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Jerry Itô

Jerry Itô

Actor · Died July 9, 2007, aged 79 · New York, New York, U.S.A.

Jerry Itô was born on 12 July 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mothra (1961), Message from Space (1978) and Interpol Code 8 (1963). He was married to Wakana Hanayagi. He died on 9 July 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 12, 1927
Died
July 9, 2007 (aged 79)
From
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 19 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 31% in 30 days

What are Jerry Itô's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
37%
Survival
26%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Self
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Clark Nelson in Mothra (1961)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Absurd
2
Triumphant
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jerry Itô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry 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

19 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fairy Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Message from Space(1978)

    as Commander

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon(1977)

    as Polanski

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Brothers of Capones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 52 episodes · as Ernest Mason Sato

  • You Can Succeed, Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mr. McLeager

  • The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Pete

  • Walleyed Nippon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as John Machihira

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

    as Rudolf Kent

  • Irresponsible Rascal of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Anything For Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

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

    as Watkins

  • Mothra(1961)

    as Clark Nelson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Pineapple Butai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Sgt. March

  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Manster(1959)

    as Police Supt. Aida

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Harbor Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1957 to 1978; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Mothra (1961)

$90 worldwide

Highest rated

Mothra (1961)

Midcredits 70th

Film career

19571978

Peak 1961 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s5 · acting1960s10 · acting1970s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jerry Itô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Message from Space (1978)

58th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mothra (1961)

Midcredits 70th · 58% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 38. 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 Jerry Itô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Itô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Etsuko Shihomi shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers