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Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Known for: Acting

Born 20/07/1937
Died 2008-10-05
Place of birth Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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​

Filmography

SMAP×SMAP Series ★ 8,5

SMAP×SMAP

Skit guest

1996

SMAP×SMAP Series ★ 8,5

SMAP×SMAP

Skit Guest

1996

Furuhata Ninzaburo Series ★ 8,8

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994

Series

動く壁

1994

Professional Killers Series ★ 8,0

Professional Killers

Baian Fujieda

1972

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Film ★ 7,8

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Yukio Mishima

1985

Taikouki Series

Taikouki

Toyotomi no Hideyoshi

1965

The Ballad of Narayama Film ★ 7,5

The Ballad of Narayama

Tatsuhei

1983

Toge no Gunzo Series

Toge no Gunzo

Yoshio Oishi

1982

Mouri Motonari Series ★ 9,0

Mouri Motonari

1997

Ōgon no Hibi Series

Ōgon no Hibi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1978

Garden of the Wind Series

Garden of the Wind

Teizo Shiratori

2008

Minamoto no Yoshitsune Series

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Musashibo Benkei

1966

Say Hello to Black Jack Series

Say Hello to Black Jack

2003

Ruri's Island Series ★ 9,0

Ruri's Island

Yuzo Nakama

2005

The Pillow Book Film ★ 6,4

The Pillow Book

The Father

1995

Oar Film ★ 5,6

Oar

Iwago Tomita

1985

The Peacock King Film ★ 6,3

The Peacock King

Jiku Ajari

1988

Samurai Reincarnation Film ★ 5,9

Samurai Reincarnation

Musashi Miyamoto

1981

Edo Porn Film ★ 6,0

Edo Porn

Hokusai

1981

House on Fire Film ★ 4,5

House on Fire

Kazuo Katsura

1986

Virus Film ★ 6,3

Virus

Prof. Tsuchiya

1980

Gift Series ★ 6,0

Gift

Yujiro Kishiwada(岸和田 裕二郎)

1997

Miracle Banana Film

Miracle Banana

Takashi Yamamura

2005

Vengeance Is Mine Film ★ 7,5

Vengeance Is Mine

Iwao Enokizu

1979

Shogun's Shadow Film ★ 6,9

Shogun's Shadow

Igo Gyobu

1989

Love and Honor Film ★ 7,4

Love and Honor

Magohachiro Kibe

2006

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Film ★ 6,4

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Ronin

1989

Rainbow Kids Film ★ 6,6

Rainbow Kids

Inspector Daigoro Igari

1991

Ai wa Doda Series

Ai wa Doda

1992

Kokkai e ikô! Film

Kokkai e ikô!

1993

Okinawan Boys Film ★ 8,0

Okinawan Boys

1983

The Castle of Sand Film ★ 7,4

The Castle of Sand

Kenichi Miki

1974

Granny Gabai Film ★ 7,8

Granny Gabai

Tofu shop owner

2006

Tokyo Bordello Film ★ 5,6

Tokyo Bordello

Policeman

1987

Tracked Film ★ 5,7

Tracked

Tokichi Sakane

1985

Mount Hakkoda Film ★ 6,6

Mount Hakkoda

Corporal Murayama

1977

Heat Wave Film ★ 5,9

Heat Wave

Police

1991

September 11 Film ★ 6,4

September 11

Villager (segment "Japan")

2002

The Geisha Film ★ 5,6

The Geisha

Katsuzo

1983

Samurai Banners Film ★ 7,4

Samurai Banners

Hatanaka Buhei

1969

Izo Film ★ 6,1

Izo

Swordsman

2004

The Demon Film ★ 6,5

The Demon

Sokichi Takeshita

1978

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Film ★ 9,3

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Baian Fujieda

1973

Stewardess's Sweetheart Series

Stewardess's Sweetheart

1994

The Wicked Film ★ 6,7

The Wicked

Capt. Inoue

1980

Gonin 2 Film ★ 7,0

Gonin 2

Toyama Masamichi

1996

Zegen Film ★ 6,5

Zegen

Iheiji Muraoka

1987

Eijanaika Film ★ 6,2

Eijanaika

Furukawa

1981

Series

Hachigatsu no Love Song

1996

Ashura no Gotoku Series ★ 3,7

Ashura no Gotoku

1979

Succession Film ★ 7,5

Succession

Daisaku Kadota

1992

Hashū Hankachō Series

Hashū Hankachō

1974

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse Film ★ 5,1

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Nurarihyon

2008

Last Quarter Film ★ 6,9

Last Quarter

Doujima

2004

A Hardest Night!! Film ★ 6,1

A Hardest Night!!

