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