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Ken Ogata

Born 20/07/1937 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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).

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Filmography (Movies)

Bōshi

Character:Shunpei Takayama

Release Date:02/08/2008

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Character:Nurarihyon

Release Date:09/07/2008

Love and Honor

Character:Magohachiro Kibe

Release Date:01/12/2006

Granny Gabai

Character:Tofu shop owner

Release Date:02/06/2006

A Long Walk

Character:Matsutaro Yasuda

Release Date:01/04/2006

A Hardest Night!!

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Release Date:22/10/2005

The Samurai I Loved

Character:Maki Sukezaemon

Release Date:01/10/2005

Miracle Banana

Character:Takashi Yamamura

Release Date:01/10/2005

Journey Along the Silk Road

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Release Date:01/01/2005

The Hidden Blade

Character:Chief Retainer Hori

Release Date:30/10/2004

Last Quarter

Character:Doujima

Release Date:25/09/2004

Izo

Character:Swordsman

Release Date:07/09/2004

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

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Release Date:03/09/2003

Time Limit

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Release Date:25/06/2003

Man Walking on Snow

Character:Nobuo Honma

Release Date:07/09/2002

September 11

Character:Villager (segment "Japan")

Release Date:04/09/2002

Prince Shōtoku

Character:Soga no Umako

Release Date:10/11/2001

Film Noir

Character:Client

Release Date:04/11/2000

Autumn Blossoms

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Release Date:30/10/1999

The Central Quicksand

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Release Date:04/08/1998

Gonin 2

Character:Toyama Masamichi

Release Date:29/06/1996

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

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Release Date:16/02/1996

Goodbye Japan

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Release Date:02/09/1995

The Pillow Book

Character:The Father

Release Date:01/09/1995

Kokkai e ikô!

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Release Date:01/05/1993

Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

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Release Date:06/09/1992

Succession

Character:Daisaku Kadota

Release Date:29/08/1992

The Dream of Russia

Character:Koudayu Daikokuya - captain

Release Date:25/06/1992

My Soul Is Slashed

Character:Shutaro Ishikawa

Release Date:01/06/1991

Goodbye Mama

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Release Date:20/04/1991

Heat Wave

Character:Police

Release Date:09/02/1991

Rainbow Kids

Character:Inspector Daigoro Igari

Release Date:15/01/1991

Shingo's Ten Duels

Character:The narrator

Release Date:01/01/1990

Company Executives

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Release Date:10/06/1989

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

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Release Date:04/02/1989

Shogun's Shadow

Character:Igo Gyobu

Release Date:14/01/1989

The Peacock King

Character:Jiku Ajari

Release Date:10/12/1988

A Chaos of Flowers

Character:Kan Yosano

Release Date:01/10/1988

Oración

Character:Senzo Wataumi

Release Date:23/07/1988

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

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Release Date:12/07/1988

Memories of You

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Release Date:05/03/1988

Totteoki no Seishun

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Release Date:06/01/1988

Tokyo Bordello

Character:Policeman

Release Date:13/06/1987

Zegen

Character:Iheiji Muraoka

Release Date:02/06/1987

House on Fire

Character:Kazuo Katsura

Release Date:12/04/1986

Tracked

Character:Tokichi Sakane

Release Date:26/10/1985

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Character:Yukio Mishima

Release Date:20/09/1985

Oar

Character:Iwago Tomita

Release Date:15/01/1985

Jugyo Sankan no Onna

Character:Kyohei Tasaka

Release Date:28/04/1984

Ana

Character:Toru Mori

Release Date:13/03/1984

The Catch

Character:Fusajiro

Release Date:29/10/1983

The Geisha

Character:Katsuzo

Release Date:10/09/1983

Okinawan Boys

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Release Date:10/09/1983

The Ballad of Narayama

Character:Tatsuhei

Release Date:29/04/1983

The Dropout

Character:Seiji Ohtaki

Release Date:02/10/1982

Edo Porn

Character:Hokusai

Release Date:12/09/1981

Samurai Reincarnation

Character:Musashi Miyamoto

Release Date:06/06/1981

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

Character:Toyama no Kin-san

Release Date:24/04/1981

Scars of the Sun

Character:Shuhei's Father

Release Date:14/02/1981

Eijanaika

Character:Furukawa

Release Date:08/01/1981

The Wicked

Character:Capt. Inoue

Release Date:28/06/1980

Virus

Character:Prof. Tsuchiya

Release Date:26/06/1980

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Character:Koga Shiro Samurai

Release Date:23/02/1980

Vengeance Is Mine

Character:Iwao Enokizu

Release Date:21/04/1979

The Demon

Character:Sokichi Takeshita

Release Date:07/10/1978

Mount Hakkoda

Character:Corporal Murayama

Release Date:04/06/1977

The Castle of Sand

Character:Kenichi Miki

Release Date:19/10/1974

The Last Samurai

Character:Nakamura Hanjiro

Release Date:20/09/1974

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Character:Baian Fujieda

Release Date:16/02/1974

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Character:Baian Fujieda

Release Date:29/09/1973

A Woman Called En

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Release Date:29/05/1971

Lady with Seven Faces

Character:Scholar

Release Date:21/06/1969

Samurai Banners

Character:Hatanaka Buhei

Release Date:01/03/1969

Farewell, My Beloved

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Release Date:21/02/1969

The House of Wooden Blocks

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Release Date:30/10/1968

The Sex Check

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Release Date:01/06/1968

間諜

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Release Date:16/09/1964

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