Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Garden of the Wind Garden of the Wind 2008 Bōshi Bōshi 2008 Kitaro and the Millennium Curse ★ 5.1 Kitaro and the Millennium Curse 2008 Love and Honor ★ 7.5 Love and Honor 2006 Granny Gabai ★ 7.8 Granny Gabai 2006 A Long Walk ★ 6.9 A Long Walk 2006 A Hardest Night!! ★ 6.1 A Hardest Night!! 2005 The Samurai I Loved ★ 7.6 The Samurai I Loved 2005 Miracle Banana Miracle Banana 2005 Ruri's Island ★ 9.0 Ruri's Island 2005 Journey Along the Silk Road Journey Along the Silk Road 2005 The Hidden Blade ★ 7.4 The Hidden Blade 2004 Last Quarter ★ 6.9 Last Quarter 2004 Izo ★ 6.1 Izo 2004 The Man Who Wipes Mirrors ★ 10.0 The Man Who Wipes Mirrors 2003 Time Limit ★ 7.0 Time Limit 2003 Say Hello to Black Jack Say Hello to Black Jack 2003 Man Walking on Snow ★ 6.1 Man Walking on Snow 2002 September 11 ★ 6.4 September 11 2002 Prince Shōtoku Prince Shōtoku 2001 Prince Shotoku ★ 7.5 Prince Shotoku 2001 Film Noir ★ 7.5 Film Noir 2000 Autumn Blossoms ★ 10.0 Autumn Blossoms 1999 The Central Quicksand The Central Quicksand 1998 Gift ★ 6.0 Gift 1997 Mouri Motonari ★ 9.0 Mouri Motonari 1997 橋の雨 ★ 5.0 橋の雨 1996 Hachigatsu no Love Song Hachigatsu no Love Song 1996 Gonin 2 ★ 7.0 Gonin 2 1996 SMAP×SMAP ★ 8.5 SMAP×SMAP 1996 The Way of Osaka Financing 1 ★ 6.0 The Way of Osaka Financing 1 1996 ナニワ金融道 ★ 6.0 ナニワ金融道 1996 Goodbye Japan Goodbye Japan 1995 The Pillow Book ★ 6.4 The Pillow Book 1995 Furuhata Ninzaburo ★ 8.8 Furuhata Ninzaburo 1994 Stewardess's Sweetheart Stewardess's Sweetheart 1994 動く壁 動く壁 1994 Kokkai e ikô! Kokkai e ikô! 1993 Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze 1992 Succession ★ 7.5 Succession 1992 The Dream of Russia ★ 6.3 The Dream of Russia 1992 Ai wa Doda Ai wa Doda 1992 My Soul Is Slashed ★ 6.7 My Soul Is Slashed 1991 Goodbye Mama ★ 9.0 Goodbye Mama 1991 Heat Wave ★ 5.9 Heat Wave 1991 Rainbow Kids ★ 6.6 Rainbow Kids 1991 Shingo's Ten Duels Shingo's Ten Duels 1990 Company Executives ★ 6.6 Company Executives 1989 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally ★ 6.4 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally 1989 Shogun's Shadow ★ 6.8 Shogun's Shadow 1989 The Peacock King ★ 6.3 The Peacock King 1988 A Chaos of Flowers ★ 7.3 A Chaos of Flowers 1988 Oración ★ 6.7 Oración 1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special 1988 Memories of You ★ 9.0 Memories of You 1988 Totteoki no Seishun Totteoki no Seishun 1988 Totteoki no Seishun Totteoki no Seishun 1988 Tokyo Bordello ★ 5.6 Tokyo Bordello 1987 Zegen ★ 6.5 Zegen 1987 House on Fire ★ 4.6 House on Fire 1986 Tracked ★ 5.7 Tracked 1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ★ 7.8 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985 Oar ★ 5.6 Oar 1985 Jugyo Sankan no Onna Jugyo Sankan no Onna 1984 Ana Ana 1984 The Catch ★ 6.5 The Catch 1983 The Geisha ★ 5.6 The Geisha 1983 Okinawan Boys ★ 8.0 Okinawan Boys 1983 The Ballad of Narayama ★ 7.5 The Ballad of Narayama 1983 The Dropout ★ 6.4 The Dropout 1982 Toge no Gunzo Toge no Gunzo 1982 Edo Porn ★ 6.0 Edo Porn 1981 Samurai Reincarnation ★ 5.9 Samurai Reincarnation 1981 The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge 1981 Scars of the Sun Scars of the Sun 1981 Eijanaika ★ 6.2 Eijanaika 1981 The Wicked ★ 6.7 The Wicked 1980 Virus ★ 6.3 Virus 1980 Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo ★ 6.0 Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo 1980 Red Storm Red Storm 1979