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

  • Professional Killers

    Professional Killers

  • Edo Porn

    Edo Porn

  • Taikouki

    Taikouki

  • The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

  • Ōgon no Hibi

    Ōgon no Hibi

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • Mouri Motonari

    Mouri Motonari

  • The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

  • Tracked

    Tracked

  • Oar

    Oar

  • The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

  • Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

  • The Demon

    The Demon

  • Shogun's Shadow

    Shogun's Shadow

  • Okinawan Boys

    Okinawan Boys

  • Virus

    Virus

  • The Peacock King

    The Peacock King

  • Granny Gabai

    Granny Gabai

  • The Catch

    The Catch

  • Shingo's Ten Duels

    Shingo's Ten Duels

  • The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Izo

    Izo

  • House on Fire

    House on Fire

  • The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

    The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

  • Mount Hakkoda

    Mount Hakkoda

  • The Wicked

    The Wicked

  • The Dropout

    The Dropout

  • Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

  • The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

  • Scars of the Sun

    Scars of the Sun

  • Succession

    Succession

  • A Chaos of Flowers

    A Chaos of Flowers

  • Love and Honor

    Love and Honor

  • The Geisha

    The Geisha

  • Miracle Banana

    Miracle Banana

  • Zegen

    Zegen

  • The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

  • Gift

    Gift

  • Farewell, My Beloved

    Farewell, My Beloved

  • 間諜

    間諜

  • The Dream of Russia

    The Dream of Russia

  • Company Executives

    Company Executives

  • Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

    Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze

  • Autumn Blossoms

    Autumn Blossoms

  • Totteoki no Seishun

    Totteoki no Seishun

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • Memories of You

    Memories of You

  • Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

  • Man Walking on Snow

    Man Walking on Snow

  • My Soul Is Slashed

    My Soul Is Slashed

  • A Long Walk

    A Long Walk

  • Film Noir

    Film Noir

  • Goodbye Mama

    Goodbye Mama

  • Why Not?

    Why Not?

  • Ana

    Ana

  • Lady with Seven Faces

    Lady with Seven Faces

  • Goodbye Japan

    Goodbye Japan

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • Oración

    Oración

  • Jugyo Sankan no Onna

    Jugyo Sankan no Onna

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

    Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

    Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

  • A Woman Called En

    A Woman Called En

  • Kokkai e ikô!

    Kokkai e ikô!

  • The Way of Osaka Financing 1

    The Way of Osaka Financing 1

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

  • Last Quarter

    Last Quarter

  • Prince Shōtoku

    Prince Shōtoku

  • The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

    The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

  • A Hardest Night!!

    A Hardest Night!!

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

  • Ruri's Island

    Ruri's Island

  • Gonin 2

    Gonin 2

  • Bōshi

    Bōshi

  • Ai wa Doda

    Ai wa Doda

  • Stewardess's Sweetheart

    Stewardess's Sweetheart

  • Journey Along the Silk Road

    Journey Along the Silk Road

  • 11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image

    11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image

  • Say Hello to Black Jack

    Say Hello to Black Jack

  • The Samurai I Loved

    The Samurai I Loved

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

  • Hashū Hankachō

    Hashū Hankachō

  • Garden of the Wind

    Garden of the Wind

  • Rainbow Kids

    Rainbow Kids

  • Ashura no Gotoku

    Ashura no Gotoku

  • ナニワ金融道

    ナニワ金融道

  • Prince Shotoku

    Prince Shotoku

  • Red Storm

    Red Storm

  • 動く壁

    動く壁

  • Hachigatsu no Love Song

    Hachigatsu no Love Song

  • Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou

    Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou

  • 橋の雨

    橋の雨

  • Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

  • Totteoki no Seishun

    Totteoki no Seishun

  • The Central Quicksand

    The Central Quicksand