Acting
Ken Ogata
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
Filmography
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Film · 2008
Bōshi
Film · 2008
Garden of the Wind
Series · 2008
Love and Honor
Film · 2006
A Long Walk
Film · 2006
Granny Gabai
Film · 2006
The Samurai I Loved
Film · 2005
Miracle Banana
Film · 2005
A Hardest Night!!
Film · 2005
Journey Along the Silk Road
Film · 2005
Ruri's Island
Series · 2005
Izo
Film · 2004
Last Quarter
Film · 2004
The Hidden Blade
Film · 2004
Time Limit
Film · 2003
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
Film · 2003
Say Hello to Black Jack
Series · 2003
Man Walking on Snow
Film · 2002
September 11
Film · 2002
Prince Shōtoku
Film · 2001
Prince Shotoku
Series · 2001
Film Noir
Film · 2000
Autumn Blossoms
Film · 1999
The Central Quicksand
Film · 1998
Mouri Motonari
Series · 1997
Gift
Series · 1997
Gonin 2
Film · 1996
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
Film · 1996
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
Film · 1996
Hachigatsu no Love Song
Series · 1996
橋の雨
Series · 1996
SMAP×SMAP
Series · 1996
SMAP×SMAP
Series · 1996
ナニワ金融道
Series · 1996
The Pillow Book
Film · 1995
Goodbye Japan
Film · 1995
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Series · 1994
Stewardess's Sweetheart
Series · 1994
動く壁
Series · 1994
Kokkai e ikô!
Film · 1993
The Dream of Russia
Film · 1992
Succession
Film · 1992
Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze
Film · 1992
Ai wa Doda
Series · 1992
Heat Wave
Film · 1991
My Soul Is Slashed
Film · 1991
Rainbow Kids
Film · 1991
Goodbye Mama
Film · 1991
Shingo's Ten Duels
Film · 1990
Shogun's Shadow
Film · 1989
Company Executives
Film · 1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Film · 1989
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Film · 1988
Totteoki no Seishun
Film · 1988
The Peacock King
Film · 1988
A Chaos of Flowers
Film · 1988
Memories of You
Film · 1988
Oración
Film · 1988
Totteoki no Seishun
Series · 1988
Tokyo Bordello
Film · 1987
Zegen
Film · 1987
House on Fire
Film · 1986
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Film · 1985
Tracked
Film · 1985
Oar
Film · 1985
Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Film · 1984
Ana
Film · 1984
The Ballad of Narayama
Film · 1983
The Geisha
Film · 1983
The Catch
Film · 1983
Okinawan Boys
Film · 1983
The Dropout
Film · 1982
Toge no Gunzo
Series · 1982
Samurai Reincarnation
Film · 1981
Edo Porn
Film · 1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Film · 1981
Eijanaika
Film · 1981
Scars of the Sun
Film · 1981
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
Film · 1980
Virus
Film · 1980
The Wicked
Film · 1980
Vengeance Is Mine
Film · 1979
Red Storm
Series · 1979
Ashura no Gotoku
Series · 1979
The Demon
Film · 1978
Ōgon no Hibi
Series · 1978
Mount Hakkoda
Film · 1977
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou
Series · 1975
The Last Samurai
Film · 1974
The Castle of Sand
Film · 1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Film · 1974
Hashū Hankachō
Series · 1974
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Film · 1973
Professional Killers
Series · 1972
A Woman Called En
Film · 1971
Farewell, My Beloved
Film · 1969
Lady with Seven Faces
Film · 1969
Samurai Banners
Film · 1969
The Song from My Heart
Film · 1969
The House of Wooden Blocks
Film · 1968
The Sex Check
Film · 1968
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Series · 1966
Taikouki
Series · 1965
間諜
Film · 1964
12 Ounces to Glory
Film · 1960