Issey Ogata
Acting
Born: February 22, 1952 (age 74) · Fukuoka, Japan
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Silence
2016
Yi Yi
2000
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
The Imaginary
2023
Tony Takitani
2004
The Sun
2005
Quartet
2017
Hero
2015
Beyond Goodbye
2024
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
The Day of Destruction
2020
Phoenix: Eden17
2023
Photos (2)
Movies (57)
Silence
Old Samurai / Inoue
Yi Yi
Mr. Ota
DEEMO Memorial Keys
Nutcracker (voice)
The Imaginary
Mr. Bunting (voice)
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Major Taniguchi
Tony Takitani
Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
Hero
2015
The Sun
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
Kuroudo Touma (voice)
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Salesman
Tora-san Goes North
Hospital doctor
Fujiko
Kiyoshi Oishi
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023
BU・SU
Kitazaki
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
The Day of Destruction
Crescent Jiro
Bakayarō! 4 You!
(segment "サギるなジャパン")
Teacher and Stray Cat
Kyoichi Morii
When Will You Return?
Chu Ashimura
The Furthest End Awaits
Lawyer
Love and Action in Osaka
1988
Company Executives
1989
The Homeless Student
Ichiro Tamura
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
I am a Monk
Akira Arai
Misuzu
Saijo, Yaso
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Kazuo Kudo
No Life King
1989
Tora-san Plays Daddy
Policeman
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
the travel agent
For Business
Hanazuki
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
Sudarban (voice)
Goaisatsu
1991
I'll Be Your Mirror
Yatsuro
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Conductor
Magic Kimono
Man
Gift of Fire
2021
Moon Rabbit
2018
Dear My Love
Masahiko Matsuyama
The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
The Political Game
1989
The Prisoner of Sakura
Commandant Kono
Tsunagare Radio ~ Bokura no Afuri Days
Ise
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
Memorizu
Makoto
Business Commando YAMAZAKI
Takuro Yamazaki
The Road Less Travelled
Yoshiharu Yanashita
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
Catastrophe
Okochi Genzo
Shichou Shisu
2012
Carefree Goddesses
1987
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2023
天国からのラブソング
2020
The Manga Master
Rakuten Kitazawa
Dotchi mo dotchi
1990
TV Shows (27)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
1 eps
Kumokiri Nizaemon
6 eps
Mampuku
Goda Kazutaka · 151 eps
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Torii Tadayoshi · 50 eps
Radiation House
Toru Kikushima · 2 eps
Quartet
Benjamin Takita · 1 eps
Beyond Goodbye
Shinoda · 8 eps
Rinrinto
Sadakichi Hatakeyama · 156 eps
Gu Gu the Cat
Kagawa · 1 eps
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Toru Yamada · 1 eps
The Science Club
Shozo Nagamine · 10 eps
Priceless
Zaizen Osamu · 10 eps
Phoenix: Eden17
Sudarban (voice) · 4 eps
Kotaro Lives Alone
10 eps
Ashi Girl
Nobushige Amano · 12 eps
Izakaya Bottakuri
11 eps
Modern Young Monha
8 eps
Eerie: Invisible Face
Kenjiro Hotokeue · 6 eps
Smoking Gun
Shigeru Tasaka · 11 eps
Haguregumo
Yokujiro · 8 eps
Hotarugusa
Yuzuki Yazaemon · 7 eps
Haruka no Hikari
5 eps
イッセー尾形の週末父娘（おやこ）
10 eps
Our Summer ~River Side Family~
大津小太郎 · 1 eps
Anmitsu Hime
3 eps
Oeda Ghost Story
5 eps
Angel's Share
Mister · 5 eps
