Ken Ogata
Acting
Ken Ogata (緒形 拳 Ogata Ken, 20 July 1937-5 October 2008) was a Japanese actor. Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and Shohei Imamura's The Ballad of Narayama. He won the award for best actor at the 26th Blue Ribbon Awards for Okinawan Boys. In television, his starring role as Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1965 NHK Taiga drama Taikōki catapulted him to fame. Ken went on to many prominent roles in subsequent programs. The following year, he portrayed Benkei in Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The network tapped him again for the role of Fujiwara no Sumitomo in the 1976 Kaze to Kumo to Niji to. He returned to playing Hideyoshi in the 1978 Ōgon no Hibi, and returned to the lead as Ōishi Kuranosuke in Tōge no Gunzō, the 1982 Chūshingura. Another featured appearance in a Taiga drama was in Taiheiki (1991, as Ashikaga Sadauji, father of Takauji). Mr. Ogata died on October 5, 2008, just days after finishing his role in the production of the Fuji TV drama "Kaze no Garden" (Garden of the Winds), filmed in the rural Furano area of northern Japan. In his final role, Ogata, himself 71 years of age, played a doctor involved in the end-of-life care of elderly patients. His sons Kanta and Naoto Ogata are actors. NHK selected Naoto for the starring role of Oda Nobunaga in the 1992 Taiga drama Nobunaga King of Zipangu; Kanta played Inaba Masakatsu in Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Acting102
tvGarden of the Wind
2008
Teizo Shiratori
Bōshi
2008
Shunpei Takayama
movieKitaro and the Millennium Curse
2008
Nurarihyon
movieLove and Honor
2006
Magohachiro Kibe
movieGranny Gabai
2006
Tofu shop owner
movieA Long Walk
2006
Matsutaro Yasuda
movieThe Samurai I Loved
2005
Maki Sukezaemon
movieMiracle Banana
2005
Takashi Yamamura
tvRuri's Island
2005
Yuzo Nakama
movieThe Hidden Blade
2004
Chief Retainer Hori
movieLast Quarter
2004
Doujima
movieIzo
2004
Swordsman
movieMan Walking on Snow
2002
Nobuo Honma
movieSeptember 11
2002
Villager (segment "Japan")
moviePrince Shōtoku
2001
Soga no Umako
tvPrince Shotoku
2001
Soga no Umako
movieFilm Noir
2000
Client
tvGift
1997
Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎）
movieGonin 2
1996
Toyama Masamichi
tvSMAP×SMAP
1996
Skit guest / Skit Guest
ナニワ金融道
1996
金子 高利
movieThe Pillow Book
1995
The Father
movieSuccession
1992
Daisaku Kadota
movieThe Dream of Russia
1992
Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
movieMy Soul Is Slashed
1991
Shutaro Ishikawa
movieHeat Wave
1991
Police
movieRainbow Kids
1991
Inspector Daigoro Igari
movieShingo's Ten Duels
1990
The narrator
movieShogun's Shadow
1989
Igo Gyobu
movieThe Peacock King
1988
Jiku Ajari
movieA Chaos of Flowers
1988
Kan Yosano
movieOración
1988
Senzo Wataumi
movieTokyo Bordello
1987
Policeman
movieZegen
1987
Iheiji Muraoka
movieHouse on Fire
1986
Kazuo Katsura
movieTracked
1985
Tokichi Sakane
movieMishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
Yukio Mishima
movieOar
1985
Iwago Tomita
movieJugyo Sankan no Onna
1984
Kyohei Tasaka
movieAna
1984
Toru Mori
movieThe Catch
1983
Fusajiro
movieThe Geisha
1983
Katsuzo
movieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983
Tatsuhei
movieThe Dropout
1982
Seiji Ohtaki
tvToge no Gunzo
1982
Yoshio Oishi
movieEdo Porn
1981
Hokusai
movieSamurai Reincarnation
1981
Musashi Miyamoto
movieThe Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1981
Toyama no Kin-san
movieScars of the Sun
1981
Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father)
movieEijanaika
1981
Furukawa
movieThe Wicked
1980
Capt. Inoue
movieVirus
1980
Prof. Tsuchiya
movieShadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
Koga Shiro Samurai
movieVengeance Is Mine
1979
Iwao Enokizu
movieThe Demon
1978
Sokichi Takeshita
tvŌgon no Hibi
1978
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
movieMount Hakkoda
1977
Corporal Murayama
movieThe Castle of Sand
1974
Kenichi Miki
movieThe Last Samurai
1974
Nakamura Hanjiro
movieProfessional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974
Baian Fujieda
movieProfessional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973
Baian Fujieda
tvProfessional Killers
1972
Baian Fujieda
movieSamurai Banners
1969
Hatanaka Buhei
tvMinamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
Musashibo Benkei
tvTaikouki
1965
Toyotomi no Hideyoshi
