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Akinobu Ogata (緒形 明伸, Ogata Akinobu, 20 July 1937 – 5 October 2008), better known by his stage name Ken Ogata (緒形 拳, Ogata Ken), was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 movies and 25 television series. For his merits and contribution to arts in 2000 received Japan's Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.
Oct 17, 2008 · Ken Ogata, a versatile and prolific leading man in Japanese films and on Japanese television who also appeared in movies directed by Peter Greenaway and Paul Schrader, died in...
Oct 19, 2008 · Ken Ogata, a versatile and prolific leading man in Japanese films and on Japanese television who also appeared in movies directed by Peter Greenaway and Paul Schrader, died on Oct....
Oct 7, 2008 · Japanese actor Ken Ogata, who starred in a number of films for the great director Shohei Imamura, died of liver cancer on Sunday. He was 71.
A Japanese performer who found success in international movies, Ogata’s earliest work was in theatre and on television. Western audiences will know him best for playing the title role in Paul Schrader’s Mishima (1985), while other films include The Demon (1978), Vengeance Is Mine (1979) and The Pillow Book (1996).
Oct 7, 2008 · 71-year-old Japanese actor Ken Ogata died on October 5, local news reported today. The exact cause of death is unknown, but Ogata had been battling liver cancer.
Paul Schrader’s visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society.
