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Hisaya Itô

Hisaya Itô

Actor · Died January 1, 2005, aged 80 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Hisaya Itô was born on 7 August 1924 in Kobe, Japan. He was an actor, known for Destroy All Monsters (1968), Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964) and The Mysterians (1957). He died in 2005.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 7, 1924
Died
January 1, 2005 (aged 80)
From
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Hisaya Itô's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
46%
Society
25%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Morality
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Triumphant
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hisaya Itô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hisaya Itô's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Attack at Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tatsumi

  • Okatsu the Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Law(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Detective

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Navigation Staff Officer

  • Destroy All Monsters(1968)

    as Major Tada

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Yamada (Atlas Motors Purchasing Manager)

  • Two in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(1966)

    as Red Bamboo Scientist

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The War of the Gargantuas(1966)

    as Chief Izumida

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • King of the Raccoon Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • More Than 10,000 Women But... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Akiyama (Section Chief)

  • The Stranger Within a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • A Smell of Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Crazy Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon(1965)

    as Osaka Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Young Guy at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Retreat from Kiska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Captain Kiso

  • Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tanba (Head, Tanba Design Office)

  • Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster(1964)

    as Chief Assassin Malmess

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thief on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Blood and Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Ant Hell War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Trap of Suicide Kilometer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Atragon(1963)

    as Shindo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Koichi's colleague

  • Interpol Code 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Teshima

  • A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Captain Yagi

  • Varan the Unbelievable(1962)

    as Ichiro

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Chushingura(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Local Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Wanderer's Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Me and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love Under the Crucifix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Woman of Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Tsukamoto

  • Ganpā kachō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Man in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Girls of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kuniko's pimp

  • Death on the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Masatoshi Eda

  • The Last Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Lovers of Ginza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Human Vapor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Police Scientist

  • The 6th Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Shizuo Yamazaki

  • Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Battle in Outer Space(1959)

    as Kogure

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Enchanting Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Doom of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Sazae-san's Newlywed Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Tomioka

  • Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Samurai in the Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Fox and Raccoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fukaya

  • Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Varan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ichiro

  • He's the Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The H-Man(1958)

    as Misaki

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In Self-Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Executive Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Yokichi Kajitani

  • The Mysterians(1957)

    as Army Capt. Seki

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Green Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Young Husband

  • Geisha in the Old City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Dangerous Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Detective Ezaki

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Shinozaki

  • The Shadow Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Shinozaki

  • Come Back Soon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Rebellion from Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Ohatsu's Unrequited Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • White Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Koiso (man in white mask)

  • Samurai of the Great Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Five Paths to Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Wu Chen-cheng

  • Murder on the Last Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • あゝ洞爺丸　 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Pleasures of Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Genjirô Nakane

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1954 to 1970; peak year 1965.

Highest rated

Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

Film career

19541970

Peak 1965 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41st

By decade

1950s35 · acting1960s50 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
5762

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hisaya Itô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

66th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chushingura (1962)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hisaya Itô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hisaya Itô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers