), Naruhito Yukimatsu^[13]
• Galápagos (2023), Torii^[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	25th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself
2015	69th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Wood Job!
	38th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor

Bibliography

• ID4 (2001)
• Hideakizm (2001)
• Morocco (2002)

External links

• Official Personal web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sergio Leone Meets Reservoir Dog in Japanese Pastiche. The New York Times. A. O.. Scott. 28 August 2008.
2. Web site: Lesson of the Evil (Aku no Kyoten): Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Deborah. Young. 11 September 2012.
3. Web site: http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/40433 . ja:クロスファイア . 24 September 2011 . ja . Kinema Junpo Film Database . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085406/http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/40433 . 6 April 2012 .
4. Web site: マイア・ヒラサワ、映画『WOOD JOB！（ウッジョブ）～神去なあなあ日常～』主題歌担当. Maia Hirasawa to sing main theme song for movie "Wood Job". 11 December 2013. Barks. Global Plus. Japan. ja. 16 January 2014.
5. Web site: 燃えよ剣. May 10, 2021. eiga.com.
6. Web site: 伊藤英明が"世界を救わない"最強の戦士に『KAPPEI』実写映画化 上白石萌歌、西畑大吾ら共演. November 17, 2021. Oricon.
7. Web site: THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY. September 2, 2022. eiga.com.
8. Web site: ナックルガール. October 12, 2023. eiga.com.
9. Web site: 伊藤英明、サイコパスサスペンス・ロマンス映画主演 相手役は新木優子. 7 August 2024. Oricon.
10. Web site: 白い巨塔（唐沢寿明主演）の出演者・キャスト一覧. April 22, 2024. The Television.
11. Web site: マイケル・マン監督×渡辺謙、山下智久ら出演 製作費88億円の大型ドラマ『TOKYO VICE』放送決定. September 16, 2021. Crank-in!.
12. Web site: 田中圭が伊藤博文に 広瀬すず主演ドラマ『津田梅子』、ディーン・フジオカら共演陣発表. February 4, 2022. Crank-in.
13. Web site: ドラマ「初恋の悪魔」で伊藤英明が"短髪署長"に、萩原みのりら追加キャストも解禁. June 27, 2022. Natalie.
14. Web site: 織田裕二 34年ぶりNHKドラマ！来年「ガラパゴス」刑事役で主演「これほど怖いと感じたことはない」. August 25, 2022. Sponichi.