Issey Ogata
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1952-02-22 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as
- イッセー尾形 · Issei Ogata
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (27)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Torii Tadayoshi
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Radiation House
2019
as Toru Kikushima
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
2022
as Toru Yamada
Quartet
2017
as Benjamin Takita
Priceless
2012
as Zaizen Osamu
Beyond Goodbye
2024
as Shinoda
Gu Gu the Cat
2014
as Kagawa
Kotaro Lives Alone
2021
Phoenix: Eden17
2023
as Sudarban (voice)
The Science Club
2024
as Shozo Nagamine
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
as Kenjiro Hotokeue
Rinrin to
1990
as 幸吉の父・貞吉
Hotarugusa
2019
as Yuzuki Yazaemon
Izakaya Bottakuri
2018
Haruka no Hikari
2021
Ashi Girl
2017
as 天野信茂
Smoking Gun
2014
as Shigeru Tasaka
Modern Young Monha
2022
Anmitsu Hime
1983
Oeda Ghost Story
2020
Angel's Share
2010
as Mister
浮浪雲
2026
as Yokujiro
Our Summer ~River Side Family~
2021
as 大津小太郎
イッセー尾形の週末父娘（おやこ）
2025
Movies (61)
Silence
2016
as Old Samurai / Inoue
Yi Yi
2000
as Mr. Ota
The Imaginary
2023
as Mr. Bunting (voice)
DEEMO Memorial Keys
2022
as Nutcracker (voice)
Hero
2015
The Political Game
1989
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
2012
as Kuroudo Touma (voice)
Tony Takitani
2004
as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
as Major Taniguchi
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as Hospital doctor
Dear My Love
2009
as Masahiko Matsuyama
The Furthest End Awaits
2014
as Lawyer
Gift of Fire
2021
Misuzu
2001
as Saijo, Yaso
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
The Sun
2005
as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
as Kyoichi Morii
Shichou Shisu
2012
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018
BU・SU
1987
as Kitazaki
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as Policeman
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988
as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023
Bakayarō! 4 You!
1991
as (segment "サギるなジャパン")
ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜
2021
as Ise
Love and Action in Osaka
1988
When Will You Return?
2017
as Chu Ashimura
Magic Kimono
2017
as Man
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
2023
as Sudarban (voice)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as Conductor
Company Executives
1989
For Business
1986
as Hanazuki
I am a Monk
2015
as Akira Arai
Goaisatsu
1991
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the travel agent
The Road Less Travelled
2013
as Yoshiharu Yanashita
The Manga Master
2019
as Rakuten Kitazawa
No Life King
1989
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
as Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
Fujiko
2026
as Kiyoshi Oishi
Ghost Story: Flower House
1991
Moon Rabbit
2018
Carefree Goddesses
1987
Sunny Home
2005
as Self
I'll Be Your Mirror
2024
as Yatsuro
Catastrophe
1990
as Okochi Genzo
Dotchi mo dotchi
1990
Business Commando YAMAZAKI
1995
as Takuro Yamazaki
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Salesman
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017
as Self
The Day of Destruction
2020
as Crescent Jiro
The Prisoner of Sakura
2019
as Commandant Kono
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2023
The Homeless Student
2008
as Ichiro Tamura
The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020
as Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
Memorizu
2026
as Makoto
天国からのラブソング
2020
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About Issey Ogata
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 dr… With 88 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, Issey Ogata has appeared in 61 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Issey Ogata Movies
- Silence (2016) — as Old Samurai / Inoue
- Yi Yi (2000) — as Mr. Ota
- The Imaginary (2023) — as Mr. Bunting (voice)
- DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022) — as Nutcracker (voice)
- Hero (2015)
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