person

Ken Ogata

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-20

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Ken Ogata

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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Love and Honor

Dec 01, 2006

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Tokyo Bordello

Jun 13, 1987

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The Pillow Book

Sep 01, 1995

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78

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Sep 20, 1985

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75

The Ballad of Narayama

Apr 29, 1983

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75

Vengeance Is Mine

Apr 21, 1979

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70

Gonin 2

Jun 29, 1996

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The Geisha

Sep 10, 1983

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78

The Last Samurai

Sep 20, 1974

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60

Samurai Reincarnation

Jun 06, 1981

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The Samurai I Loved

Oct 01, 2005

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Edo Porn

Sep 12, 1981

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Shogun's Shadow

Jan 14, 1989

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Heat Wave

Feb 09, 1991

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Tracked

Oct 26, 1985

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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Jul 12, 1988

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Mount Hakkoda

Jun 04, 1977

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The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

Apr 24, 1981

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Oar

Jan 15, 1985

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Film Noir

Nov 04, 2000

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The Demon

Oct 07, 1978

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Miracle Banana

Oct 01, 2005

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Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Feb 23, 1980

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A Hardest Night!!

Oct 22, 2005

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Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Jul 09, 2008

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The Catch

Oct 29, 1983

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A Woman Called En

May 29, 1971

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A Long Walk

Apr 01, 2006

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Totteoki no Seishun

Jan 06, 1988

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Autumn Blossoms

Oct 30, 1999

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Man Walking on Snow

Jan 01, 2001

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Kokkai e ikô!

May 01, 1993

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Goodbye Japan

Sep 02, 1995

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The Way of Osaka Financing 1

Feb 16, 1996

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62

The Dream of Russia

Jun 25, 1992

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60

The Peacock King

Dec 10, 1988

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Why Not?

Jan 08, 1981

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Journey Along the Silk Road

Jan 01, 2005

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Zegen

Jun 02, 1987

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House on Fire

Apr 12, 1986

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My Soul Is Slashed

Jun 01, 1991

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Bōshi

Aug 02, 2008

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The Castle of Sand

Oct 19, 1974

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A Chaos of Flowers

Oct 01, 1988

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The House of Wooden Blocks

Oct 30, 1968

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The Sex Check

Jun 01, 1968

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Memories of You

Mar 05, 1988

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Rainbow Kids

Jan 15, 1991

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Shingo's Ten Duels

Jan 01, 1990

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Company Executives

Jun 10, 1989

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The Dropout

Oct 02, 1982

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Virus

Jun 26, 1980

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90

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Sep 29, 1973

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100

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Feb 16, 1974

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60

Oración

Jul 23, 1988

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Farewell, My Beloved

Feb 21, 1969

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64

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Feb 04, 1989

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11’09”01—September 11

Sep 04, 2002

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Izo

Sep 07, 2004

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62

Last Quarter

Sep 25, 2004

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Lady with Seven Faces

Jun 21, 1969

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NA

Okinawan Boys

Sep 10, 1983

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NA

Goodbye Mama

Apr 20, 1991

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Samurai Banners

Mar 01, 1969

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The Hidden Blade

Oct 30, 2004

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50

Time Limit

Jun 25, 2003

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60

The Wicked

Jun 28, 1980

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NA

Jugyo Sankan no Onna

Apr 28, 1984

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NA

Ana

Mar 13, 1984

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60

Succession

Aug 29, 1992

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73

Granny Gabai

Jun 02, 2006

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NA

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

Sep 03, 2003

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NA

The Central Quicksand

Aug 04, 1998

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NA

Scars of the Sun

Feb 14, 1981

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NA

Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

Sep 06, 1992

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NA

間諜

Sep 16, 1964

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Toge no Gunzo

Jan 10, 1982

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NA

Ōgon no Hibi

Jan 08, 1978

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NA

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Jan 02, 1966

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NA

Taikouki

Jan 03, 1965

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90

Ruri's Island

Apr 16, 2005

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90

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Apr 13, 1994

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NA

Hachigatsu no Love Song

Jul 01, 1996

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NA

Stewardess's Sweetheart

Apr 12, 1994

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NA

Mouri Motonari

Jan 05, 1997

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NA

Ai wa Doda

Apr 17, 1992

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NA

Akai Arashi

Nov 30, 1979

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NA

Garden of the Wind

Oct 09, 2008

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NA

橋の雨

Jul 19, 1996

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85

SMAP×SMAP

Apr 15, 1996

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85

SMAP×SMAP

Apr 15, 1996

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Gift

Apr 16, 1997

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NA

必殺仕掛人(TVシリーズ)

Sep 02, 1972

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60

ナニワ金融道

Feb 16, 1996

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60

Prince Shotoku

Nov 10, 2001

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Ashura no Gotoku

Jan 13, 1979

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動く壁

Jan 21, 1994

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Professional Killers

Sep 02, 1972

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Hashū Hankachō

Apr 06, 1974

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必殺必中仕事屋稼業

Jan 04, 1975

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Totteoki no Seishun

Jan 06, 1988