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
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of...
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The Ballad of Narayama
as TatsuheiIn a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go...
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Virus
as Prof. TsuchiyaScientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in...
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Vengeance Is Mine
as Iwao EnokizuA thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
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The Pillow Book
as The FatherA woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
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Edo Porn
as HokusaiThe world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income,...
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Love and Honor
as Magohachiro KibeA look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice...
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11’09”01—September 11
as Villager (segment "Japan")Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine...
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Samurai Reincarnation
as Musashi MiyamotoAfter surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for...
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The Hidden Blade
as Chief Retainer HoriSet in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his...
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Tokyo Bordello
as uncreditedA ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the...
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Izo
as SwordsmanIzo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of...
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Shogun's Shadow
as Igo GyobuA shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He...
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The Geisha
as KatsuzoYokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th...
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Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
as NurarihyonYoung women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of...
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Zegen
as Iheiji MuraokaAt the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and...
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The Peacock King
as Jiku AjariCoerced by the evil Witch Raga, Ashura, the Hell Virgin, attempts to unlock the four Earth holes...
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Heat Wave
as PoliceRin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi...
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as uncreditedOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...
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The Castle of Sand
as Kenichi MikiTwo detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in...
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House on Fire
as Kazuo KatsuraIn the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family,...
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Tracked
as Tokichi SakaneWhen a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain...
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Samurai Banners
as Hatanaka BuheiKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Gonin 2
as Toyama MasamichiFive women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager...
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Oar
as Iwago TomitaDrama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted...
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The Demon
as Sokichi TakeshitaWhen Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of...
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Why Not?
as FurukawaThe film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in...
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The Dream of Russia
as Koudayu Daikokuya - captainSumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean...
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Rainbow Kids
as Inspector Daigoro IgariA wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they...
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Shingo's Ten Duels
as The narratorThe classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he...
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The Catch
as Fusajiro KohamaA young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by...
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The Dropout
as Seiji OhtakiDetective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was...
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A Chaos of Flowers
as Kan YosanoSet in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story...
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The House of Wooden Blocks
as uncreditedOn his return from school, young Ichiro finds his father in bed with his adopted sister, Namie....
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A Long Walk
as Matsutaro YasudaA lonely retired girl's High School Principal who's lost his wife to alcoholism moves to an old...
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The Samurai I Loved
as Maki SukezaemonA young samurai stuck at the bottom of the hierarchical order attempts to rescue his childhood...
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Memories of You
as uncreditedUniversity student Akira meets the lovely 14-year-old Yumi, whom he had tutored years ago. Her...
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Company Executives
as uncreditedA fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.
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A Hardest Night!!
as uncreditedA celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”....
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The Last Samurai
as Nakamura HanjiroThe film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many...
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Oración
as Senzo WataumiSet on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is...
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Granny Gabai
as Tofu shop ownerGabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan (Gabai Granny from Saga), which is...
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Last Quarter
as DoujimaDo you believe in love after death? On the eve of her 19th birthday, Mizuki (Kuriyama) doesn't...
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Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
as Koga Shiro SamuraiThe tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were...
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Succession
as Daisaku KadotaA former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of...
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Mount Hakkoda
as Corporal MurayamaTwo infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the...
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A Woman Called En
as uncreditedSet at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison,...
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Film Noir
as ClientThe movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The...
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Goodbye Mama
as uncreditedA successful office lady, who has made herself sexually available to a doctor, has her routine...
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The Sex Check
as uncreditedKen Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by...
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Time Limit
as uncreditedMizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of...
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Kokkai e ikô!
as uncreditedA close look at the inner workings of Japan's political underbelly.
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The Wicked
as uncreditedA selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the...
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The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
as uncreditedTsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living...
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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
as uncreditedFrom his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as...
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Man Walking on Snow
as Nobuo HonmaMashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer....
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Farewell, My Beloved
as uncreditedDuring the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko...
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Lady with Seven Faces
as ScholarA lovely female thief, and disguise artist, has a great passion for her next big job which she...
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Journey Along the Silk Road
as uncreditedActor Ken Ogata takes you on an archaeological journey down the legendary Silk Road, the ancient...
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The Way of Osaka Financing 1
as uncreditedA special drama starring Masahiro Nakai of SMAP, which was aired on Fuji TV six times from 1996...
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Goodbye Japan
as uncreditedA political satire comedy depicting the turmoil caused when the residents of a small island in...
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The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
as Toyama no Kin-sanMagistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing...
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Jugyo Sankan no Onna
as Kyohei TasakaOne spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While...
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My Soul Is Slashed
as Shutaro IshikawaA hospital accidentally gives a man Count Dracula's blood while trying to save his life. A year...
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Ana
as Toru MoriA double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real...
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The Central Quicksand
as uncreditedA tremor struck the Information Industry Bureau of the Ministry of International Trade and...
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Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as Baian FujiedaAn assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they...
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Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
as Baian FujiedaThree assassins take on a band of thieves who specialize in murder.
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SMAP×SMAP
as Skit guestSMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the...
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SMAP×SMAP
as Skit GuestSMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the...
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Furuhata Ninzaburo
as uncreditedFuruhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from...
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Taikouki
as Toyotomi no HideyoshiBased on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period...
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Musashibo BenkeiThe chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late...
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Professional Killers
as Baian FujiedaA shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an...
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Ōgon no Hibi
as Toyotomi HideyoshiLuzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly...
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Mouri Motonari
as uncreditedThe 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a...
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Garden of the Wind
as Teizo ShiratoriThe lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was...
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Ruri's Island
as Yuzo NakamaRuri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless...
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Gift
as Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎）Gift is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25,...
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Stewardess's Sweetheart
as uncreditedThis romantic tale involves a co-pilot who aspires to become the pilot of a new Boeing 747-400,...
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Ai wa Doda
as uncreditedAlthough Shuichi has lost his wife, there is no lack of female influence in his life. He has...
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Ashura no Gotoku
as uncreditedKuniko Mukōda's masterpiece, a poignant and subtle portrait of the jealousy and suspicion that...
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Prince Shotoku
as Soga no UmakoIn the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of...
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Hashū Hankachō
as uncreditedKanto Torishimari Shutsuyaku Sakon Oyamada and Shinbei Asano, called "Hashū-sama" by the people....
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