Ken 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
SMAP×SMAP
1996
SMAP×SMAP
1996
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Professional Killers
1972
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
0Taikouki
1965
0Ōgon no Hibi
1978
0Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
0Toge no Gunzo
1982
Virus
1980
Mouri Motonari
1997
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
Filmography
SMAP×SMAP
as Skit guest · 1996
SMAP×SMAP
as Skit Guest · 1996
Furuhata Ninzaburo
· 1994
Professional Killers
as Baian Fujieda · 1972
The Ballad of Narayama
as Tatsuhei · 1983
Taikouki
as Toyotomi no Hideyoshi · 1965
Ōgon no Hibi
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi · 1978
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Musashibo Benkei · 1966
Toge no Gunzo
as Yoshio Oishi · 1982
Virus
as Prof. Tsuchiya · 1980
Mouri Motonari
· 1997
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Yukio Mishima · 1985
Vengeance Is Mine
as Iwao Enokizu · 1979
Say Hello to Black Jack
· 2003
Gift
as Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎） · 1997
Garden of the Wind
as Teizo Shiratori · 2008
Ruri's Island
as Yuzo Nakama · 2005
The Castle of Sand
as Kenichi Miki · 1974
September 11
as Villager (segment "Japan") · 2002
The Pillow Book
as The Father · 1995
Edo Porn
as Hokusai · 1981
House on Fire
as Kazuo Katsura · 1986
The Peacock King
as Jiku Ajari · 1988
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as Ronin · 1989
Ashura no Gotoku
· 1979
Hashū Hankachō
· 1974
Samurai Reincarnation
as Musashi Miyamoto · 1981
Izo
as Swordsman · 2004
Hachigatsu no Love Song
· 1996
ナニワ金融道
as 金子 高利 · 1996
Tracked
as Tokichi Sakane · 1985
Love and Honor
as Magohachiro Kibe · 2006
Shogun's Shadow
as Igo Gyobu · 1989
Tokyo Bordello
as Policeman · 1987
Stewardess's Sweetheart
· 1994
Ai wa Doda
· 1992
Mount Hakkoda
as Corporal Murayama · 1977
Succession
as Daisaku Kadota · 1992
動く壁
· 1994
Oar
as Iwago Tomita · 1985
The Geisha
as Katsuzo · 1983
Prince Shotoku
as Soga no Umako · 2001
Heat Wave
as Police · 1991
The Demon
as Sokichi Takeshita · 1978
Samurai Banners
as Hatanaka Buhei · 1969
Totteoki no Seishun
· 1988
The Last Samurai
as Nakamura Hanjiro · 1974
Eijanaika
as Furukawa · 1981
The Wicked
as Capt. Inoue · 1980
The Dream of Russia
as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain · 1992
Rainbow Kids
as Inspector Daigoro Igari · 1991
Gonin 2
as Toyama Masamichi · 1996
Granny Gabai
as Tofu shop owner · 2006
Red Storm
· 1979
A Hardest Night!!
· 2005
A Chaos of Flowers
as Kan Yosano · 1988
Zegen
as Iheiji Muraoka · 1987
Shingo's Ten Duels
as The narrator · 1990
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
as Nurarihyon · 2008
The Samurai I Loved
as Maki Sukezaemon · 2005
The House of Wooden Blocks
· 1968
Oración
as Senzo Wataumi · 1988
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
· 2003
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze
· 1992
The Sex Check
· 1968
12 Ounces to Glory
· 1960
The Hidden Blade
as Chief Retainer Hori · 2004
A Long Walk
as Matsutaro Yasuda · 2006
Company Executives
· 1989
Last Quarter
as Doujima · 2004
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou
· 1975
The Catch
as Fusajiro · 1983
The Dropout
as Seiji Ohtaki · 1982
Autumn Blossoms
· 1999
My Soul Is Slashed
as Shutaro Ishikawa · 1991
Prince Shōtoku
as Soga no Umako · 2001
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
· 1996
Miracle Banana
as Takashi Yamamura · 2005
Time Limit
· 2003
間諜
· 1964
橋の雨
· 1996
Scars of the Sun
as Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father) · 1981
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
· 1988
Memories of You
· 1988
Okinawan Boys
· 1983
Goodbye Japan
· 1995
Farewell, My Beloved
· 1969
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
as Koga Shiro Samurai · 1980
Kokkai e ikô!
· 1993
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as Baian Fujieda · 1973
A Woman Called En
· 1971
Goodbye Mama
· 1991
Bōshi
as Shunpei Takayama · 2008
Ana
as Toru Mori · 1984
Totteoki no Seishun
· 1988
Man Walking on Snow
as Nobuo Honma · 2002
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
as Baian Fujieda · 1974
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
· 1996
The Central Quicksand
· 1998
Jugyo Sankan no Onna
as Kyohei Tasaka · 1984
Film Noir
as Client · 2000
Lady with Seven Faces
as Scholar · 1969
The Song from My Heart
· 1969
Journey Along the Silk Road
· 2005
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
as Toyama no Kin-san · 1981