Toshiya Ito

Screenwriter

Date of Birth

December 21, 1961

English level

Conversational level

Career

Toshiya Ito studied writing in Nihon University department of Theater Arts Film Studies. While Toshiya Ito was in the university, he wrote Japan-Italy collaborative Anime, “Sherlock Hound - The Targeted Giant Coin Bank”, under the supervision of Hayao Miyazaki. After graduation, He started working as a writer as “Toshiya Ito” with his first title, the TV drama, “Dangerous Detective – Episode 48”. Toshiya Ito produced many detective dramas, and wrote “Show Me a Lier, and I Will Show You My Partner” as first drama series. Toshiya Ito also wrote some more drama series including “Sans Famille”, lunch hour dramas including “Let’s Go ONSEN” and “Hahaoya Shikkaku”, and two-hour suspense dramas such as “Chiharu Saotome’s Tour Report”. Toshiya Ito currently teaches at Nihon University and Writers Guild of Japan School while working as a writer.