
Issey Ogata
Born February 22, 1952 · Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Movies

Silence

Yi Yi

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Goaisatsu

Hero

The Imaginary

Fujiko

DEEMO Memorial Keys

Tony Takitani

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...

The Wives of Rokumeikan

BU・SU

Carefree Goddesses

Teacher and Stray Cat

Gift of Fire

The Furthest End Awaits

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Tora-san Goes North

Library War: The Wings of Revolution

Company Executives

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

Tora-san Plays Daddy

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
TV Shows

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

Beyond Goodbye

Radiation House

Quartet

Kotaro Lives Alone

The Science Club

PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Priceless

Eerie: Invisible Face

Phoenix: Eden17

Hotarugusa

Ashi Girl

Gu Gu the Cat

Izakaya Bottakuri

Modern Young Monha

Smoking Gun

Haguregumo

Anmitsu Hime

Haruka no Hikari

Oeda Ghost Story

Angel's Share

イッセー尾形の週末父娘(おやこ)

Our Summer ~River Side Family~
More Movies

Tora-san, My Uncle

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

Memorizu

I'll Be Your Mirror

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

The Sun

Misuzu

Love and Action in Osaka

Magic Kimono

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi

I am a Monk

Tsunagare Radio ~ Bokura no Afuri Days

No Life King

The Homeless Student

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

When Will You Return?

The Prisoner of Sakura

Catastrophe

The Day of Destruction

The Political Game

For Business

The Manga Master

Bakayarō! 4 You!

Dear My Love

Dotchi mo dotchi

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer

Shichou Shisu

天国からのラブソング

Business Commando YAMAZAKI

Sunny Home

The Road Less Travelled

我が家の夢~WRCと恋のかけ橋~

Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera




