Hideaki Itō

Hideaki Ito (伊藤 英明) is a Japanese actor.

Biography
Ito is best known for starring in the hit franchise Umizaru film series, which consistently topped the Japanese box office of the year. He has also head-lined many other major Japanese films such as Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and Lesson of the Evil (2012) and is featured in many others.

Personal life
Hideaki Ito was born in Nagasaki. His family includes his father, mother and a younger sister. He lived in Tokyo when he was a child, and moved back to his hometown of Gifu when he was 4 years old. He was frail, sick and diagnosed with chronic kidney disease when he was in kindergarten. He began to be hospitalized for a long time. After attending elementary school, he was discharged and hospitalized continuously.

Ito is good at sports. His hobbies include horse riding, diving, surfing, skiing, skydiving, etc. He is qualified as a professional dive instructor. He likes manga, anime, video games. He is also a fan of Star Wars.

In October 2014, Hideaki Ito published a marriage announcement and registered his marriage with a woman on the 24th.

Film

 * Himitsu (1999)
 * Pyrokinesis (2000)
 * Blister (2000)
 * The Princess Blade (2001)
 * Onmyoji (2001)
 * Love Song (2001)
 * When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), as Tokugawa Yoshinobu
 * Onmyoji 2 (2003)
 * Umizaru (2004)
 * Kono Mune Ippai no Ai o (2005)
 * Umizaru 2: Limit of Love (2006)
 * Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
 * 252: Seizonsha Ari (2008)
 * Kamui Gaiden (2009)
 * Umizaru 3: The Last Message (2010)
 * Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (2011)
 * Umizaru 4: Brave Hearts (2012)
 * Lesson of the Evil (2012)
 * Wood Job! (2014), as Yoki Iida
 * Terra Formars (2016)
 * March Comes in like a Lion (2017), as Gotō Masamune
 * March Goes out like a Lamb (2017), as Gotō Masamune
 * Memoirs of a Murderer (2017), as Detective Makimura Kō
 * Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time (2020), as Esu/Kamen Rider Eden
 * The Doorman (2020), as Leo
 * Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021), as Serizawa Kamo
 * Kappei (2022), as Kappei
 * The Legend and Butterfly (2023), as Fukuzumi Heitarō Sadaie
 * Knuckle Girl (2023)

Television

 * Dessin (1997)
 * Bayside Shakedown (1997)
 * Boy Hunt (1998)
 * Ai Tokidoki Uso (1998)
 * Yamada Ikka no Shinbou (1999)
 * Out: Tsumatachi no Hanzai (1999)
 * Over Time (1999)
 * Ai o Kudasai (2000)
 * Yasha (2000)
 * Koi o Nan-nen Yasundemasuka (2001)
 * Le Parfum De La Jaolusie (2001)
 * Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 2 (2001)
 * Joshiana (2001)
 * Baka Sankyodai (2001)
 * Akahige (2002)
 * Tentai Kansoku (2002)
 * Toshiie to Matsu (2002), Maeda Toshinaga
 * Mayonaka no Ame (2002)
 * Ai to Shihon Shugi (2003)
 * Namahoso wa Tomaranai (2003)
 * Shiroi Kyotō (2003)
 * The Princess Blade (2003)
 * Boku no Mahotsukai (2003)
 * Atsuki Yume no Hi (2004)
 * Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3 (2005)
 * Kunitori Monogatari (2005)
 * Umizaru Evolution (2005)
 * Bengoshi no Kuzu (2006)
 * First Kiss (2007)
 * Kodoku no Kake (2007)
 * Akechi Mitsuhide (2007)
 * Wachigaiya Itosato (2007)
 * Buzzer Beat (2009)
 * Carnation (2011)
 * Koukousei Restaurant (2011)
 * Last Money: Ai no Nedan (2011)
 * Doubles: Futari no Keiji (2013)
 * Zainin no Uso (2014)
 * The Emperor's Cook (2015)
 * Liquid: Oni no Sake, Kiseki no Kura (2015)
 * Mutsu: Mieru Me (2015)
 * Boku no Yabai Tsuma (2016)
 * Awaiting Kirin (2020), Saitō Yoshitatsu
 * Kamen Rider Zero-One (2020), Esu/Kamen Rider Eden
 * Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (2021), Date Masamune
 * Tokyo Vice (2022), Miyamoto
 * Umeko: The Face of Female Education (2022), Tsuda Sen
 * Love with a Case (2022), Naruhito Yukimatsu
 * Galápagos (2023), Torii