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