Ito Zheng was born in a teacher's family in Matsumae County, Hokkaido. After graduating from Otaru Higher Commercial School, he entered Tokyo University of Commerce in 1928 for further studies. The following year, he founded the magazine "Literary Review", dedicated to the introduction of the Irish writer Joyce, and based on Joyce's literary theory, he proposed the so-called "new psychological literature", the novel "The Life and Opinions of Deno Goro" (1940) It was written according to this theory. The novel does not have a complete plot or structure. Throughout the novel, the protagonist, journalist Tokino Goro, talks about world affairs.
After that, in addition to teaching at Hokkaido University and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ito also studied the works of the Austrian psychologist Freud and the British writer Lawrence, and was famous for his translation of Lawrence's "Mrs. Chatrie's Lover". ", was accused of "distributing pornographic literature", and celebrities in the literary and art circles came to support and launched an organized protest movement. The novel "Narumi Senkichi" published in 1950 is considered to be the post-war version of "The Life and Opinions of Denou Goro", reflecting his modernist views on life and art. The novel describes what happens in one day, using all forms of modern literature from poetry to drama, to describe the life and psychological state of intellectuals in the chaos and turmoil after the war. It is generally considered to be inspired by Joyce's "Ulysses". "The Enlightenment of Sri Lanka". The novel "Firebird" (1949-1953) uses certain techniques of stream-of-consciousness expression, a combination of narrative and reminiscence, and a slightly melancholy lyrical style to tell the story of the life path and failed fate of the young actors and actresses of the Rose Troupe. , reflecting the intricate social life of Japan in the early post-war period. He serialized "History of Japanese Literary World" in the literary monthly "Quanxiang" for 17 years, and won the 1963 Hiroshi Kikuchi Literary Award. In 1965, he served as chairman of the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature. Died of stomach cancer on November 15, 1969.
Eldest son: Shigeru Ito (City Engineering, Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo, Professor of Waseda University, former Professor of Keio University)
Second son: Rei Ito (Former Professor of Nihon University School of Art , English scholars)