Issey Ogata
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.
Known For
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Radiation House
The Science Club
Silence
Beyond Goodbye
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
All Movies (61)
- Memorizu2026 · as Makoto
- Fujiko2026 · as Kiyoshi Oishi
- I'll Be Your Mirror2024 · as Yatsuro
- The Imaginary2023 · as Mr. Bunting (voice)
- 我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～2023
- PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower2023 · as Sudarban (voice)
- Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi2023
- DEEMO Memorial Keys2022 · as Nutcracker (voice)
- Gift of Fire2021
- Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle2021 · as Major Taniguchi
- ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜2021 · as Ise
- The Day of Destruction2020 · as Crescent Jiro
- 天国からのラブソング2020
- Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...2020 · as Mr. Ota (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Manga Master2019 · as Rakuten Kitazawa
- The Prisoner of Sakura2019 · as Commandant Kono
- Moon Rabbit2018
- The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan2018
- Magic Kimono2017 · as Man
- When Will You Return?2017 · as Chu Ashimura
- Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence2017 · as Self
- Silence2016 · as Old Samurai / Inoue
- I am a Monk2015 · as Akira Arai
- Hero2015
- Teacher and Stray Cat2015 · as Kyoichi Morii
- This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer2014
- The Furthest End Awaits2014 · as Lawyer
- The Road Less Travelled2013 · as Yoshiharu Yanashita
- Library War: The Wings of Revolution2012 · as Kuroudo Touma (voice)
- Shichou Shisu2012
- Dear My Love2009 · as Masahiko Matsuyama
- The Homeless Student2008 · as Ichiro Tamura
- The Sun2005 · as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
- Sunny Home2005 · as Self
- Tony Takitani2004 · as Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani
- Misuzu2001 · as Saijo, Yaso
- Yi Yi2000 · as Mr. Ota
- Business Commando YAMAZAKI1995 · as Takuro Yamazaki
- Kin chan no Cinema Jack1993
- Bakayarō! 4 You!1991 · as (segment "サギるなジャパン")
- Ghost Story: Flower House1991
- Goaisatsu1991
- Dotchi mo dotchi1990
- Catastrophe1990 · as Okochi Genzo
- Tora-san, My Uncle1989
- No Life King1989
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna1989 · as the travel agent
- Company Executives1989
- The Political Game1989
- Love and Action in Osaka1988
- Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You1988 · as Salesman
- The Wives of Rokumeikan1988
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad1988 · as Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
- Tora-san Plays Daddy1987 · as Policeman
- BU・SU1987 · as Kitazaki
- Tora-san Goes North1987 · as Hospital doctor
- Carefree Goddesses1987
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy1986 · as Conductor
- For Business1986 · as Hanazuki
- Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera1986 · as Professor Horaguchi / Photo Shop Owner / Stranger at Train Station / Priest / Yodoba
- 無用の人—
All TV Shows (27)
- 浮浪雲2026 · as Yokujiro
- イッセー尾形の週末父娘（おやこ）2025
- Beyond Goodbye2024 · as Shinoda
- The Science Club2024 · as Shozo Nagamine
- Phoenix: Eden172023 · as Sudarban (voice)
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu?2023 · as Torii Tadayoshi
- PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit2022 · as Toru Yamada
- Modern Young Monha2022
- Our Summer ~River Side Family~2021 · as 大津小太郎
- Kotaro Lives Alone2021
- Haruka no Hikari2021
- Oeda Ghost Story2020
- Hotarugusa2019 · as Yuzuki Yazaemon
- Radiation House2019 · as Toru Kikushima
- Eerie: Invisible Face2018 · as Kenjiro Hotokeue
- Izakaya Bottakuri2018
- Ashi Girl2017 · as 天野信茂
- Quartet2017 · as Benjamin Takita
- Gu Gu the Cat2014 · as Kagawa
- Smoking Gun2014 · as Shigeru Tasaka
- Kumokiri Nizaemon2013
- Priceless2012 · as Zaizen Osamu
- Angel's Share2010 · as Mister
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo2002
- Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai1998 · as Self
- Rinrin to1990 · as 幸吉の父・貞吉
- Anmitsu Hime1983