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 a hospital 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. Filmography Film Himitsu (1999) Pyrokinesis (2000) Blister (2000) The Princess Blade (2001) Onmyoji (2001) Love Song (2001) When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003), 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 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