was a Japanese composer who wrote experimental pieces for, among others, piano, chamber orchestra, and ballet suites. His work was part of the Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics. During the 1930s and 1940s, he also wrote the music scores for films produced by the P.C.L. film studios and its successor, the Toho film studios, including early works by directors Mikio Naruse and Satsuo Yamamoto.
Film music (selected) 1935: The Actress and the Poet 1935: Wife! Be Like a Rose! 1935: The Girl in the Rumor 1936: Morning's Tree-Lined Street 1937: Ojōsan 1937: Haha no kyoku 1943: Momotarō no umiwashi 1946: Those Who Make Tomorrow
References
External links Compositions by Itō in the Tokyo College of Music Library