Biography
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).
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Filmography
all 97
Movies 74
TV Shows 23
Narrator 2
Garden of the Wind (2008)
Bōshi (2008)
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
Ruri's Island Special 2007: First Love (2007)
Love and Honor (2006)
Granny Gabai (2006)
A Long Walk (2006)
A Hardest Night!! (2005)
Miracle Banana (2005)
The Samurai I Loved (2005)
Ruri's Island (2005)
Journey Along the Silk Road (2005)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Last Quarter (2004)
Izo (2004)
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003)
Time Limit (2003)
Say Hello to Black Jack (2003)
11'09''01 September 11 (2002)
Prince Shotoku (2001)
Man Walking on Snow (2001)
Film Noir (2000)
Autumn Blossoms (1999)
Shooting Star (1999)
The Central Quicksand (1998)
Gift (1997)
Mouri Motonari (1997)
橋の雨 (1996)
Hachigatsu no Love Song (1996)
Gonin 2 (1996)
SMAP×SMAP (1996)
The Way of Osaka Financing 1 (1996)
ナニワ金融道 (1996)
Goodbye Japan (1995)
The Pillow Book (1995)
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
Stewardess's Sweetheart (1994)
The Fire Still Burns (1993)
Kokkai e ikô! (1993)
Succession (1992)
The Dream of Russia (1992)
Ai wa Doda (1992)
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)
Goodbye Mama (1991)
Heat Wave (1991)
Rainbow Kids (1991)
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
Company Executives (1989)
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
Shogun's Shadow (1989)
The Peacock King (1988)
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
Oracion (1988)
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
Memories of You (1988)
Totteoki no Seishun (1988)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
Zegen (1987)
House on Fire (1986)
Tracked (1985)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Oar (1985)
Jugyo Sankan no Onna (1984)
Ana (1984)
The Catch (1983)
The Geisha (1983)
Okinawan Boys (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Dropout (1982)
Toge no Gunzo (1982)
Edo Porn (1981)
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge (1981)
Why Not? (1981)
The Wicked (1980)
Virus (1980)
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
Akai Arashi (1979)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Ashura no Gotoku (1979)
The Demon (1978)
Ōgon no Hibi (1978)
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Last Samurai (1974)
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (1974)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)
Professional Killers (1972)
必殺仕掛人(TVシリーズ) (1972)
A Woman Called En (1971)
Lady with Seven Faces (1969)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Farewell, My Beloved (1969)
The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
The Sex Check (1968)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)
Taikouki (1965)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-07-20
Deathday2008-10-05 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceUshigome-ku, Japan
ChildrenKanta Ogata, Naoto Ogata
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As緒形拳, Кэн Огата, 오가타 켄, 绪形拳
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award, Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Japan Academy Film Prize, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
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