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Age 98
GenderMaleBorn13/03/1928 (98)Born inChiba Prefecture, JapanWikidataQ11380042 ↗TMDb#552175 ↗

Minoru Ito is a Japanese actor known for his appearances in Akira Kurosawa's celebrated films including Seven Samurai (1954), The Hidden Fortress (1958), and Sanjuro (1962). His screen credits have connected him with 100 fellow performers, 9 of whom are still living today.

Filmography24 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1970Rebel Against GloryMovie—42
1968Destroy All MonstersMovieKilaak Controlled Staffer (uncredited)40
1967UltrasevenSeriesKimura39
1965Beast AlleyMovieDetective A (uncredited)37
1965Invasion of Astro-MonsterMovieReporter / Xilien37
1965IronfingerMovieAonuma's Henchman37
1965The Crazy AdventureMovie—37
1963High and LowMovieDetective35
1962SanjuroMovie—34
1962TatsuMovieGuard34
1962GorathMovieÔtori Astronaut34
1961The Witness KilledMovie—33
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to WeepMovie—33
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, SandogasaMovie—33
1960The Human VaporMovie(uncredited)32
1958The Hidden FortressMovieHorseman (uncredited)30
1958The H-ManMovieDetective (uncredited)30
1957A Man in the StormMovie—29
1955Mother and SonMovie(uncredited)27
1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie(uncredited)27
1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-TreeMovieA man who comes to invite Yukie27
1954Seven SamuraiMovieSamurai26
1954Invisible ManMovieMan in car (traffic accident)26
1954Farewell RabaulMovie—26