Ran Itō

Japanese actress and singer

Ran Itō (伊藤 蘭, Itō Ran, born 13 January 1955) is a Japanese actress and previous member of the 1970s idol group Candies. As the leading member of Candies, Itō was in charge of the solo of most of the trio's hit songs.

Itō was born in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. She is married to actor Yutaka Mizutani. Itō won the award for best supporting actress at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival for Disciples of Hippocrates.^[1]

In 2019, Itō released her first solo album My Bouquet. On 15 February 2020, she kicked off her first concert tour My Bouquet & My Dear Candies!, which featured several Candies songs in the set list.^[2]

Filmography

Films

• Disciples of Hippocrates (1980)
• Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
• A Boy Called H (2013)
• When the Curtain of Prayer Descend (2018)

TV

• The Sun Never Sets (2000)
• Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai su (2006)
• Full Swing (2008)
• Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! (2008)
• Miss Sherlock (2018)
• Modern Love Tokyo (2022)^[3]

Discography

Albums

Video albums

Singles

See also

• Miki Fujimura (a member of Candies)
• Yoshiko Tanaka (a member of Candies)

References

1. 第２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８０年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
2. "伊藤蘭が今月よりコンサートツアー開催、キャンディーズ曲満載のセットリストに". Natalie.mu. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
3. "榮倉奈々、前田敦子ら『モダンラブ・東京』出演 黒木華、窪田正孝は声優として参加". Crank-in!. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. "伊藤蘭の作品". Oricon. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
5. オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年07月31日付 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking on July 31, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

External links

• Official website (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
• Official profile at Trysome Bros.