Issey Ogata profile
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Issey Ogata

22nd February 1952 Fukuoka, Japan Acting

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.​

59 Movies 27 TV Shows 88 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Fujiko poster
Fujiko 5th June 2026 as Kiyoshi Oishi
Silence poster
Silence 23rd December 2016 as Old Samurai / Inoue
The Sun poster
The Sun 17th February 2005 as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Tony Takitani poster
Tony Takitani 11th August 2004 as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
Misuzu poster
Misuzu 27th October 2001 as Saijo, Yaso
Yi Yi poster
Yi Yi 20th September 2000 as Mr. Ota
Ashi Girl poster
Ashi Girl 23rd September 2017 as Nobushige Amano
Quartet poster
Quartet 17th January 2017 as Benjamin Takita
Rinrinto poster
Rinrinto 2nd April 1990 as Sadakichi Hatakeyama