| Kisaku Itō | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1899 Tokyo |
| Died | 31 March 1967(1967-03-31) (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Art Director |
| Awards | Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction |
Kisaku Itō (伊藤 熹朔, Itō Kisaku, 1 August 1899 – 31 March 1967) was a Japanese art director.
He was born in Tokyo. He developed a skill in drawing, and became among the most prominent set designers in Japanese cinema following World War II.
He won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction for the 1953 film Ugetsu. In 1955, he served as art director for She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum.
Selected filmography
- Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
References
- ^ "伊藤熹朔". Kodansha. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- Takashi Sasayama; J. R. Mulryne; Margaret Shewring (1998). Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage. Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0521470439.
- "8th (1953)". Mainichi Film Awards. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Jacek Klinowski; Adam Garbicz; Jacek Klinowski; Adam Garbicz (2012). Feature Cinema in the 20th Century: Volume Two: 1951-1963: A Comprehensive Guide. Planet RGB Limited. ISBN 978-1624075650.
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