Acting
Ken Ogata
- Titles
- 56movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2008, busiest in 1981 and 1996 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Ballad of Narayama87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Violence5.8average 4.2
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Spiritual3.1average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.4
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Wholesome2.4, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 10
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Japanese Historical Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Revenge 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Action 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Emotional Journey 3
- Feudal Japan 3
- Social Commentary 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Keiko MatsuzakaActorMouri Motonari, House on Fire, Prince Shotoku, The Last Samurai, A Chaos of Flowers, +1 more- IIsamu IchidaEditorHouse on Fire, Tracked, Oar, The Geisha, A Chaos of Flowers, +1 more
Masaru SatōComposerTracked, Shogun's Shadow, Oar, The Geisha, Rainbow Kids
Yoichi HayashiActorProfessional Killers, Hashū Hankachō, Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry, Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
So YamamuraActorProfessional Killers, Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo, Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry, Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Mitsuko BaishoActorVengeance Is Mine, Ruri's Island, The Geisha, Zegen
Fumio KōnamiWriterHouse on Fire, The Dream of Russia, A Chaos of Flowers, The Dropout
Shōhei ImamuraDirectorThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Zegen, Eijanaika
Shinichiro IkebeComposerThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Zegen, Eijanaika
Shunsaku IkehataWriterVengeance Is Mine, Prince Shotoku, Prince Shōtoku, Bōshi
Hideko YoshidaActorThe Pillow Book, My Soul Is Slashed, Ana
Yuko TanakaActorEdo Porn, Eijanaika, Bōshi
Movies and TV shows
802000s
18 titles · average score 69
TV show · as Teizo Shiratori
as Nurarihyon
as Matsutaro Yasuda
as Magohachiro Kibe
as Tofu shop owner
as Maki Sukezaemon
TV show · as Yuzo Nakama
as Nobuo Honma
as Villager (segment "Japan")
TV show · as Soga no Umako
as Soga no Umako
as Client
1990s
18 titles · average score 70
TV show
TV show · as Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎）
as Toyama Masamichi
TV show · as 金子 高利
TV show
as The Father
TV show
as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
as Daisaku Kadota
as Inspector Daigoro Igari
as Shutaro Ishikawa
as Police
1980s
27 titles · average score 67
as Igo Gyobu
as Kan Yosano
as Iheiji Muraoka
as Kazuo Katsura
as Yukio Mishima
as Tokichi Sakane
as Iwago Tomita
as Tatsuhei
as Katsuzo
as Fusajiro
as Hokusai
as Koga Shiro Samurai
1970s
13 titles · average score 76
as Iwao Enokizu
TV show
TV show
as Sokichi Takeshita
TV show · as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
as Corporal Murayama
as Nakamura Hanjiro
as Baian Fujieda
as Kenichi Miki
TV show
as Baian Fujieda
TV show · as Baian Fujieda
1960s
4 titles · average score 67
as Hatanaka Buhei
as Scholar
TV show · as Musashibo Benkei
TV show · as Toyotomi no Hideyoshi