Kisaku Itō

Kisaku Itō
Kisaku Itō
Born	1 August 1899; Tokyo
Died	31 March 1967 (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[1]) was a Japanese art director.

He was born in Tokyo.[1] He developed a skill in drawing, and became among the most prominent set designers in Japanese cinema following World War II.[2]

He won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction for the 1953 film Ugetsu.[3] In 1955, he served as art director for She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum.[4]

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 1624075657.

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[Kodansha-1] "伊藤熹朔". Kodansha. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[2] Takashi Sasayama; J. R. Mulryne; Margaret Shewring (1998). Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage. Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0521470439.

[3] "8th (1953)". Mainichi Film Awards. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[4] 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 1624075657.