Issey Ogata
Acting • Born 1952-02-22
Biography
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.
Filmography
84 credits
DEEMO Memorial Keys
Movie • 2022
Nutcracker (voice)
Yi Yi
Movie • 2000
Mr. Ota
Tony Takitani
Movie • 2004
Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
I'll Be Your Mirror
Movie • 2024
Yatsuro
The Political Game
Movie • 1989
Business Commando YAMAZAKI
Movie • 1995
Takuro Yamazaki
The Sun
Movie • 2005
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
Movie • 2023
Sudarban (voice)
No Life King
Movie • 1989
The Imaginary
Movie • 2023
Mr. Bunting (voice)
For Business
Movie • 1986
Hanazuki
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Movie • 1988
Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜
Movie • 2021
Ise
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
Movie • 2023
Library War: The Wings of Revolution
Movie • 2012
Kuroudo Touma (voice)
Goaisatsu
Movie • 1991
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Movie • 1988
Salesman
BU・SU
Movie • 1987
Kitazaki
The Furthest End Awaits
Movie • 2014
Lawyer
Misuzu
Movie • 2001
Saijo, Yaso
Catastrophe
Movie • 1990
Okochi Genzo
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
Movie • 2023
Hero
Movie • 2015
Teacher and Stray Cat
Movie • 2015
Kyoichi Morii
I am a Monk
Movie • 2015
Akira Arai
Silence
Movie • 2016
Old Samurai / Inoue
Company Executives
Movie • 1989
Love and Action in Osaka
Movie • 1988
The Road Less Travelled
Movie • 2013
Yoshiharu Yanashita
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
Movie • 1993
Magic Kimono
Movie • 2017
Man
Shichou Shisu
Movie • 2012
The Prisoner of Sakura
Movie • 2019
Commandant Kono
Moon Rabbit
Movie • 2018
Dear My Love
Movie • 2009
Masahiko Matsuyama
Tora-san, My Uncle
Movie • 1989
Gift of Fire
Movie • 2021
The Day of Destruction
Movie • 2020
Crescent Jiro
When Will You Return?
Movie • 2017
Chu Ashimura
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Movie • 1986
Conductor
Tora-san Goes North
Movie • 1987
Hospital doctor
Tora-san Plays Daddy
Movie • 1987
Policeman
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Movie • 1989
the travel agent
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
Movie • 2014
The Homeless Student
Movie • 2008
Ichiro Tamura
Bakayarō! 4 You!
Movie • 1991
(segment "サギるなジャパン")
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Movie • 2017
Self
The Manga Master
Movie • 2019
Rakuten Kitazawa
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Movie • 2021
Major Taniguchi
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Movie • 2018
Ghost Story: Flower House
Movie • 1991
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Movie • 1986
Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
Sunny Home
Movie • 2005
Self
天国からのラブソング
Movie • 2020
Dotchi mo dotchi
Movie • 1990
Carefree Goddesses
Movie • 1987
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
Movie • 2020
Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gu Gu the Cat
TV • 2014
Kagawa
Izakaya Bottakuri
TV • 2018
Haruka no Hikari
TV • 2021
Kotaro Lives Alone
TV • 2021
Our Summer ~River Side Family~
TV • 2021
大津小太郎
Phoenix: Eden17
TV • 2023
Sudarban (voice)
Radiation House
TV • 2019
Toru Kikushima
Angel's Share
TV • 2010
Mister
Modern Young Monha
TV • 2022
Kumokiri Nizaemon
TV • 2013
Rinrin to
TV • 1990
幸吉の父・貞吉
Priceless
TV • 2012
Zaizen Osamu
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
TV • 2002
Smoking Gun
TV • 2014
Shigeru Tasaka
Quartet
TV • 2017
Benjamin Takita
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
TV • 2022
Toru Yamada
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
TV • 2023
Torii Tadayoshi
Eerie: Invisible Face
TV • 2018
Kenjiro Hotokeue
Ashi Girl
TV • 2017
天野信茂
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
TV • 1998
Self
Oeda Ghost Story
TV • 2020
Hotarugusa
TV • 2019
Yuzuki Yazaemon
Anmitsu Hime
TV • 1983
Beyond Goodbye
TV • 2024
Shinoda
The Science Club
TV • 2024
Shozo Nagamine
イッセー尾形の週末父娘（おやこ）
TV • 2025
浮浪雲
TV • 2026
Yokujiro