Hisaya Ito
Hisaya Ito
Original Name | 伊藤 久哉 |
Birth Name | Naoya Ito (伊藤 尚也) |
Born | August 7, 1924 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
Died | 2005 (81) |
Ito graduated from Hosei University in 1947, and managed an electronics store before he turned to acting. He started acting with Toei in 1954 and transferred to Toho in 1957, where he debuted in The Mysterians (1957). He frequently plays straight-laced parts like scientists, policemen, or military officials. Ito retired from film acting when his contract was released by Toho in 1970, and he continued to appear on television throughout that decade.
Ito is best known as Malmess the assassin from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). The role was allegedly written for Ito’s more eccentric contemporary Yoshio Tsuchiya, but Ito received the role when Tsuchiya proved unavailable. He’s also recognizable as the scientist that starts the countdown to destroy the island in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966).
Original Name | 伊藤 久哉 |
Birth Name | Naoya Ito (伊藤 尚也) |
Born | August 7, 1924 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
Died | 2005 (81) |
Ito graduated from Hosei University in 1947, and managed an electronics store before he turned to acting. He started acting with Toei in 1954 and transferred to Toho in 1957, where he debuted in The Mysterians (1957). He frequently plays straight-laced parts like scientists, policemen, or military officials. Ito retired from film acting when his contract was released by Toho in 1970, and he continued to appear on television throughout that decade.
Ito is best known as Malmess the assassin from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). The role was allegedly written for Ito’s more eccentric contemporary Yoshio Tsuchiya, but Ito received the role when Tsuchiya proved unavailable. He’s also recognizable as the scientist that starts the countdown to destroy the island in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966).
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Samurai
- The Mysterians (1957)...Officer Seki
- The H-Man (1958)...Misaki
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958)...Ichiro Shinjo
- The Birth of Japan (1959)...Kodate Otomo
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)...Astronaut Kogure
- The Human Vapor (1960)...Dr. Tamiya
- Atragon (1963)...Kidnapped Scientist
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)...Malmess
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Policeman
- War of the Gargantuas (1966)...Coast Guard
- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)...Red Bamboo Scientist
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)...Major Tada
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Samurai -
The Mysterians (1957)
...Officer Seki -
The H-Man (1958)
...Misaki -
Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
...Ichiro Shinjo -
The Birth of Japan (1959)
...Kodate Otomo -
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
...Astronaut Kogure -
The Human Vapor (1960)
...Dr. Tamiya -
Atragon (1963)
...Kidnapped Scientist -
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
...Malmess -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Policeman -
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
...Coast Guard -
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
...Red Bamboo Scientist -
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
...Major Tada