

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 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Violence5.9average 4.3
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.5, 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
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Feudal Japan 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, The Dropout, +1 more
Masaru SatōComposerTracked, Shogun's Shadow, Oar, The Geisha, Rainbow Kids
So YamamuraActorProfessional Killers, Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo, Professional Killers – Assignment by Night, Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Mitsuko BaishoActorRuri's Island, Vengeance Is Mine, The Geisha, Zegen
Yoichi HayashiActorProfessional Killers, Hashū Hankachō, Professional Killers – Assignment by Night, Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Shunsaku IkehataWriterVengeance Is Mine, Prince Shotoku, Prince Shōtoku, Bōshi
Shinichiro IkebeComposerThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Zegen, Eijanaika
Shōhei ImamuraWriterThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Zegen, Eijanaika
Fumio KōnamiWriterHouse on Fire, The Dream of Russia, The Dropout, A Chaos of Flowers
Nenji KobayashiActorLove and Honor, Tracked, Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Takuzō KawataniActorTracked, Succession, The Dream of Russia
Movies and TV shows
802000s
18 titles · average score 70

TV show · as Teizo Shiratori

as Nurarihyon
79
as Matsutaro Yasuda
79
as Magohachiro Kibe
72
as Tofu shop owner
73
as Maki Sukezaemon

TV show · as Yuzo Nakama

as Nobuo Honma
65
as Villager (segment "Japan")

TV show · as Soga no Umako

as Soga no Umako
62
as Client
1990s
18 titles · average score 70

TV show

TV show · as Yujiro Kishiwada(岸和田 裕二郎)
72
as Toyama Masamichi

TV show · as 金子 高利

TV show
67
as The Father
84
TV show

as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain

as Daisaku Kadota
67
as Inspector Daigoro Igari

as Shutaro Ishikawa
62
as Police
1980s
27 titles · average score 67
69
as Igo Gyobu

as Kan Yosano
71
as Iheiji Muraoka
57
as Kazuo Katsura
81
as Yukio Mishima
61
as Tokichi Sakane

as Iwago Tomita
87
as Tatsuhei
66
as Katsuzo
67
as Fusajiro
67
as Hokusai

as Koga Shiro Samurai
1970s
13 titles · average score 74
86
as Iwao Enokizu

TV show

TV show
70
as Sokichi Takeshita

TV show · as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
67
as Corporal Murayama
75
as Nakamura Hanjiro

as Baian Fujieda
71
as Kenichi Miki

TV show

as Baian Fujieda

TV show · as Baian Fujieda
1960s
4 titles · average score 67
67
as Hatanaka Buhei

as Scholar

TV show · as Musashibo Benkei

TV show · as Toyotomi no Hideyoshi