Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-02-22 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Filmography (60)
Memorizu
2026
Fujiko
2026
I'll Be Your Mirror
2024
The Imaginary
2023
我が家の夢～WRCと恋のかけ橋～
2023
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
2023
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023
DEEMO Memorial Keys
2022
Gift of Fire
2021
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
ツナガレラジオ〜僕らの雨降Days〜
2021
The Day of Destruction
2020
天国からのラブソング
2020
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020
