Loading AI tools
Japanese actor and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Issey Ogata (イッセー尾形, Issei Ogata, born 22 February 1952) 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.
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (February 2013) |
Issey Ogata | |
|---|---|
イッセー尾形 | |
![](#/media/File:Ogata_Issey_from_"The_Manga_Master"_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2018_(45568362462).jpg) Issey Ogata at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. | |
| Born | 尾形 一成 Kazushige Ogata February 22, 1952 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actor, novelist |
| Years active | 1971–present |
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.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
