<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>1) According to numerous Google entries, his name was Ikeuchi Yoshitoyo.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>2) Considering Ito Daisuke's mother's horror at the idea of her son, a descendant of samurai, entering the film business (and making him swear never to become an actor), it is no surprise that Itami took a "stage" name. His son took the name, quite reasonably, as the "business" name of his family.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>SA Thornton</DIV>
<DIV>Arizona State University</DIV></td></tr></table><br>