Kusuo Abe was born on July 24, 1910 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan as Ishitaro Ito. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Ikiru (1952), Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple (1964) and Miyamoto Musashi (1961). He died on November 2, 1965 in Kyoto, Japan.