Issey Ogata
1952-02-22 ( 73 years old ) in 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

The Imaginary 2023-12-15
Gift of Fire 2021-08-06
Moon Rabbit 2018-09-16
Magic Kimono 2017-12-01
Silence 2016-12-23
I am a Monk 2015-10-24
Hero 2015-07-18
Shichou Shisu 2012-04-03
Dear My Love 2009-05-16
The Sun 2005-02-17
Sunny Home 2005-02-05
Tony Takitani 2004-08-11
Misuzu 2001-10-27
Yi Yi 2000-09-20
Goaisatsu 1991-01-23
Catastrophe 1990-05-16
No Life King 1989-12-16
BU・SU 1987-10-29
For Business 1986-08-22