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Home/People/Shigesato Itoi
Shigesato Itoi profile photo
Born
Nov 10, 1948
Age 77
Place of Birth
Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

10
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
糸井 重里
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Shigesato Itoi

Acting

Biography
Japanese writer and copywriter, best known in the west for creating the Mother/Earthbound series.
Earthbound, USA poster

Earthbound, USA

as Self
2023
Kids Konference poster

Kids Konference

as Narrator
2022
Norwegian Wood poster

Norwegian Wood

as Professor
2010
Sinking into the Moon poster

Sinking into the Moon

Cast
2002
Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu poster

Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu

as Self
1997
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna poster

Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna

Cast
1992
My Soul Is Slashed poster

My Soul Is Slashed

as Inohara
1991
My Neighbor Totoro poster

My Neighbor Totoro

as Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
1988
Guys Who Never Learn poster

Guys Who Never Learn

Cast
1987
Fujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue poster

Fujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue

Cast
1983