Jerry Ito
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was a Japan
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film and television actor, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, he was bilingual and spoke both Japanese and English fluently.
He was a first cousin of the Japanese American composer Teiji Itō
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while battling stomach cancer
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Japan
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United States
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film and television actor, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, he was bilingual and spoke both Japanese and English fluently.
He was a first cousin of the Japanese American composer Teiji Itō
Teiji Ito
was a Japanese composer and performer. He is best known for his scores for the avant-garde films by Maya Deren.Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan into a theatrical family. His father, Yuji Itō, was a composer and costume designer, and his mother, Teiko Ono, was a dancer who worked in both traditional...
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Filmography
- Uchu kara no messeji (Message from SpaceMessage from Spaceis a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Released in 1978, the film is seen by many critics as a Japanese mockbuster of Star Wars The film was produced by Toei and cost $6 million dollars, the most expensive movie made in Japan up to that date...
') (1978) - UFO War: Fight! Red Tiger (1978) (TV Series)
- Golgo 13: Assignment KowloonGolgo 13: Assignment Kowloonis a 1977 action movie starring Sonny Chiba as the international assassin Golgo 13. It was the second live-action movie based on the Golgo 13 manga.-Plot:...
(Golgo 13: Kūron no kubi) (1977) - Kimi mo shusse ga dekiru (You Can Succeed, Too) (1964)
- Eburi manshi no yūga-na seikatsu (The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman) (1963)
- Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo (1963)
- Nippon musekinin yaro (1962)
- Gekkyū dorobo (1962)
- Kyofu (The Monster) (1962)
- The Last WarThe Last War (1961 film)The Last War, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1961. Its special effects were created by Eiji Tsuburaya who is also known for working on Godzilla and Ultraman....
(Sekai daisenso) (1961) - MothraMothra (film)is a 1961 Kaiju film from Toho Studios, directed by genre regular Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the kaiju eiga debut of screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa, whose approach to the genre grew to prominence during the 1960s...
(1961) - Pineapple butai (1960)
- Umi no yarodomo (1957)
Death
He died three days before his 80th birthday of pneumoniaPneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
while battling stomach cancer
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
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