Yūnosuke Itō | |
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Born | 3 August 1919 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 11 March 1980 | (aged 60)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1924-1979 |
Yūnosuke Itō (伊藤 雄之助 Itō Yūnosuke?, 3 August 1919 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1947 to 1979.
The son of the kabuki actor Sawamura Sōnosuke, Itō made his film debut at Toho in 1946. Although mostly a character actor, playing memorable figures such as the novelist in Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, he also played lead roles such as in Kon Ichikawa's Mr. Pu.