Ito made her debut in the 2003 television drama 14-kagetsu: Tsuma ga Kodomo ni Kaette Iku with no acting experience, playing a female researcher whose body becomes that of a young girl.

[2][3] In February 2023, she was announced as the lead actress for the asadora series The Tiger and Her Wings, based on the life of Yoshiko Mibuchi, one of Japan's first female lawyers.

Their father ran a road construction company that went bankrupt following the collapse of the bubble economy, and debt collectors pursued him.

[9] Her mother worked at a snack bar and delivered milk[8] before becoming a painter.

[12] In April 2022, Ito was reported to be dating screenwriter Ryuta Horai [ja], who is eighteen years her senior, which she later confirmed.