Shirō Itō
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Shirō Itō.
Born: June 15, 1937
Place of Birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
The Men Who Made Ultraman
A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.
Inamura Jane
三屋清左衛門残日録 新たなしあわせ
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
CHANGE
CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008.
Oshin
Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to become a servant in the household of a wealthy family, where she faces trials and tribulation beyond her worst fears.
Clouds Over the Hill
Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes at 90 minutes each. The first series, with 5 episodes, was broadcast in 2009, while series two and three, each with 4 episodes, were broadcast in late 2010 and 2011. While most episodes were shot in Japan, one of the episodes in series two was shot in Latvia. The TV series is based on the novel Saka no ue no kumo by Ryōtarō Shiba and adopted by Hisashi Nozawa. The theme song of the drama series is titled "Stand Alone". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Kundo Koyama and performed by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman.
The Hovering Blade
Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color
Taiga is a struggling second-generation actor who has developed a complex due to his father, a famous actor in his time. Most of the time, Taiga only gets to appear in variety shows. One day when his friend brings him out skydiving, a big wind drags him away from the dropping point and he gets stuck in a tree. A beautiful woman, Shiori, rescues him. Shiori is a cheerful woman who laughs away all of her worries. She's exactly the opposite of Taiga...
Taira no Kiyomori
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
Filmography
as Kazuo Tanobe
as Renji Tamiya
as Akio Hasumi（蓮見 昭雄）
as Tetsuharu Ikari
as Tetsuji Ikari
as Takao Kariya
as Shoji Hasegawa
as Shinichi Kamoshida
as Shinichi Kamoshida
as Kawamura Ryuutarou
as Yoshida Shigeru
as Yoshida Shigeru
as 土屋 元禄
as Shuhei Yanagita
as Hidemitsu Uehara
as Karasawa
as Masahiko Yanagida
as Furuya
as Ryunosuke Busujima（毒島 隆之介）
as Kojo Neo
as Atsuta Ryohei
as Kotaro Kusunoki
as Tatsuo Adachi
as Roppa Furukawa
as Hirakazu Aoyaki
as 秋山久敬
as Ganjiro Ryoki
as Seizo Hisamatsu
as Shinichi Mano
as Reigning Prime Minister
as Suzuki Taikai (President of Suzuya Ramen)
as Taichi Yugawara
as Renzō Miyabe
as Monk Rau (voice)
as Chief Yamaguchi/Chief of Holmes Agency
as The General Manager
as Yōsuke Matsuoka
as Iwata Gengoro
as Teruo Muto
as Lieutenant Nakamura
as Tatsuo Kitayama
as Shiroyama Seishichiro
as Otaki Ikkoku
as Company President
as Sugiyama Kenjiro
as Saburo Fujio
as 梅若虎男
as Josuke Kenmochi
as Manshichi Minowano
as Managing Director Kobayashi
as Pachinko Parlor Boss
as Cop
as Shiraki
as Hiroshi Totsuka
as Maruyama
as Sakuzo
as Inspector Heiji Zenigata VII
as Naya Tatsuzo
as Ito