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Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Birthday: 1952-02-22 | Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan

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.​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
I'll Be Your Mirror

as    Yatsuro

2022
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

as    Major Taniguchi

2022
DEEMO Memorial Keys

as    Nutcracker (voice)

2021
Our Summer ~River Side Family~

as    大津小太郎

2019
The Prisoner of Sakura

as    Commandant Kono

2016
Silence

as    Old Samurai / Inoue

2005
The Sun

as    Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito

1986
For Business

as    Hanazuki