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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Issey Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2024 · Beyond Goodbye as Shinoda
- 2024 · The Science Club as Nagamine Shozo
- 2024 · I'll Be Your Mirror as Yatsuro
- 2023 · The Imaginary as Mr. Bunting (voice)
- 2023 · 我が家の夢~WRCと恋のかけ橋~ as
- 2023 · Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower as Sudarban (voice)
- 2023 · Phoenix: Eden17 as Sudarban (voice)
- 2023 · Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi as
- 2023 · What Will You Do, Ieyasu? as Torii Tadayoshi
- 2022 · PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as Toru Yamada
- 2022 · Modern Young Monha as
- 2022 · DEEMO Memorial Keys as Nutcracker (voice)
- 2021 · Our Summer ~River Side Family~ as 大津小太郎
- 2021 · Gift of Fire as
- 2021 · Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle as Major Taniguchi
- 2021 · Kotaro Lives Alone as
- 2021 · ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜 as Ise
- 2021 · Haruka no Hikari as
- 2020 · The Day of Destruction as Crescent Jiro
- 2020 · Oeda Ghost Story as
- 2019 · The Manga Master as Rakuten Kitazawa
- 2019 · Hotarugusa as Yuzuki Yazaemon
- 2019 · Radiation House as Toru Kikushima
- 2019 · The Prisoner of Sakura as Commandant Kono
- 2018 · Moon Rabbit as
- 2018 · The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan as
- 2018 · Eerie: Invisible Face as Kenjiro Hotokeue
- 2018 · Izakaya Bottakuri as
- 2017 · Magic Kimono as Man
- 2017 · Ashi Girl as 天野信茂
- 2017 · When Will You Return? as Chu Ashimura
- 2017 · Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence as Self
- 2017 · Quartet as Benjamin Takita
- 2016 · Silence as Old Samurai / Inoue
- 2015 · I am a Monk as Akira Arai
- 2015 · Hero as
- 2015 · Teacher and Stray Cat as Kyoichi Morii
- 2014 · This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer as
- 2014 · Gu Gu the Cat as Kagawa
- 2014 · The Furthest End Awaits as Lawyer
- 2014 · Smoking Gun as Shigeru Tasaka
- 2013 · The Road Less Travelled as Yoshiharu Yanashita
- 2013 · Kumokiri Nizaemon as
- 2012 · Priceless as Zaizen Osamu
- 2012 · Library War: The Wings Of Revolution as Kuroudo Touma (voice)
- 2012 · Shichou Shisu as
- 2010 · Angel's Share as Mister
- 2009 · Dear My Love as Masahiko Matsuyama
- 2008 · The Homeless Student as Ichiro Tamura
- 2005 · The Sun as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
- 2005 · Tony Takitani as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
- 2002 · AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo as
- 2001 · Misuzu as Saijo, Yaso
- 2000 · Yi Yi as Mr. Ota
- 1999 · Тетралогия власти as император Хирохито
- 1998 · Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai as Self
- 1995 · Business Commando YAMAZAKI as Takuro Yamazaki
- 1993 · Kin chan no Cinema Jack as
- 1991 · Bakayarō! 4 You! as (segment "サギるなジャパン")
- 1991 · Ghost Story: Flower House as
- 1991 · Goaisatsu as
- 1990 · Catastrophe as Okochi Genzo
- 1990 · Rinrin to as 幸吉の父・貞吉
- 1989 · Tora-san, My Uncle as
- 1989 · No Life King as
- 1989 · Tora-san Goes to Vienna as the travel agent
- 1989 · Company Executives as
- 1989 · The Political Game as
- 1988 · Love and Action in Osaka as
- 1988 · Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You as Salesman
- 1988 · Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
- 1987 · Tora-san Plays Daddy as Policeman
- 1987 · BU・SU as Kitazaki
- 1987 · Tora-san Goes North as Hospital doctor
- 1986 · Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy as Conductor
- 1986 · For Business as Hanazuki
- 1983 · Anmitsu Hime as