Issey Ogata
Born: 1952-02-22 in Fukuoka, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Beyond Goodbye as Shinoda
- The Science Club as Shozo Nagamine
- I'll Be Your Mirror as Yatsuro
2023
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? as Torii Tadayoshi
- Phoenix: Eden17 as Sudarban (voice)
- The Imaginary as Mr. Bunting (voice)
- PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower as Sudarban (voice)
- Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
- 我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2022
- PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as Toru Yamada
- DEEMO Memorial Keys as Nutcracker (voice)
- Modern Young Monha
2021
- Kotaro Lives Alone
- Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle as Major Taniguchi
- Haruka no Hikari
- Our Summer ~River Side Family~ as 大津小太郎
- Gift of Fire
- ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜 as Ise
2020
- Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... as Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Oeda Ghost Story
- The Day of Destruction as Crescent Jiro
- 天国からのラブソング
2019
- Radiation House as Toru Kikushima
- Hotarugusa as Yuzuki Yazaemon
- The Manga Master as Rakuten Kitazawa
- The Prisoner of Sakura as Commandant Kono
2018
- Eerie: Invisible Face as Kenjiro Hotokeue
- Izakaya Bottakuri
- The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
- Moon Rabbit
2017
- Quartet as Benjamin Takita
- Ashi Girl as 天野信茂
- Magic Kimono as Man
- Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence as Self
- When Will You Return? as Chu Ashimura
2016
- Silence as Old Samurai / Inoue
2015
- Hero
- Teacher and Stray Cat as Kyoichi Morii
- I am a Monk as Akira Arai
2014
- Gu Gu the Cat as Kagawa
- Smoking Gun as Shigeru Tasaka
- The Furthest End Awaits as Lawyer
- This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2013
- Kumokiri Nizaemon
- The Road Less Travelled as Yoshiharu Yanashita
2012
- Priceless as Zaizen Osamu
- Library War: The Wings of Revolution as Kuroudo Touma (voice)
- Shichou Shisu
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
- Sunny Home as Self
2004
- Tony Takitani as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
2001
- Misuzu as Saijo, Yaso
2000
- Yi Yi as Mr. Ota
1998
1995
- Business Commando YAMAZAKI as Takuro Yamazaki
1991
- Goaisatsu
- Bakayarō! 4 You! as (segment "サギるなジャパン")
- Ghost Story: Flower House
1990
- Rinrinto as Sadakichi Hatakeyama
- Catastrophe as Okochi Genzo
- Dotchi mo dotchi
1989
- Tora-san, My Uncle
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna as the travel agent
- Company Executives
- The Political Game
- No Life King
1988
- The Wives of Rokumeikan
- Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You as Salesman
- Love and Action in Osaka
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
1987
- BU・SU as Kitazaki
- Carefree Goddesses
- Tora-san Goes North as Hospital doctor
- Tora-san Plays Daddy as Policeman
1986
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy as Conductor
- For Business as Hanazuki
- Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera as Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba