Issey Ogata
Issey Ogata
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.
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Director: Yoshiyuki Momose
Writers: Yoshiaki Nishimura,
Cast: Akira Terao, Atsuko Takahata, Hana Sugisaki, Issey Ogata, Kokoro Terada, Riisa Naka, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Takayuki Yamada, Teiyu Ichiryusai,
Director: Arthur Harari
Writers: Vincent Poymiro,
Cast: Issey Ogata, Kai Inowaki, Kanji Tsuda, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Nobuhiro Suwa, Shinsuke Kato, Taiga Nakano, Tetsuya Chiba, Yuya Endo, Yuya Matsuura,
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Martin Scorsese,
Cast: Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Ciarán Hinds, Issey Ogata, Kaoru End?, Liam Neeson, Shinya Tsukamoto, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshi Oida, Yosuke Kubozuka,
Director: Edward Yang
Writers: Edward Yang,
Cast: Adriene Lin, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Hsi-Sheng Chen, Issey Ogata, Jonathan Chang, Kelly Lee, Michael Tao, Shu-shen Hsiao, Su-Yun Ko, Wu Nien-jen,