Native Name: | 逸見政孝 |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1945 |
Birth Place: | Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture |
Death Place: | Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
Burial Place: | Denjo-ji, Setagaya, Tokyo |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Alma Mater: | Waseda University |
Years Active: | 1968-1993 |
Spouse: | Harue Itsumi (married 1970) |
Children: | 2 (Taro and Ai) |
was a Japanese television announcer, tarento, writer, singer and master of ceremonies. His nickname was "It's me". He was friends with Shingo Yamashiro.[1] His son, Taro Itsumi is an actor, and his daughter, Ai Itsumi is an actress, tarento, and announcer.
Born in Osaka, Itsumi became a popular master of ceremonies. He was the only person who was able to govern three big talents; Takeshi Kitano, Sanma Akashiya and Tamori. On 6 September 1993, he announced that he was suffering from stomach cancer.[2] Japanese mass media reported on his condition. He died of linitis plastica on December 25, 1993, at the age of 48.