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Issey Ogata

Acting Born Feb 22, 1952 Fukuoka, Japan 24 credits

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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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Known for

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

2002
Film

Silence

as Old Samurai / Inoue
Film

Yi Yi

as Mr. Ota

Full filmography

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
  • What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) as Torii Tadayoshi
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)
  • Radiation House (2019) as Toru Kikushima
  • The Science Club (2024) as Shozo Nagamine
  • Silence (2016) as Old Samurai / Inoue
  • Yi Yi (2000) as Mr. Ota
  • PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (2022) as Toru Yamada
  • Quartet (2017) as Benjamin Takita
  • Beyond Goodbye (2024) as Shinoda
  • Gu Gu the Cat (2014) as Kagawa
  • Kotaro Lives Alone (2021)
  • Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai (1998) as Self
  • Priceless (2012) as Zaizen Osamu
  • Ashi Girl (2017) as 天野信茂
  • Phoenix: Eden17 (2023) as Sudarban (voice)
  • Hotarugusa (2019) as Yuzuki Yazaemon
  • Eerie: Invisible Face (2018) as Kenjiro Hotokeue
  • Haruka no Hikari (2021)
  • Rinrin to (1990) as 幸吉の父・貞吉
  • Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
  • Smoking Gun (2014) as Shigeru Tasaka
  • Modern Young Monha (2022)
  • Anmitsu Hime (1983)