Ken Ogata

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Name: Ken Ogata
Japanese: 緒形拳 (おがたけん)
Real Name: Akinobu Ogata (緒形明伸)
Birthdate: July 20, 1937
Date of Death: October 5, 2008
Birthplace: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Family: Naoto Ogata (son), Nobuko Sendo (daughter-in-law), Atsushi Ogata (grandson)

Bio

Born in Tokyo, Ken Ogata joined a theatrical group in 1958 and made his screen debut in the 1960 film "Toi Hitotsu no Michi" (One Long Road). In 1965, he became famous for his starring role as warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in NHK's period drama "Taikoki."

His career continued to blossom with Ken Ogata winning the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for his 1983 performance in "Ballad of Narayama".

Ken Ogata's last television performance would be in the 2008 Fuji TV drama "Kaze no Garden". Prior to the television drama's airing Ken Ogata died of Liver Cancer on October 5, 2008.

Movies

Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro and the Millennium Curse | Gegege no Kitaro: Sennen noroi uta (2008)
A Hardest Night!! (2006)
Love and Honor | Bushi no ichibun (2006) - Shinnojo's fencing instructor
A Long Walk | Nagai sanpo (2006) - Matsutaro Yasuda
Granny Gabai | Saga no gabai-baachan (2006) - Tofu shop owner
Miracle Banana (2006)
The Samurai I Loved | Semishigure (2005) - Maki Sukezaemon
The Hidden Blade | Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004) - Chief Retainer Hori
Last Quarter | Kagen no tsuki (2004) - Doujima
Izo (2004)
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors | Mirror wo fuku otoko (2003)
Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11 | 11'09'01 - September 11 (2002) - (segment Japan)
Man Walking on Snow | Aruku, hito (2001) - Nobuo Honma
Film Noir | Koroshi (2000)
Shooting Star (2000) - Kikujiro
Goodbye Mama | Gubbai Mama (1991)
Company-Sponsored Funeral | Shaso (1989) - Heikichi Washio
Zatoichi 26 | Zatoichi (1989) - Ronin/Masterless samurai
Geki Totsu: The Insanity of Emperor Iemitsu | Shogun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu (1989) - Igo Gyobu
Peacock King | Kujaku o (1988) - Jiku Ajari
The Rage of Love | Hana no ran (1988) - Kan Yosano
Oracion | Yushun (1988) - Senzo Wataumi
Memories of You | Rabu sutori o kimini (1988) - Setsuo Nagata
Zegen (1987) - Iheiji Muraoka
Tokyo Bordello | Yoshiwara enjo (1987) - Police man
House on Fire | Kataku no hito (1986) - Kazuo Dan
Tracked | Usugesho (1985) - Tokichi Sakane
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) - Yukio Mishima
Oar | Kai (1985) - Iwago Tomita
The Catch | Gyoei no mure (1983) - Fusajiro Kohama
Okinawan Boys | Okinawa no shonen (1983) - Mr. Higa
The Geisha | Yokiro (1983) - Katsuzo
Ballad of Narayama | Narayama bushiko (1983) - Tatsuhei
Yaju-deka (1982) - Seiji Ohtaki
Edo Porn | Hokusai manga (1981) - Tetsuzo
Makai tensho: Samurai Reincarnation | Makai tensho (1981) - Musashi Miyamoto
Why Not? | Eijanaika (1981) - Furukawa
Bad Sorts | Warui yatsura (1980) - Inoue
Day of Resurrection | Fukkatsu no hi (1980) - Prof. Tsuchiya
Vengeance Is Mine | Fukushu suruwa wareniari (1979) - Iwao Enokizu
The Demon | Kichiku (1978) - Sokichi Takeshita
Mount Hakkoda | Hakkodasan (1977) - Corporal Murayama
The Castle of Sand | Suna no Utsuwa (1974) - Miki Kenji
The Last Samurai | Okami yo rakujitsu o kire (1974) - Nakamura Hanjiro
En toiu onna (1971)
The Song from My Heart | Waga koi waga uta (1969) - Hitomi Yamaguchi
Wakare (1969) - Tadayuki
Samurai Banners | Furin kazan (1969)
Woman with Seven Faces | Nanatsu no kao no onna (1969)
A Building Blocks' Box | Tsumiki no hako (1968) - Yuji Sugiura
The Sex Check | Sekkusu chekku: Daini no sei (1968) - Shiro
Toi hitotsu no michi (1960)

Drama Series

Garden of Breeze | Kaze no Garden (Fuji TV / 2008)
The Yakuza Girl (2006)
Ruri's Island | Ruri no Shima (NTV / 2005)
Proof of the Man | Ningen no Shomei (Fuji TV / 2004)
Say Hello to Black Jack (TBS / 2003)
Et Alors (TBS / 2003)
Haru no Ichizoku (NHK / 1993)

TV Movies

Boshi (NHK / 2008)
Ruri's Island Special 2007: First Love (NTV / 2007)
The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark 5 | Naniwa Kinyudo 5 (Fuji TV / 2000)
The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark | Naniwa Kinyudo (Fuji TV / 1996)

Awards

"Special Award from the Chairman" - 2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2009
"Special Award" - 2009 Elan D’or Award - February 5, 2009