was a Japanese actor and

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. He graduated from the Chiba Prefectural Kōnodai High School and enrolled in the Career Design course of

Hosei University formerly known as Tokyo University of Law (東京法学社, Tokyo Hogakusha) is a top research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other private universities in Tokyo are collectively known as "MARCH (Japanese univers ...

. He was attached to

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. He was the younger brother of actor Atsushi Itō. On March 8, 2009, Itō's body was discovered inside an automobile in a parking lot near

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, along with some

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(apparently used to

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) and a note addressed to his family. The cause of death was determined to be acute

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Roles

Films

* ''

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'' (Boy on the bus)

Television drama

* '' Train Man'' (Chūbō) * ''

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'' (Haruto Segawa)

Voice acting roles

Dubbing

* ''

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'' (Dylan Leary (

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)) * ''

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'' (Will Robinson ( Jack Johnson)) * ''

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'' (Oliver Cates (Chad Krowchuk) * '' The Shining'' (

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(

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)) * ''

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'' (Yoshi (Travis A. Moon))

Television animation

* '' Boogiepop Haharawanai''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Takahiro 1987 births 2009 deaths Japanese male child actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning Suicides by poison in Japan Voice actors from Funabashi 2009 suicides