Issey Ogata

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.

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.

Filmography

Films

• Sorekara (1985), Terao
• Sorobanzuku (1986), Hanazuki
• Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), Train conductor
• Tora-san Goes North (1987), The doctor
• Bu Su (1987), Kitazaki
• Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987), Police officer
• ' (1988), Salesman
• Shaso (1989), Hirofumi Takeshita
• Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989), Travel agency worker
• Tora-san, My Uncle (1989), Old man on the train
• ' (1992), Mysterious man
• Yi Yi (2000), Ota
• Tony Takitani (2004), Tony Takitani
• The Sun (2005), Hirohito
• The Homeless Student (2008), Ichirō Tamura
• ' (2012), Kurato Tōma
• Teacher and Stray Cat (2015), Kyoichi Morii
• Hero (2015), Takao Kinoshita
• Silence (2016), Inoue Masashige
• Magic Kimono (2017) (Latvian and Japan co production)
• When Will You Return? (2017), Tadashi Ashimura
• The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018), Kazuo Kudō
• The Manga Master (2018), Kitazawa Rakuten
• Sorokin no mita Sakura (2019)
• Hakai no Hi (2020)
• ' (2021), Yoshimi Taniguchi
• ' (2022), Nutcracker
• Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023), Sudarban (voice)
• The Imaginary (2023), Mr. Bunting (voice)
• Memorizu (2026), Makoto
• Fujiko (2026)
• Muyou no Hito (2027), Yuichi Hashima