Itō Hirobumi

Itō Hirobumi (16 October 1841 - 26 October 1909) was a Japanese samurai, politician, and statesman who served as the the first Prime Minister of Japan, from 1885-1888, 1892-1896, 1898-1898, and 1900-1901.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Itō Hirobumi.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1973	Itō Hirobumi	
*Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong-ja	
* A biopic of Itō's daughter, Bae Jeong-ja.
*Itō is played by Shin Seong-il.Sung-Il Shin - IMDB
1987	Itō Hirobumi	
*Looking for the Epitaph, author Bok Geo-Il	
*The author's first novel.
2004	Itō Hirobumi	
*2009: Lost Memories	
*An adaptation of "Looking for the Epitaph". Author Bok Geo-Il disliked the adaptation and sued to have his name removed from the finished product.
2008	Hirobumi Ito	
*Taiwan 1895	
*Itō was portrayed by Shirô Shimomoto.Taiwan 1895 - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021Shirô Shimomoto - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021
*Li Hongzhang was portrayed by Xuejian Li,Xuejian Li - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021 Hong Pan portrayed the Empress Dowager Cixi,Hong Pan - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021 Rong Chang portrayed Liu Yongfu,Rong Chang - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021 Tao Tan portrayed Li Jingfang,Tao Tan - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021 Te-Kai Liu portrayed Liu Mingchuan,Te-Kai Liu - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021 and Takahiro Hirano portrayed Emperor Meiji.Takahiro Hirano - IMDB - Retrieved 6 June 2021
2017	Itō Hirobumi	
*Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan, author Keisuke Matsuoka	
*Holmes and his old friend Itō unite to prevent the assassination attempt known as the Ōtsu incident.Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan by Keisuke Matsuoka - Open Letters Review, Steve Donoghue, May 8th, 2019
2020	Itō Hirobumi	
*Hero 	
*A musical drama about An Jung-Geun.Hero - Asian Wiki
===Mentions===
The following list is of various mentions of Itō Hirobumi in fiction and popular culture.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2022	Itō Hirobumi	
* Murdoch Mysteries, episode "Patriot Games"	
* The former Prime Minister's assassination at the hands of An Jung-geun several months prior is at the centre of an investigation, which Terrence Meyers fears could develop into a world war.Patriot Games - IMDB - Retrieved 10 August 2022
==Links==
*Itō Hirobumi on Wikipedia
*Itō Hirobumi on Encyclopædia Britannica
==References==
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