Akira Ito started acting in Osaka, Japan as a member of The Second Theater Company. He performed in many productions including Where Justice Exists, Bond In The Twilight, and also in a mime performance, Fugue of X and Y. He came to New York in 2008 and has performed as a dancer in Hatch, Westfest Dance Festival, SACRA!, and as an actor in a multimedia production, Wind-up Bird Chronicle (Edinburgh International Festival), and a samurai fighting production, Gekiryu (Samurai Sword Soul).