Aiko Itō

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Aiko Itō (いとう あいこ, Itō Aiko, born October 24, 1980, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a former Japanese actress who was affiliated with Stardust Promotion. She is best known for playing the role of Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow in the 2003 Super Sentai TV series Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger.

Aiko Itō
いとう あいこ
Born
伊藤 愛子

(1980-10-24) October 24, 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–2010

Biography

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In 1999, Itō debuted in a commercial for Otsuka Pharmaceutical. In 2000, her first appearance as a cut model in the September issue of the magazine CanCam. In 2002, Itō, with models such as Mika Hijii, appeared on the visual unit Chao. The same year, they became the idle unit D★shues released a CD. In 2003, she appeared in Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger as Ranru Itsuki/Abare Yellow.[1] In 2005, Itō played a role of a student for three months topic English Hāto de kanjiru eibunhō (NHK Educational TV), the next year she appeared in colleague in the Conversation Edition. In 2006, her first main role in a film was Love saiko-kyōwaku no horā "Saikō no kareshi". The same year, Itō played the leading role as Shiori Sano in the TBS Ai no gekijō, Suites Dream. In 2007, she was earnest to advance stage from, she appeared in the center of the blockbuster. In 2008, Itō played the leading role as Tamaki Nanase in Fuji TV daytime drama series Aishū no Romera.[2] In 2009, she appeared in Fuji TV's Hontoniattakowaihanashi.[3] In March 17, 2010, Itō married to a construction company executive which was announced on February 10. In November 2010, she left the Stardust Promotion agency and retired from acting the following December.[4][5] In 2012, Itō was appointed to the narrator of Iwakuni Museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

In 2023, during promotion for Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Fury, it was revealed that she had previously reprised her role of Ranru Itsuki/Abare Yellow in an uncredited voice role for Kyoryuger vs Go-Busters and unable to reprise her role physically as she was busy raising her child at the time.[6]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Kamen Rider Agito Customer Episode: "That Awakening"
2003 Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow Main role; 50 episodes
2007 Ultraman Mebius Aya Jinguji 2 episodes
2008 Aishū no Romera Nanase Tamaki Main role

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow Main role
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers Aya Jinguji
2008 Happy Flight Rie Miyamoto
2014 Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow Uncredited / Voice-only
2023 Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare! Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow Main role

References

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  1. ^ "Abaranger Cast". Toei Company (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ai/shuu no Romera". Fuji TV (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "「帰って来た姫。」 Yusuke Kamiji's official blog". Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  4. ^ "Aiko Itō's Official website". Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  5. ^ "女優いとうあいこ、芸能界引退を報告 「幸せな家庭を築くこと」を優先" [Actress Aiko Itō announces her retirement from the entertainment industry, saying that "making a happy home" is her new priority]. Oricon News (in Japanese). December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "『爆竜戦隊 アバレンジャー 20th 許されざるアバレ』公式 9/1より上映開始!". Twitter. Retrieved 7 September 2023.