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Ken Ogata

Acting 71 (deceased) years old Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan ★ 1.1
Born: July 20, 1937
Died: October 5, 2008

Biography

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).

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Known For

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Yukio Mishima 1985
Edo Porn
Edo Porn Hokusai 1981
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book The Father 1995
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama Tatsuhei 1983
Virus
Virus Prof. Tsuchiya 1980

Filmography

Acting Credits (103)

Garden of the Wind
Garden of the Wind Teizo Shiratori 2008
Bōshi
Bōshi Shunpei Takayama 2008
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse Nurarihyon 2008
Love and Honor
Love and Honor Magohachiro Kibe 2006
Granny Gabai
Granny Gabai Tofu shop owner 2006
A Long Walk
A Long Walk Matsutaro Yasuda 2006
A Hardest Night!!
A Hardest Night!! 2005
The Samurai I Loved
The Samurai I Loved Maki Sukezaemon 2005
Miracle Banana
Miracle Banana Takashi Yamamura 2005
Ruri's Island
Ruri's Island Yuzo Nakama 2005
Journey Along the Silk Road
Journey Along the Silk Road 2005
The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade Chief Retainer Hori 2004
Last Quarter
Last Quarter Doujima 2004
Izo
Izo Swordsman 2004
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors 2003
Time Limit
Time Limit 2003
Say Hello to Black Jack
Say Hello to Black Jack 2003
Man Walking on Snow
Man Walking on Snow Nobuo Honma 2002
September 11
September 11 Villager (segment "Japan") 2002
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku Soga no Umako 2001
Prince Shotoku
Prince Shotoku Soga no Umako 2001
Film Noir
Film Noir Client 2000
Autumn Blossoms
Autumn Blossoms 1999
The Central Quicksand
The Central Quicksand 1998
Gift
Gift Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎） 1997
Mouri Motonari
Mouri Motonari 1997
橋の雨
橋の雨 1996
Hachigatsu no Love Song
Hachigatsu no Love Song 1996
Gonin 2
Gonin 2 Toyama Masamichi 1996
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP Skit guest 1996
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP Skit Guest 1996
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
The Way of Osaka Financing 1 1996
ナニワ金融道
ナニワ金融道 金子 高利 1996
Goodbye Japan
Goodbye Japan 1995
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book The Father 1995
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Furuhata Ninzaburo 1994
Stewardess's Sweetheart
Stewardess's Sweetheart 1994
動く壁
動く壁 1994
Kokkai e ikô!
Kokkai e ikô! 1993
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze 1992
Succession
Succession Daisaku Kadota 1992
The Dream of Russia
The Dream of Russia Koudayu Daikokuya - captain 1992
Ai wa Doda
Ai wa Doda 1992
My Soul Is Slashed
My Soul Is Slashed Shutaro Ishikawa 1991
Goodbye Mama
Goodbye Mama 1991
Heat Wave
Heat Wave Police 1991
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids Inspector Daigoro Igari 1991
Shingo's Ten Duels
Shingo's Ten Duels The narrator 1990
Company Executives
Company Executives 1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Ronin 1989
Shogun's Shadow
Shogun's Shadow Igo Gyobu 1989
The Peacock King
The Peacock King Jiku Ajari 1988
A Chaos of Flowers
A Chaos of Flowers Kan Yosano 1988
Oración
Oración Senzo Wataumi 1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special 1988
Memories of You
Memories of You 1988
Totteoki no Seishun
Totteoki no Seishun 1988
Totteoki no Seishun
Totteoki no Seishun 1988
Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello Policeman 1987
Zegen
Zegen Iheiji Muraoka 1987
House on Fire
House on Fire Kazuo Katsura 1986
Tracked
Tracked Tokichi Sakane 1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Yukio Mishima 1985
Oar
Oar Iwago Tomita 1985
Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Jugyo Sankan no Onna Kyohei Tasaka 1984
Ana
Ana Toru Mori 1984
The Catch
The Catch Fusajiro 1983
The Geisha
The Geisha Katsuzo 1983
Okinawan Boys
Okinawan Boys 1983
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama Tatsuhei 1983
The Dropout
The Dropout Seiji Ohtaki 1982
Toge no Gunzo
Toge no Gunzo Yoshio Oishi 1982
Edo Porn
Edo Porn Hokusai 1981
Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation Musashi Miyamoto 1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge Toyama no Kin-san 1981
Scars of the Sun
Scars of the Sun Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father) 1981
Eijanaika
Eijanaika Furukawa 1981
The Wicked
The Wicked Capt. Inoue 1980
Virus
Virus Prof. Tsuchiya 1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo Koga Shiro Samurai 1980
Red Storm
Red Storm 1979
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine Iwao Enokizu 1979
Ashura no Gotoku
Ashura no Gotoku 1979
The Demon
The Demon Sokichi Takeshita 1978
Ōgon no Hibi
Ōgon no Hibi Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1978
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda Corporal Murayama 1977
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou 1975
The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand Kenichi Miki 1974
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai Nakamura Hanjiro 1974
Hashū Hankachō
Hashū Hankachō 1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Baian Fujieda 1974
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Baian Fujieda 1973
Professional Killers
Professional Killers Baian Fujieda 1972
A Woman Called En
A Woman Called En 1971
The Song from My Heart
The Song from My Heart 1969
Lady with Seven Faces
Lady with Seven Faces Scholar 1969
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners Hatanaka Buhei 1969
Farewell, My Beloved
Farewell, My Beloved 1969
The House of Wooden Blocks
The House of Wooden Blocks 1968
The Sex Check
The Sex Check 1968
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune Musashibo Benkei 1966
Taikouki
Taikouki Toyotomi no Hideyoshi 1965
間諜
間諜 1964

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