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 102
Movies 76
TV Shows 26
Narrator 1

Garden of the Wind (2008)

Bōshi (2008)

Love and Honor (2006)

Granny Gabai (2006)

A Long Walk (2006)

Miracle Banana (2005)

The Samurai I Loved (2005)

Ruri's Island (2005)

The Hidden Blade (2004)

Last Quarter (2004)

Izo (2004)

Say Hello to Black Jack (2003)

11’09”01—September 11 (2002)

Prince Shotoku (2001)

Man Walking on Snow (2001)

Film Noir (2000)

Shooting Star (1999)

Gift (1997)

Gonin 2 (1996)

SMAP×SMAP (1996)

ナニワ金融道 (1996)

The Pillow Book (1995)

Succession (1992)

The Dream of Russia (1992)

My Soul Is Slashed (1991)

Heat Wave (1991)

Rainbow Kids (1991)

Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)

Shogun's Shadow (1989)

The Peacock King (1988)

A Chaos of Flowers (1988)

Oración (1988)

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)

The Dropout (1982)

Toge no Gunzo (1982)

Edo Porn (1981)

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge (1981)

太陽のきずあと (1981)

Why Not? (1981)

Virus (1980)

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

The Demon (1978)

Ōgon no Hibi (1978)

Mount Hakkoda (1977)

The Castle of Sand (1974)

The Last Samurai (1974)

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)

Professional Killers (1972)

Samurai Banners (1969)

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)

Taikouki (1965)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-07-20
Deathday2008-10-05 (71 years old)
Birth Name緒形 明伸
Birth PlaceUshigome-ku, Japan
ChildrenKanta Ogata, Naoto Ogata
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsКэн Огата, 오가타 켄, 绪形拳, Ken Ogata, Akinobu Ogata
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award, Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Japan Academy Film Prizes, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
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