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
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self
Rinrinto
1990
as Sadakichi Hatakeyama
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Quartet
2017
as Benjamin Takita
Radiation House
2019
as Toru Kikushima
Beyond Goodbye
2024
as Shinoda
Phoenix: Eden17
2023
as Sudarban (voice)
Priceless
2012
as Zaizen Osamu
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
2022
as Toru Yamada
The Science Club
2024
as Shozo Nagamine
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
as Kenjiro Hotokeue
Gu Gu the Cat
2014
as Kagawa
Izakaya Bottakuri
2018
Kotaro Lives Alone
2021
Modern Young Monha
2022
Ashi Girl
2017
as Nobushige Amano
Haguregumo
2026
as Yokujiro
Smoking Gun
2014
as Shigeru Tasaka
Hotarugusa
2019
as Yuzuki Yazaemon
Haruka no Hikari
2021
Angel's Share
2010
as Mister
Oeda Ghost Story
2020
Anmitsu Hime
1983
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
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
as Major Taniguchi
Goaisatsu
1991
DEEMO Memorial Keys
2022
as Nutcracker (voice)
Hero
2015
Fujiko
2026
as Kiyoshi Oishi
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020
as Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Imaginary
2023
as Mr. Bunting (voice)
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018
Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
as Kyoichi Morii
The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
Memorizu
2026
as Makoto
Carefree Goddesses
1987
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
2012
as Kuroudo Touma (voice)
Tony Takitani
2004
as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
Dear My Love
2009
as Masahiko Matsuyama
The Homeless Student
2008
as Ichiro Tamura
Muyo no Hito
Misuzu
2001
as Saijo, Yaso
Love and Action in Osaka
1988
BU・SU
1987
as Kitazaki
The Sun
2005
as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
The Furthest End Awaits
2014
as Lawyer
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as Hospital doctor
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
as Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988
as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
Bakayarō! 4 You!
1991
as (segment "サギるなジャパン")
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017
as Self
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as Conductor
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Salesman
Ghost Story: Flower House
1991
Company Executives
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the travel agent
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as Policeman
I'll Be Your Mirror
2024
as Yatsuro
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
2023
as Sudarban (voice)
Magic Kimono
2017
as Man
The Political Game
1989
I am a Monk
2015
as Akira Arai
Gift of Fire
2021
No Life King
1989
The Day of Destruction
2020
as Crescent Jiro
For Business
1986
as Hanazuki
Dotchi mo dotchi
1990
The Manga Master
2019
as Rakuten Kitazawa
Business Commando YAMAZAKI
1995
as Takuro Yamazaki
Catastrophe
1990
as Okochi Genzo
The Prisoner of Sakura
2019
as Commandant Kono
Tsunagare Radio ~ Bokura no Afuri Days
2021
as Ise
天国からのラブソング
2020
When Will You Return?
2017
as Chu Ashimura
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023
Sunny Home
2005
as Self
Shichou Shisu
2012
Moon Rabbit
2018
The Road Less Travelled
2013
as Yoshiharu Yanashita
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2023
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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- Silence (2016) — as Old Samurai / Inoue
- Yi Yi (2000) — as Mr. Ota
- Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021) — as Major Taniguchi
- Goaisatsu (1991)
- DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022) — as Nutcracker (voice)
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