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 Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (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 Future Memories: Last Christmas (1992), Mysterious man Yi Yi (2000), Ota Tony Takitani (2004), Tony Takitani The Sun (2005), Hirohito The Homeless Student (2008), Ichirō Tamura Library War: The Wings of Revolution (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) Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021), Yoshimi Taniguchi Deemo: Memorial Keys (2022), Nutcracker Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023), Sudarban (voice) The Imaginary (2023), Mr. Bunting (voice) Memorizu (2026), Makoto Fujiko (2026) In My Father's Room (2027), Yuichi Hashima
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 We're Not "Gaijin"! (2021) Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi (2023) What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Torii Tadayoshi Phoenix: Eden17 (2023), Sudarban (voice) Beyond Goodbye (2024), Shinoda Blossom (2026), Ushimaru Koyama
Dubbing Legend of the Demon Cat (2018), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Zhang Luyi)
References
The Japan Times: "Issey Ogata: Comic chameleon" (March 6, 2005). Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
External links Official website