Issey Ogata
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Yi Yi
as Mr. Ota 2000
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
as Major Taniguchi 2021
Tony Takitani
as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani 2004
The Imaginary
as Mr. Bunting (voice) 2023
The Sun
as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito 2005
Hero
2015
The Day of Destruction
as Crescent Jiro 2020
DEEMO Memorial Keys
as Nutcracker (voice) 2022
BU・SU
as Kitazaki 1987
The Furthest End Awaits
as Lawyer 2014
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
as Kuroudo Touma (voice) 2012
When Will You Return?
as Chu Ashimura 2017
Teacher and Stray Cat
as Kyoichi Morii 2015
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018
Company Executives
1989
Love and Action in Osaka
1988