Ito Atsushi is a Japanese actor born in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture. He belongs to Quartertone. He graduated from Hosei University Faculty of Business Administration.
Originally, he appeared in many TV programs as a child actor. He made a name for himself and made regular appearances in the second series of "Wataruseken wa Oni Bakari", which started in 1990. In 1997, he made his movie debut "Tetto: Musashino-sen" and from the movie "Boy's Choir" released in 2000, he won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2001, he won numerous acting awards, including the 28th Hosou Bunka Foundation Gold Award and Actor Acting Award for the TV drama "Boku wa Ashita Juhachi ni Naru".
Ito received the 39th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance in "Flying Colors" released in 2015.