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Ken Ogata

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Also known as Ogata Ken

Japanese actor (1937–2008)

Person · Open Library

Born
1923
Works
6

Top works

  • Shiritsu daigaku
  • Heiwa to yutakasa o toinaosu
  • Atarashii kyōikugaku
  • Gakureki shinkō shakai
  • Kyōiku keizai ron josetsu

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Film & TV

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Ken Ogata (緒形 拳 Ogata Ken, 20 July 1937-5 October 2008) was a Japanese actor. Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and Shohei Imamura's The Ballad of Narayama. He won the award for best actor at the 26th Blue Ribbon Awards for Okinawan Boys. In television, his starring role as…

Known for

  • Kitaro and the Millennium Curse — Nurarihyon2008
  • Bōshi — Shunpei Takayama2008
  • Garden of the Wind — Teizo Shiratori2008
  • Love and Honor — Magohachiro Kibe2006
  • A Long Walk — Matsutaro Yasuda2006
  • Granny Gabai — Tofu shop owner2006
  • The Samurai I Loved — Maki Sukezaemon2005
  • Miracle Banana — Takashi Yamamura2005
  • A Hardest Night!!2005
  • Journey Along the Silk Road2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14
Total plays
148

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of death
Mibu
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
OgataK.jpg
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date of birth
1937-07-20
date of death
2008-10-05
cause of death
liver cancer
manner of death
natural causes
name in kana
おがた けん
name in native language
緒形 拳
Commons category
Ken Ogata
start of work period
1960-00-00
birth name
緒形 明伸
Sources (6)

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