Actor Takao Ito Dies from Multiple Organ Failure

On January 9th 2025, the Mingei Theater Company revealed that actor Takao Ito who is also a member of the performing group died of multiple organ failure at his home in Tokyo on August 14th of last year. He was 87 years old and his funeral took place on August 18th last year with only his family present.

Takao Itô was born on January 31st 1937 in Iwate, Japan. He is an actor who appeared in Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Jirokichi the Rat (1965) and The Battle of Manchuria (1970). After graduating from the Haiyuza Training School (12th term) in 1963, he enrolled in the Mingei Theater Company’s acting program and was accepted into the company in 1965.

The site posted a post titled “Obituary: Takao Ito has passed away” reporting, “Takao Ito (real name Takao Ito), an actor of the Mingei Theater Company’s acting department, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at his home in Tokyo due to multiple organ failure. He was 87 years old.

The funeral was held on Sunday, August 18 of the same year, with only his family present. For inquiries, please contact the Mingei Theater Company below.
We would like to inform you of this. We would like to decline the offer of condolence money and flowers in accordance with the wishes of the deceased” the site reads.