Issey Ogata
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Issey Ogata

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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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Films Featuring Issey Ogata

DEEMO Memorial Keys

20227.5

Yi Yi

20007.9

Tony Takitani

20046.8

I'll Be Your Mirror

2024

The Political Game

198910.0

Business Commando YAMAZAKI

19954.0

The Sun

20056.7

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

20234.4

No Life King

19899.0

The Imaginary

20237.6

For Business

19868.0

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

19888.0

Tsunagare Radio ~ Bokura no Afuri Days

2021

我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～

2023

Library War: The Wings of Revolution

20126.4

Goaisatsu

1991

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

19886.0

BU・SU

19876.2

The Furthest End Awaits

20145.4

Misuzu

20018.0

Catastrophe

1990

Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi

2023

Hero

20156.1

Teacher and Stray Cat

20156.4

I am a Monk

20156.3

Silence

20167.1

Company Executives

19896.6

Love and Action in Osaka

19885.2

The Road Less Travelled

20135.5

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

1993

Magic Kimono

20175.0

Shichou Shisu

2012

The Prisoner of Sakura

2019

Moon Rabbit

20182.0

Dear My Love

2009

Tora-san, My Uncle

19898.2

Gift of Fire

20218.2

The Day of Destruction

20205.5

When Will You Return?

20177.2

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

19867.3

Tora-san Goes North

19879.0

Tora-san Plays Daddy

19878.3

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

19898.7

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer

2014

The Homeless Student

20086.3

Bakayarō! 4 You!

19919.0

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

20176.0

The Manga Master

20197.0

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

20217.1

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

20187.0

Ghost Story: Flower House

Ghost Story: Flower House

1991

Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

19866.0

Sunny Home

2005

天国からのラブソング

2020

Dotchi mo dotchi

1990

Carefree Goddesses

19877.0

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...

2020

Muyo no Hito

Muyo no Hito

Fujiko

2026

Memorizu

20268.0

The Wives of Rokumeikan

1988