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