Hideaki Ito's acting career began when he was a mere 16 years old. Hideaki Ito started his acting career landing roles in such films as the dramedy "Himitsu" (1999) with Ryoko Hirosue, "Krosufaia" (2000) and the Hiroyuki Sanada adaptation "Onmyoji" (2003). He also appeared in the adaptation "The Princess Blade" (2003) with Yumiko Shaku. He continued to act in productions like "Umizaru" (2004), "Umizaru 2: Limit of Love" (2006) and "252: Signal of Life" (2008). He also appeared in "Sukiyaki Western Django" (2008) and "Kamui" (2009) with Koichi Sato. In his more recent career, he continued to act in "Umizaru 3" (2010), the thriller sequel "Andalucia" (2011) with Yuji Oda and "Lesson of the Evil" (2012). He also appeared in "Umizaru 4: Brave Hearts" (2012) and the thriller "Kuime" (2014) with Ebizô Ichikawa. Most recently, Hideaki Ito acted in "Wood Job!" (2014).