is a Japanese actor and comedian.

Filmography

Film

* ''

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman , also known as ''Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman'' and ''The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal'', is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong ''chambara'' / ''wuxia'' crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tsen ...

'' (1971) * '' Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy'' (1974) * ''

Princess from the Moon is a 1987 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'', a 10th-century Japanese fairy tale about a girl from the Moon who is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant. Plot One da ...

'' (1987) * '' A Taxing Woman'' (1987) * ''

Minbo is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles ''Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion'', ''The Gangster's Moll'' and ''The Anti-Extortion Woman''. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical succe ...

'' (1992) * '' Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie'' (2004) as Jinzo Hattori * ''

The Uchōten Hotel (also known as ''Suite Dreams'', ''Wow-Choten Hotel'' or ''Suite Hotel'') is a 2006 Japanese comedy film, written and directed by director Kōki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve, and follows the misadventures ...

'' (2006) * ''

Talk Talk Talk ''Talk Talk Talk'' is the second studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs. It was released 15 May 1981 by Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy and on vinyl in the UK in 2011 without ...

'' (2007) * '' Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime'' (2008) * '' The Hovering Blade'' (2009) * ''The Hikita's Are Expecting!'' (2019) * ''The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie'' (2021)

Television

* ''

Ten to Chi to is a 1990 Japanese film, directed by Haruki Kadokawa and starring Takaaki Enoki, Tsugawa Masahiko, Asano Atsuko, Zaizen Naomi and Nomura Hironobu. The film was released in Japan in June 1990, and an English version was released in North Ame ...

'' (1969) * ''

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama (''asadora''), which originally aired on NHK from 4 April 1983 to 31 March 1984; it is the 31st ''asadora'' overall to be produced. The 297 15-minute episodes follow the life of during the Mei ...

'' (1983–84) as Tanimura Sakuzo * ''Hōjō Tokimune'' (2001) as

Hōjō Masamura was the seventh ''Shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura Shogunate, regining from 1264 to 1268. He was the son of Hōjō Yoshitoki, the second ''Shikken''. Life Hōjō Masamura was born on July 10, 1205 , the son of ''Shikken'' Hōjō Yoshitoki ...

* ''Okashina Keiji'' (2003-Now) (Lead role) * ''

Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fuj ...

'' (2004) * '' Saka no Ue no Kumo'' (2009) * ''

Onihei Hankachō is a series of historical novels written by Japanese author Shōtarō Ikenami. Following the character Heizo Hasegawa in the Edo period of Japan, Ikegami wrote the first story for the December 1967 issue of the light novel magazine ' published by ...

'' as Amabiki no Bungorō (2009) * ''

Fumō Chitai is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her fi ...

'' (2009) as Seizo Hisamatsu * ''

Taira no Kiyomori was a military leader and ''kugyō'' of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Early life Kiyomori was born in Heian-kyō, Japan, in 1118 as the first so ...

'' (2012) as

Emperor Shirakawa was the 72nd emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 白河天皇 (72)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Th ...

* '' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon'' (2012) * ''Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi'' (2023)

Variety shows

* ''Ito Family'' (1997–2007) * ''

IQ Sapuri is a Japanese game show that aired Saturday nights from 19:00-19:54 JST on Fuji TV. It consisted of mostly logic puzzles and brain teasers. Some examples of the games are: *Kanji Puzzle *Match Sticks *Mis-match Manga *Spot the Difference Each g ...

'' (2004–2009) * '' Gaki no Tsukai (Youth High School, New Years Special)'' (2020)

References

External links

NHKアーカイブ　Actor Shirō ItōShirō Itō official site
1937 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 20th-century Japanese male actors Japanese male stage actors Living people {{japan-stage-actor-stub