Takashi Itô

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Ken

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as Ken

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m • as Young Snowman

Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Tetsuo Kurihara

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Tomio Miyoshi

An Ishiro Honda film.

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • as Yasuo

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Inao, as a child

An Ishiro Honda film.

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as Masao, Toshiko's brother

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • as Ryokichi, Ryukichi's son (uncredited)

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.