Ken Ogata
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1937-07-20
- Died
- 2008-10-05
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Кэн Огата · 오가타 켄 · 绪形拳 · Ken Ogata · Akinobu Ogata
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (24)
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit guest / Skit Guest
Professional Killers
1972
as Baian Fujieda
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Taikouki
1965
as Toyotomi no Hideyoshi
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
as Musashibo Benkei
Toge no Gunzo
1982
as Yoshio Oishi
Ōgon no Hibi
1978
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Gift
1997
as Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎）
Garden of the Wind
2008
as Teizo Shiratori
Ruri's Island
2005
as Yuzo Nakama
Ashura no Gotoku
1979
Mouri Motonari
1997
Hashū Hankachō
1974
Say Hello to Black Jack
2003
Prince Shotoku
2001
as Soga no Umako
Red Storm
1979
Hachigatsu no Love Song
1996
ナニワ金融道
1996
as 金子 高利
Ai wa Doda
1992
Totteoki no Seishun
1988
Stewardess's Sweetheart
1994
橋の雨
1996
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou
1975
動く壁
1994
Movies (78)
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Tatsuhei
Tracked
1985
as Tokichi Sakane
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Yukio Mishima
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Musashi Miyamoto
Izo
2004
as Swordsman
The Pillow Book
1995
as The Father
Edo Porn
1981
as Hokusai
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
as Ronin
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kenichi Miki
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Iwao Enokizu
Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Corporal Murayama
House on Fire
1986
as Kazuo Katsura
Love and Honor
2006
as Magohachiro Kibe
Samurai Banners
1969
as Hatanaka Buhei
Virus
1980
as Prof. Tsuchiya
The Peacock King
1988
as Jiku Ajari
The Geisha
1983
as Katsuzo
Heat Wave
1991
as Police
Eijanaika
1981
as Furukawa
Shogun's Shadow
1989
as Igo Gyobu
Succession
1992
as Daisaku Kadota
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Policeman
Oar
1985
as Iwago Tomita
The Demon
1978
as Sokichi Takeshita
A Hardest Night!!
2005
Zegen
1987
as Iheiji Muraoka
The Catch
1983
as Fusajiro
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968
Last Quarter
2004
as Doujima
Gonin 2
1996
as Toyama Masamichi
The Wicked
1980
as Capt. Inoue
September 11
2002
as Villager (segment "Japan")
The Sex Check
1968
Goodbye Mama
1991
Memories of You
1988
The Dream of Russia
1992
as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
The Samurai I Loved
2005
as Maki Sukezaemon
The Last Samurai
1974
as Nakamura Hanjiro
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Chief Retainer Hori
A Woman Called En
1971
Company Executives
1989
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
2008
as Nurarihyon
Oración
1988
as Senzo Wataumi
Autumn Blossoms
1999
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
as Koga Shiro Samurai
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
as The narrator
A Chaos of Flowers
1988
as Kan Yosano
Prince Shōtoku
2001
as Soga no Umako
A Long Walk
2006
as Matsutaro Yasuda
Granny Gabai
2006
as Tofu shop owner
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
2003
Time Limit
2003
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1981
as Toyama no Kin-san
Scars of the Sun
1981
as Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father)
Farewell, My Beloved
1969
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Inspector Daigoro Igari
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Man Walking on Snow
2002
as Nobuo Honma
Ana
1984
as Toru Mori
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze
1992
My Soul Is Slashed
1991
as Shutaro Ishikawa
Goodbye Japan
1995
Jugyo Sankan no Onna
1984
as Kyohei Tasaka
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
1996
The Dropout
1982
as Seiji Ohtaki
Film Noir
2000
as Client
間諜
1964
Totteoki no Seishun
1988
The Central Quicksand
1998
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974
as Baian Fujieda
Lady with Seven Faces
1969
as Scholar
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973
as Baian Fujieda
Kokkai e ikô!
1993
Miracle Banana
2005
as Takashi Yamamura
Bōshi
2008
as Shunpei Takayama
Okinawan Boys
1983
Journey Along the Silk Road
2005
The Song from My Heart
1969
About Ken Ogata
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 ye… With 102 credits spanning from 1964 to 2008, Ken Ogata has appeared in 78 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ken Ogata Movies
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — as Tatsuhei
- Tracked (1985) — as Tokichi Sakane
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — as Yukio Mishima
- Samurai Reincarnation (1981) — as Musashi Miyamoto
- Izo (2004) — as Swordsman
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