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Known credits:
93
Birthday:
1937-07-20
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Ken Ogata

Overview

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).

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Known for

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2008 Garden of the Wind Actor Teizo Shiratori N/A
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2008 Bōshi Actor Shunpei Takayama N/A
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2008 Kitaro and the Millennium Curse Actor Nurarihyon 58
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2006 Love and Honor Actor Magohachiro Kibe 61
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2006 Granny Gabai Actor Tofu shop owner 59
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2006 A Long Walk Actor Matsutaro Yasuda 59
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2005 A Hardest Night!! Actor 59
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2005 Miracle Banana Actor Takashi Yamamura N/A
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2005 The Samurai I Loved Actor Maki Sukezaemon 59
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2005 Ruri's Island Actor Yuzo Nakama 69
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2005 Journey Along the Silk Road Actor N/A
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2004 The Hidden Blade Actor Chief Retainer Hori 61
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2004 Last Quarter Actor Doujima 59
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2004 Izo Actor Swordsman 59
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2003 The Man Who Wipes Mirrors Actor N/A
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2003 Time Limit Actor 59
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2002 11’09”01—September 11 Actor Villager (segment "Japan") 59
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2001 Prince Shotoku Actor Soga no Umako N/A
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2001 Man Walking on Snow Actor Nobuo Honma 58
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2000 Film Noir Actor Client 59
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1999 Autumn Blossoms Actor N/A
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1999 古畑任三郎 黒岩博士の恐怖 Actor N/A
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1998 The Central Quicksand Actor N/A
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1997 Mouri Motonari Actor N/A
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1996 橋の雨 Actor N/A
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1996 Hachigatsu no Love Song Actor N/A
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1996 Gonin 2 Actor Toyama Masamichi 59
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1996 The Way of Osaka Financing 1 Actor N/A
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1996 ナニワ金融道 Actor 金子 高利 69
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1995 Goodbye Japan Actor N/A
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1995 The Pillow Book Actor The Father 60
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1994 Stewardess's Sweetheart Actor N/A
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1994 動く壁 Actor N/A
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1993 Kokkai e ikô! Actor N/A
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1992 Succession Actor Daisaku Kadota 59
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1992 The Dream of Russia Actor Koudayu Daikokuya - captain 59
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1992 Ai wa Doda Actor N/A
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1991 My Soul Is Slashed Actor Shutaro Ishikawa 59
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1991 Goodbye Mama Actor N/A
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1991 Heat Wave Actor Police 59
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1991 Rainbow Kids Actor Inspector Daigoro Igari 59
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1990 Shingo's Ten Duels Actor The narrator N/A
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1989 Company Executives Actor 58
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1989 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Actor 59
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1989 Shogun's Shadow Actor Igo Gyobu 59
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1988 The Peacock King Actor Jiku Ajari 59
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1988 A Chaos of Flowers Actor Kan Yosano 59
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1988 Oración Actor Senzo Wataumi 58
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1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special Actor N/A
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1988 Memories of You Actor N/A
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1988 Totteoki no Seishun Actor N/A
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1987 Tokyo Bordello Actor 59
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1987 Zegen Actor Iheiji Muraoka 59
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1986 House on Fire Actor Kazuo Katsura 58
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1985 Tracked Actor Tokichi Sakane 58
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1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Actor Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") 65
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1985 Oar Actor Iwago Tomita 59
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1984 Jugyo Sankan no Onna Actor Kyohei Tasaka N/A
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1984 Ana Actor Toru Mori N/A
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1983 The Catch Actor Fusajiro Kohama 58
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1983 Okinawan Boys Actor N/A
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1983 The Geisha Actor Katsuzo 59
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1983 The Ballad of Narayama Actor Tatsuhei 62
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1982 The Dropout Actor Seiji Ohtaki 58
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1982 Toge no Gunzo Actor Yoshio Oishi N/A
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1981 Edo Porn Actor Hokusai 59
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1981 Samurai Reincarnation Actor Musashi Miyamoto 58
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1981 The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge Actor Toyama no Kin-san N/A
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1981 Why Not? Actor Furukawa 59
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1980 The Wicked Actor 59
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1980 Virus Actor Prof. Tsuchiya 59
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1980 Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo Actor Koga Shiro Samurai 59
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1979 Akai Arashi Actor N/A
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1979 Vengeance Is Mine Actor Iwao Enokizu 62
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1978 The Demon Actor Sokichi Takeshita 59
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1978 Ōgon no Hibi Actor Toyotomi Hideyoshi N/A
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1977 Mount Hakkoda Actor Corporal Murayama 59
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1974 The Castle of Sand Actor Kenichi Miki 60
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1974 The Last Samurai Actor Nakamura Hanjiro 59
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1974 Hashū Hankachō Actor N/A
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1974 Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Actor Baian Fujieda 59
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1973 Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Actor Baian Fujieda 59
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1972 Professional Killers Actor Baian Fujieda 69
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1972 必殺仕掛人（ＴＶシリーズ） Actor N/A
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1971 A Woman Called En Actor N/A
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1969 Lady with Seven Faces Actor Scholar N/A
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1969 Samurai Banners Actor Hatanaka Buhei 59
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1969 Farewell, My Beloved Actor N/A
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1968 The House of Wooden Blocks Actor N/A
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1968 The Sex Check Actor N/A
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1966 Minamoto no Yoshitsune Actor Musashibo Benkei N/A
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1965 Taikouki Actor Toyotomi no Hideyoshi N/A
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古畑任三郎 特别篇 黑岩博士的恐怖 Actor 黒岩健吾 59
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