Toshihito Ito

) was a Japanese actor and member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe. He was born on February 16, 1962 in Niigata, Japan. He died on May 24th, 2002 from a Subarachnoid hemorrhage in the brain.He performed on stage, and on television in series such as "Trick" and "Furuhata Ninzaburo". His trademark was his large, thick-rimmed glasses, which he used solely for comic effect - in fact Ito had 20/20 vision.

Ito joined the Tokyo Sunshine Boys in 1983, while he was a student. When he graduated university he continued acting but took a full-time job as a standard salaryman until his career in acting picked up.

He was married in 2000 to a stylist that he met while filming the movie "Shomuni", after dating her for less than six months. Unfortunately he died two years later. They had no children.

Films

* 1995 "Salaryman Senka"
* 1996 "Tomoko no Baai"
* 1997 "Marutai no Onna"
* 1999 "GTO"

Television Dramas

* 1993 "Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru"
* 1994 "Furuhata Ninzaburo"
* 1995 "Oosama no Restaurant"
* 1996 "Imaizumi Shintaro"
* 1996 "Konna Watashi ni Dare ga Shita"
* 1997 "Odoru Daisosasen"
* 1998 "Shomuni"
* 1999 "Omizu no Hanamichi"
* 2001 "Gakko no Sensei"
* 2002 "Nurseman"
* 2002 "Trick 2"

elected Theatre

* "Nobody Else But You"
* "Vamp Show" (Parco Produce)

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