Ken Ogata
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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
Credits
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
as Yukio Mishima
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Tatsuhei
Virus (1980)
as Prof. Tsuchiya
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Iwao Enokizu
The Castle of Sand (1974)
as Kenichi Miki
The Pillow Book (1995)
as The Father
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
as Musashi Miyamoto
The Peacock King (1988)
as Jiku Ajari
September 11 (2002)
as Villager (segment "Japan")
Love and Honor (2006)
as Magohachiro Kibe
Edo Porn (1981)
as Hokusai
House on Fire (1986)
as Kazuo Katsura
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
as Ronin
Izo (2004)
as Swordsman
The Geisha (1983)
as Katsuzo
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
as Policeman
Oar (1985)
as Iwago Tomita
Succession (1992)
as Daisaku Kadota
Samurai Banners (1969)
as Hatanaka Buhei
The Demon (1978)
as Sokichi Takeshita
Shogun's Shadow (1989)
as Igo Gyobu
Gonin 2 (1996)
as Toyama Masamichi
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
as Corporal Murayama
Granny Gabai (2006)
as Tofu shop owner
12 Ounces to Glory (1960)
Actor
Last Quarter (2004)
as Doujima
Heat Wave (1991)
as Police
Tracked (1985)
as Tokichi Sakane
Rainbow Kids (1991)
as Inspector Daigoro Igari
Eijanaika (1981)
as Furukawa
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
as Nurarihyon
The Last Samurai (1974)
as Nakamura Hanjiro
The Dropout (1982)
as Seiji Ohtaki
Okinawan Boys (1983)
Actor
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘 (1996)
Actor
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003)
Actor
A Hardest Night!! (2005)
Actor
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
as The narrator
Zegen (1987)
as Iheiji Muraoka
The Song from My Heart (1969)
Actor
The Dream of Russia (1992)
as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
Actor
The Catch (1983)
as Fusajiro
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
as Kan Yosano
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)
as Shutaro Ishikawa
Kokkai e ikô! (1993)
Actor
The Samurai I Loved (2005)
as Maki Sukezaemon
Lady with Seven Faces (1969)
as Scholar
Autumn Blossoms (1999)
Actor
Company Executives (1989)
Actor
Miracle Banana (2005)
as Takashi Yamamura
The Wicked (1980)
as Capt. Inoue
The Hidden Blade (2004)
as Chief Retainer Hori
Jugyo Sankan no Onna (1984)
as Kyohei Tasaka
A Long Walk (2006)
as Matsutaro Yasuda
Memories of You (1988)
Actor
A Woman Called En (1971)
Actor
Farewell, My Beloved (1969)
Actor
Oración (1988)
as Senzo Wataumi
Film Noir (2000)
as Client
Man Walking on Snow (2002)
as Nobuo Honma
Goodbye Mama (1991)
Actor
間諜 (1964)
Actor
Time Limit (2003)
Actor
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)
as Baian Fujieda
The Way of Osaka Financing 1 (1996)
Actor
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
Actor
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge (1981)
as Toyama no Kin-san
The Central Quicksand (1998)
Actor
Ana (1984)
as Toru Mori
The Sex Check (1968)
Actor
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (1974)
as Baian Fujieda
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze (1992)
Actor
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
as Koga Shiro Samurai
Scars of the Sun (1981)
as Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father)
Bōshi (2008)
as Shunpei Takayama
Prince Shōtoku (2001)
as Soga no Umako
Goodbye Japan (1995)
Actor
Journey Along the Silk Road (2005)
Actor
Totteoki no Seishun (1988)
Actor