Ken Ogata

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-20

Day of death

2008-10-05 (71 years old)

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​

Known For

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • Furuhata Ninzaburo

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

  • Granny Gabai

    Granny Gabai

  • Professional Killers

    Professional Killers

  • Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

  • Izo

    Izo

  • Taikouki

    Taikouki

  • Oración

    Oración

  • Gonin 2

    Gonin 2

  • Mouri Motonari

    Mouri Motonari

  • Oar

    Oar

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • Ōgon no Hibi

    Ōgon no Hibi

  • The Central Quicksand

    The Central Quicksand

  • The Way of Osaka Financing 1

    The Way of Osaka Financing 1

  • Edo Porn

    Edo Porn

  • Garden of the Wind

    Garden of the Wind

  • September 11

    September 11

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

  • Ruri's Island

    Ruri's Island

  • Love and Honor

    Love and Honor

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

  • Virus

    Virus

  • The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

  • Gift

    Gift

  • House on Fire

    House on Fire

  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Tracked

    Tracked

  • Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

  • The Geisha

    The Geisha

  • The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

  • Say Hello to Black Jack

    Say Hello to Black Jack

  • Hashū Hankachō

    Hashū Hankachō

  • The Peacock King

    The Peacock King

  • Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

  • The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

  • Ashura no Gotoku

    Ashura no Gotoku

  • Mount Hakkoda

    Mount Hakkoda

  • Shogun's Shadow

    Shogun's Shadow

  • Prince Shotoku

    Prince Shotoku

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • The Demon

    The Demon

  • Ai wa Doda

    Ai wa Doda

  • Stewardess's Sweetheart

    Stewardess's Sweetheart

  • A Chaos of Flowers

    A Chaos of Flowers

  • ナニワ金融道

    ナニワ金融道

  • Eijanaika

    Eijanaika

  • 橋の雨

    橋の雨

  • Company Executives

    Company Executives

  • Red Storm

    Red Storm

  • Totteoki no Seishun

    Totteoki no Seishun

  • The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

  • Autumn Blossoms

    Autumn Blossoms

  • Last Quarter

    Last Quarter

  • The Catch

    The Catch

  • The Wicked

    The Wicked

  • Zegen

    Zegen

  • Hachigatsu no Love Song

    Hachigatsu no Love Song

  • A Hardest Night!!

    A Hardest Night!!

  • Prince Shōtoku

    Prince Shōtoku

  • Miracle Banana

    Miracle Banana

  • Goodbye Mama

    Goodbye Mama

  • The Dream of Russia

    The Dream of Russia

  • The Samurai I Loved

    The Samurai I Loved

  • Bōshi

    Bōshi

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Rainbow Kids

    Rainbow Kids

  • Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

  • Shingo's Ten Duels

    Shingo's Ten Duels

  • Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

  • Man Walking on Snow

    Man Walking on Snow

  • The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

  • A Woman Called En

    A Woman Called En

  • Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

    Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

  • A Long Walk

    A Long Walk

  • Memories of You

    Memories of You

  • The Dropout

    The Dropout

  • Ana

    Ana

  • My Soul Is Slashed

    My Soul Is Slashed

  • Succession

    Succession

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • Farewell, My Beloved

    Farewell, My Beloved

  • The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

    The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

  • Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

    Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

  • Film Noir

    Film Noir

  • 間諜

    間諜

  • 動く壁

    動く壁

  • Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou

    Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou

  • Jugyo Sankan no Onna

    Jugyo Sankan no Onna

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

    Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

  • Lady with Seven Faces

    Lady with Seven Faces

  • The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

  • The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

    The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

  • Goodbye Japan

    Goodbye Japan

  • Kokkai e ikô!

    Kokkai e ikô!

  • Okinawan Boys

    Okinawan Boys

  • Totteoki no Seishun

    Totteoki no Seishun

  • Scars of the Sun

    Scars of the Sun

  • Journey Along the Silk Road

    Journey Along the Silk Road