2005

The Last Samurai Film ★ 7,7

The Last Samurai

Nakamura Hanjiro

1974

Series ★ 6,0

ナニワ金融道

金子 高利

1996

The Dream of Russia Film ★ 6,3

The Dream of Russia

Koudayu Daikokuya - captain

1992

The Song from My Heart Film ★ 7,0

The Song from My Heart

1969

Prince Shotoku Series ★ 7,5

Prince Shotoku

Soga no Umako

2001

The Hidden Blade Film ★ 7,4

The Hidden Blade

Chief Retainer Hori

2004

A Chaos of Flowers Film ★ 7,5

A Chaos of Flowers

Kan Yosano

1988

Red Storm Series

Red Storm

1979

Memories of You Film ★ 9,0

Memories of You

1988

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo Film ★ 6,0

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Koga Shiro Samurai

1980

Totteoki no Seishun Series

Totteoki no Seishun

1988

A Long Walk Film ★ 6,9

A Long Walk

Matsutaro Yasuda

2006

Company Executives Film ★ 6,6

Company Executives

1989

Oración Film ★ 6,7

Oración

Senzo Wataumi

1988

The Dropout Film ★ 6,4

The Dropout

Seiji Ohtaki

1982

Series ★ 5,0

橋の雨

1996

間諜 Film

間諜

1964

Goodbye Mama Film ★ 9,0

Goodbye Mama

1991

Shingo's Ten Duels Film

Shingo's Ten Duels

The narrator

1990

The Sex Check Film ★ 8,0

The Sex Check

1968

Farewell, My Beloved Film ★ 10,0

Farewell, My Beloved

1969

Film ★ 10,0

Autumn Blossoms

1999

The Catch Film ★ 6,5

The Catch

Fusajiro

1983

The Way of Osaka Financing 1 Film ★ 6,0

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

1996

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors Film ★ 10,0

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

2003

The Samurai I Loved Film ★ 7,6

The Samurai I Loved

Maki Sukezaemon

2005

Prince Shōtoku Film

Prince Shōtoku

Soga no Umako

2001

The House of Wooden Blocks Film ★ 6,7

The House of Wooden Blocks

1968

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Film ★ 10,0

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Baian Fujieda

1974

Film

Bōshi

Shunpei Takayama

2008

Man Walking on Snow Film ★ 6,1

Man Walking on Snow

Nobuo Honma

2002

My Soul Is Slashed Film ★ 6,7

My Soul Is Slashed

Shutaro Ishikawa

1991

Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou Series

Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou

1975

Time Limit Film ★ 7,0

Time Limit

2003

A Woman Called En Film

A Woman Called En

1971

Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze Film

Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

1992

Lady with Seven Faces Film

Lady with Seven Faces

Scholar

1969

Film Noir Film ★ 7,5

Film Noir

Client

2000

Scars of the Sun Film

Scars of the Sun

Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father)

1981

The Central Quicksand Film

The Central Quicksand

1998

Ana Film

Ana

Toru Mori

1984

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge Film

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

Toyama no Kin-san

1981

Goodbye Japan Film

Goodbye Japan

1995

Jugyo Sankan no Onna Film

Jugyo Sankan no Onna

Kyohei Tasaka

1984

Totteoki no Seishun Film

Totteoki no Seishun

1988

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special Film

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

1988

Journey Along the Silk Road Film

Journey Along the Silk Road

2005

12 Ounces to Glory Film

12 Ounces to Glory

1960