
Issey Ogata
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Issey Ogata (born 22 February 1952 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka), is a Japanese actor and comedian. He was interested in plays since childhood. After he graduated from Toyotama High School in Japan, he joined a theatrical company and appeared on the stage. Later, he jumped at the opportunity to be an entertainer when he took the gold medal at the audition called "Birth of Comedians". Then, he started garnering roles on Japanese TV. Shows he appeared on include "Evil Grandmother" of Fuji TV and "RinRinto" of NHK drama. He now performs plays by himself "Life Never Stops" at GyanGyan Theater in Shibuya, which has gained immense popularity. Furthermore, he has had starring roles in major art-house films, including Ota in the great Edward Yang's highly regarded Yi Yi: A One and a Two, the title character in Jun Ichikawa's Tony Takitani (an adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story), and has played the role of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Aleksandr Sokurov's 2005 film, The Sun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Issey Ogata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits

Silence (2016)
as Old Samurai / Inoue

Yi Yi (2000)
as Mr. Ota

The Imaginary (2023)
as Mr. Bunting (voice)

DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022)
as Nutcracker (voice)

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
as Major Taniguchi

Hero (2015)
Actor

Library War: The Wings of Revolution (2012)
as Kuroudo Touma (voice)

Tony Takitani (2004)
as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani

Gift of Fire (2021)
Actor

BU・SU (1987)
as Kitazaki

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)
as Salesman

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988)
as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)

Teacher and Stray Cat (2015)
as Kyoichi Morii

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
Actor

Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
Actor

Love and Action in Osaka (1988)
Actor

Kin chan no Cinema Jack (1993)
Actor

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower (2023)
as Sudarban (voice)

Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)
as (segment "サギるなジャパン")

Dear My Love (2009)
as Masahiko Matsuyama

Misuzu (2001)
as Saijo, Yaso

For Business (1986)
as Hanazuki

The Furthest End Awaits (2014)
as Lawyer

The Road Less Travelled (2013)
as Yoshiharu Yanashita

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
as Conductor

The Political Game (1989)
Actor

Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
as Policeman

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer (2014)
Actor

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
as the travel agent

When Will You Return? (2017)
as Chu Ashimura

Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi (2023)
Actor

The Day of Destruction (2020)
as Crescent Jiro

Shichou Shisu (2012)
Actor

Catastrophe (1990)
as Okochi Genzo

The Sun (2005)
as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence (2017)
as Self

ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜 (2021)
as Ise

Company Executives (1989)
Actor

Tora-san Goes North (1987)
as Hospital doctor

The Homeless Student (2008)
as Ichiro Tamura
Ghost Story: Flower House (1991)
Actor

I am a Monk (2015)
as Akira Arai

The Manga Master (2019)
as Rakuten Kitazawa

No Life King (1989)
Actor

Memorizu (2026)
as Makoto

Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera (1986)
as Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba

Goaisatsu (1991)
Actor

The Prisoner of Sakura (2019)
as Commandant Kono

Magic Kimono (2017)
as Man

I'll Be Your Mirror (2024)
as Yatsuro

Sunny Home (2005)
as Self

天国からのラブソング (2020)
Actor

Moon Rabbit (2018)
Actor

Carefree Goddesses (1987)
Actor

Business Commando YAMAZAKI (1995)
as Takuro Yamazaki

Fujiko (2026)
as Kiyoshi Oishi

Dotchi mo dotchi (1990)
Actor

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... (2020)
as Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)

我が家の夢~WRCと恋のかけ橋~ (2023)
Actor

The Wives of Rokumeikan (1988)
Actor
無用の人 (—)
Actor





