Issey Ogata
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Issey Ogata (born 22 February 1952 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka), is a Japanese actor and comedian. He was interested in plays since childhood. After he graduated from Toyotama High School in Japan, he joined a theatrical company and appeared on the stage. Later, he jumped at the opportunity to be an entertainer when he took the gold medal at the audition called "Birth of Comedians". Then, he started garnering roles on Japanese TV. Shows he appeared on include "Evil Grandmother" of Fuji TV and "RinRinto" of NHK drama. He now performs plays by himself "Life Never Stops" at GyanGyan Theater in Shibuya, which has gained immense popularity. Furthermore, he has had starring roles in major art-house films, including Ota in the great Edward Yang's highly regarded Yi Yi: A One and a Two, the title character in Jun Ichikawa's Tony Takitani (an adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story), and has played the role of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Aleksandr Sokurov's 2005 film, The Sun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Issey Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Series
Mampuku
Goda Kazutaka
2018
Series
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Film
Silence
Old Samurai / Inoue
2016
Series
Beyond Goodbye
Shinoda
2024
Series
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Torii Tadayoshi
2023
Series
Radiation House
Toru Kikushima
2019
Film
Yi Yi
Mr. Ota
2000
Series
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
Self
1998
Series
Phoenix: Eden17
Sudarban (voice)
2023
Series
Quartet
Benjamin Takita
2017
Series
Rinrinto
Sadakichi Hatakeyama
1990
Series
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Toru Yamada
2022
Series
Gu Gu the Cat
Kagawa
2014
Series
The Science Club
Shozo Nagamine
2024
Series
Priceless
Zaizen Osamu
2012
Series
Kotaro Lives Alone
2021
Film
The Imaginary
Mr. Bunting (voice)
2023
Film
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Major Taniguchi
2021
Series
Eerie: Invisible Face
Kenjiro Hotokeue
2018
Film
I'll Be Your Mirror
Yatsuro
2024
Series
Ashi Girl
Nobushige Amano
2017
Series
Smoking Gun
Shigeru Tasaka
2014
Film
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Salesman
1988
Film
DEEMO Memorial Keys
Nutcracker (voice)
2022
Series
Hotarugusa
Yuzuki Yazaemon
2019
Series
Izakaya Bottakuri
2018
Film
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Self
2017
Film
Tony Takitani
Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
2004
Series
Haguregumo
Yokujiro
2026
Series
Haruka no Hikari
2021
Film
Hero
2015
Film
Gift of Fire
2021
Film
Tora-san Goes North
Hospital doctor
1987
Film
Misuzu
Saijo, Yaso
2001
Series
Modern Young Monha
2022
Series
Oeda Ghost Story
2020
Film
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Kazuo Kudo
2018
Film
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
Kuroudo Touma (voice)
2012
Film
Bakayarō! 4 You!
(segment "サギるなジャパン")
1991
Film
Teacher and Stray Cat
Kyoichi Morii
2015
Film
For Business
Hanazuki
1986
Film
The Sun
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
2005
Film
Love and Action in Osaka
1988
Series
Angel's Share
Mister
2010
Film
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
Series
イッセー尾形の週末父娘（おやこ）
2025
Film
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
Film
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
the travel agent
1989
Film
BU・SU
Kitazaki
1987
Film
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023
Film
Goaisatsu
1991
Film
Tsunagare Radio ~ Bokura no Afuri Days
Ise
2021
Film
The Day of Destruction
Crescent Jiro
2020
In My Father's Room
Film
Company Executives
1989
Film
The Furthest End Awaits
Lawyer
2014
Film
When Will You Return?
Chu Ashimura
2017
Series
Anmitsu Hime
1983
Film
Fujiko
Kiyoshi Oishi
2026
Film
Magic Kimono
Man
2017
Film
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Conductor
1986
Film
Carefree Goddesses
1987
Film
Dear My Love
Masahiko Matsuyama
2009
Film
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
1986
Film
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Film
The Political Game
1989
Film
The Homeless Student
Ichiro Tamura
2008
Film
Tora-san Plays Daddy
Policeman
1987
Series
Our Summer ~River Side Family~
大津小太郎
2021
Film
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
1988
Film
Moon Rabbit
2018
Film
I am a Monk
Akira Arai
2015
Film
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Film
Catastrophe
Okochi Genzo
1990
Film
Shichou Shisu
2012
Film
天国からのラブソング
2020
Film
The Road Less Travelled
Yoshiharu Yanashita
2013
Film
Business Commando YAMAZAKI
Takuro Yamazaki
1995
Ghost Story: Flower House
1991
Film
The Manga Master
Rakuten Kitazawa
2019
Film
Dotchi mo dotchi
1990
Film
No Life King
1989
Film
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
Sudarban (voice)
2023
Film
The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
Film
The Prisoner of Sakura
Commandant Kono
2019
Film
Memorizu
Makoto
2026
Film
Sunny Home
Self
2005
Film
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2023
Film
Like a River’s Flow
as himself