Issey Ogata Explained

Issey Ogata
Native Name:	イッセー尾形
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	尾形 一成 Kazushige Ogata
Birth Date:	22 February 1952
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Model, actor, novelist
Years Active:	1971–present

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 Fuji TV's Evil Grandmother and NHK's RinRinto.

He performs in Life Never Stops by himself at GyanGyan Theater in Shibuya. Furthermore, he has had starring roles in major art-house films, including Ota in Edward Yang's Yi Yi, the title character in Jun Ichikawa's Tony Takitani (an adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story), the role of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Aleksandr Sokurov's The Sun, and Inoue Masashige in Martin Scorsese's Silence.

Filmography

Films

• Sorekara (1985), Terao
• Sorobanzuku (1986), Hanazuki
• Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), Train conductor
• Tora-san Goes North (1987), The doctor
• Bu Su (1987), Kitazaki
• Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987), Police officer
• (1988), Salesman
• Shaso (1989), Hirofumi Takeshita
• Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989), Travel agency worker
• Tora-san, My Uncle (1989), Old man on the train
• (1992), Mysterious man
• Yi Yi (2000), Ota
• Tony Takitani (2004), Tony Takitani
• The Sun (2005), Hirohito
• The Homeless Student (2008), Ichirō Tamura
• (2012), Kurato Tōma
• Teacher and Stray Cat (2015), Kyoichi Morii
• Hero (2015), Takao Kinoshita
• Silence (2016), Inoue Masashige
• Magic Kimono (2017) (Latvian and Japan co production)
• When Will You Return? (2017), Tadashi Ashimura
• The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018), Kazuo Kudō
• The Manga Master (2018), Kitazawa Rakuten
• Sorokin no mita Sakura (2019)
• Hakai no Hi (2020)
• (2021), Yoshimi Taniguchi^[1]
• (2022), Nutcracker^[2]
• Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023), Sudarban (voice)^[3]
• The Imaginary (2023), Mr. Bunting (voice)^[4]

Television

• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987), Kokubu Morishige
• Priceless (2012), Shū Zaizen
• Smoking Gun (2014), Shigeru Tasaka
• Quartet (2017), Yutaka Iemori
• Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story (2018), Zenjirō Tokumaru
• Manpuku (2018), Kazutaka Gōda
• Idaten (2019), Hidejirō Nagata
• Scarlet (2019)
• Yuganda Hamon (2019), Kakiuchi
• Taiyō no Ko (2020)
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Minomura Rizaemon^[5]
• Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi (2023)^[6]
• What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Torii Tadayoshi^[7]
• Phoenix: Eden17 (2023), Sudarban (voice)^[3]

Dubbing

• Legend of the Demon Cat (2018), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Zhang Luyi)^[8]

References

• The Japan Times: "Issey Ogata: Comic chameleon" (6 March 2005). Retrieved on 11 March 2009.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 「ONODA」に仲野太賀、松浦祐也、井之脇海、諏訪敦彦、イッセー尾形ら12名. June 24, 2021. Natalie.
2. Web site: 劇場版「DEEMO」2022年2月25日公開、追加キャストに濱田岳、渡辺直美、イッセー尾形ら. October 21, 2021. October 21, 2021. Natalie.
3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Phoenix: Eden17 Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, More Staff, September 13 Debut, Film Version With Different Ending. Anime News Network. July 14, 2023. July 14, 2023.
4. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Studio Ponoc Reveals Trailer, Main Cast for The Imaginary Anime Film (Updated). Anime News Network. August 21, 2023. August 21, 2023.
5. Web site: 吉沢亮主演の大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」新キャスト発表、イッセー尾形ら13名. August 11, 2021. Natalie.
6. Web site: 生田斗真主演『大河ドラマが生まれた日』来年2・4放送 阿部サダヲ、松本穂香ら出演決定【追加キャスト10人の役柄紹介】. October 12, 2022. Oricon.
7. Web site: 大河ドラマ『どうする家康』"チーム家康"発表 服部半蔵役に山田孝之. April 15, 2022. Oricon.
8. Web site: 日本語吹替えキャスト. July 26, 2020. ku-kai-movie.jp.