Kunio Ito

Senda Korenari

  • Name: Senda Korenari
  • Native name: 千田是也
  • Also Known as: Senda Koreya, 伊藤圀夫, Itou Kunio
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 15, 1904
  • Died: December 21, 1994
Japanese stage director, translator, and actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.

He is known mostly for founding the Haiyūza theatre company, and translating and directing the works of Bertolt Brecht in post-World War II Japan. He appeared in over 50 films between 1936 and 1970.

His stage name comes from an incident following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake when he was attacked by a mob in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The vigilantes mistook him for a Korean. He was a leader in the modern theater movement in Japan, helping found the Haiyuza Theatre Company, and performing works that "bridged the gap from age-old traditional theater to politically oriented avant-garde and modern works".

In the late 1920s and early 1930s Senda lived in Berlin, where he was involved with underground theatre performances. He was involved with the community of Japanese artists living in Germany who were actively engaged with political activism.

To supplement his income, in 1930 Senda founded the design studio Tomoe in Berlin, together with the painter Osuke Shimazaki, lacquer artist Kotaro Fukuoka, photographer Hiroshi Yoshizawa, and Bauhaus students Iwao Yamawaki, a photographer and architect, and his wife Michiko, a textile artist. The studio produced posters, gift-wrap paper and leaflets, and undertook window dressing and interior design for Japanese restaurants.

Senda and his wife, Irma, returned to Japan in January 1931 via Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

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Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1965 Beast Alley
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Kagawa Keizo (Support Role)
Kagawa Keizo
Support Role
7.0
1965 Spy
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Prime Minister Kato (Support Role)
Prime Minister Kato
Support Role
1.0
1965 Miyamoto Musashi: Duel at Ganryu Island
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Honami Koetsu (Support Role)
Honami Koetsu
Support Role
7.2
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Honami Koetsu (Support Role)
Honami Koetsu
Support Role
7.1
1963 Shiro to Kuro
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Munakata Harumasa (Support Role)
Munakata Harumasa
Support Role
0.0
1961 Yuyake Koyake no Akatonbo
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1961 The Matsukawa Incident
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Defense counsel Uemura (Support Role)
Defense counsel Uemura
Support Role
0.0
1958 A Slope in the Sun
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Tashiro Tamakichi (Support Role)
Tashiro Tamakichi
Support Role
7.0
1957 Misstepping of Virtue
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Fujii Keiyasu (Support Role)
Fujii Keiyasu
Support Role
6.0
1957 Hadairo no Tsuki
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Oike Kohei (Support Role)
Oike Kohei
Support Role
0.0
1957 Temptation
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Sugimoto Shokichi (Main Role)
Sugimoto Shokichi
Main Role
8.0
1956 Actress
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Yasuda (Support Role)
Yasuda
Support Role
0.0
1955 Tales of the Taira Clan
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Left Minister] (Bit part)
[Left Minister]
Bit part
6.9
1955 Ghost Story of Youth
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Okumura Takaya (Support Role)
Okumura Takaya
Support Role
6.0
1954 Nyonin no Yakata
Japanese Movie, 1954,
[Abbot] (Support Role)
[Abbot]
Support Role
0.0
1954 Kuroi Ushio
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Hamasaki [Managing Editor] (Support Role)
Hamasaki [Managing Editor]
Support Role
5.0
1953 Gate of Hell
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Taira no Kiyomori (Support Role)
Taira no Kiyomori
Support Role
7.4
1953 Eagle of the Pacific
Japanese Movie, 1953,
[Army colonel] (Bit part)
[Army colonel]
Bit part
6.9
1953 Journey
Japanese Movie, 1953,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
1953 Aoiro Kakumei
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Koizumi Tatsukichi (Main Role)
Koizumi Tatsukichi
Main Role
0.0
1953 Judai no Seiten
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Shuhei [Kaoru's father] (Support Role)
Shuhei [Kaoru's father]
Support Role
0.0
1953 It Springs In My Heart
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Ariga Yuzo (Support Role)
Ariga Yuzo
Support Role
6.0
1952 Dokoku
Japanese Movie, 1952,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
1951 Koibito
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Odagiri Keisuke (Support Role)
Odagiri Keisuke
Support Role
0.0
1951 The Good Fairy
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Kitaura Tsuyoshi (Support Role)
Kitaura Tsuyoshi
Support Role
6.0
1949 Flame of My Love
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Inagaki Daisuke (Support Role)
Inagaki Daisuke
Support Role
7.7
1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Takeda Masanori (Support Role)
Takeda Masanori
Support Role
7.3
1940 Hideko no Oendacho
Japanese Movie, 1940,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Kunio
  • Family Name: Ito
  • Native name: 千田是也
  • Also Known as: Senda Koreya, 伊藤圀夫, Itou Kunio
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 15, 1904
  • Died: December 21, 1994

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