Career
Her maiden name is Tomoko Anzai (安斉 智子, Anzai Tomoko). In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to CanCam magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway computers and Umeshu.
In 2005, she appeared in the television drama series Densha Otoko as the love interest of the otaku protagonist.
She also appears in ads for Shiseido"s MAQuillAGE line of cosmetics (along with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara and Yuri Ebihara) and watches, in addition to being the current model in Japan, following on from Yu Yamada. She also provided the look and voice for Q"s assistant Mission Nagai in the game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.
Misaki Ito also starred in the 2002 movie Ju-on (aka The Grudge).
