Portrait of Shirō Itō

Acting

Shirō Itō

Career

Active from 1974 to 2024, busiest in 1983 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirō Itō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Eroticism
    1.2, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Japanese Comedy 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Adventure 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Culinary Themes 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
The Criminal
The Criminal (2026)

TV show · as Mitsutada Isobe

The Old One
The Old One (2024)

TV show

Ningen Kowai
Ningen Kowai (2022)

TV show

2010s

30 titles · average score 72
Mr. Hikita, I Am Knocked Up
Mr. Hikita, I Am Knocked Up (2019)

as Kazuo Tanobe

特命刑事 カクホの女
特命刑事 カクホの女 (2018)

TV show · as Takao Kariya

Suits
Suits (2018)

TV show · as Akio Hasumi

Special Investigation Nine
Special Investigation Nine (2018)

TV show · as Tetsuharu Ikari

Black Leather Notebook
Black Leather Notebook (2017)

TV show · as Shoji Hasegawa

Isan Souzoku
Isan Souzoku (2015)

TV show · as Kawamura Ryuutarou

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as 毒岛 隆之介

Legal High
Legal High (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Jinpei Utsunomiya

CSI: Crime Scene Talks
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)

TV show

The History of Our Family
The History of Our Family (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Roppa Furukawa

Bad Boy and Good Girl
Bad Boy and Good Girl (2010)

TV show · as Tatsuo Adachi

Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hirakazu Aoyaki

2000s

24 titles · average score 71
The Hovering Blade
The Hovering Blade (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shinichi Mano

Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 秋山久敬

Wasted Land
Wasted Land (2009)

TV show · as Seizo Hisamatsu

CHANGE
CHANGE (2008)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Reigning Prime Minister

Maiko Haaaan!!!
Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Suzuki Taikai (President of Suzuya Ramen)

Talk, Talk, Talk
Talk, Talk, Talk (2007)

as Taichi Yugawara

The Pride of the Temp
The Pride of the Temp (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Renzō Miyabe

Brave Story
Brave Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Monk Rau (voice)

Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as The General Manager

Kuitan
Kuitan (2006)

TV show · as Chief Yamaguchi/Chief of Holmes Agency

Visas for Life
Visas for Life (2005)

as Yōsuke Matsuoka

Okashina Keiji
Okashina Keiji (2003)

TV show

1990s

17 titles · average score 78
Risou no Kekkon
Risou no Kekkon (1997)

TV show · as Otaki Ikkoku

Good Person
Good Person (1997)

TV show · as Shiroyama Seishichiro

Supermarket Woman
Supermarket Woman (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Company President

竜馬におまかせ!
竜馬におまかせ! (1996)

TV show · as 千葉貞吉

Lifetime Insecurity
Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

as Saburo Fujio

美味しんぼ
美味しんぼ (1994)

TV show

男嫌い
男嫌い (1994)

TV show

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

as Iriejima

Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders (1991)

as Josuke Kenmochi

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

Detective Heiji
Detective Heiji (1990)

as Manshichi Minowano

Until it Becomes a Memory
Until it Becomes a Memory (1990)

TV show · as Sawamura Yoshio

1980s

10 titles · average score 78
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

as Managing Director Kobayashi

A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Pachinko Parlor Boss

Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985)

as Cop

Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Jugyo Sankan no Onna (1984)

as Shiraki

Oshin
Oshin (1983)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sakuzo

A Madcap Corporation
A Madcap Corporation (1983)

as Tetsuo Kuroda

Battle Anthem
Battle Anthem (1983)

as Maruyama

The Sea of Sparta
The Sea of Sparta (1983)

as Hiroshi Totsuka

Kemono Michi
Kemono Michi (1982)

TV show

同心暁蘭之介
同心暁蘭之介 (1981)

TV show

1970s

3 titles · average score 66
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)

TV show

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Inspector Heiji Zenigata VII

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Stooge

1960s

3 titles
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1969)

TV show · as Naya Tatsuzo

Make Way for the Jaguars
Make Way for the Jaguars (1968)

as Ito

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune (1968)

as Policeman