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Ken Ogata (緒形 明伸 (Akinobu Ogata)) was born on 20 July, 1937 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor. Discover Ken Ogata's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
| Popular As |
緒形 明伸 (Akinobu Ogata) |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
20 July 1937 |
| Birthday |
20 July |
| Birthplace |
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of death |
5 October, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Mibu, Tochigi, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Ken Ogata Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Ken Ogata height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Ken Ogata's Wife?
His wife is Norie Takakura (m. 1966–2008)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Norie Takakura (m. 1966–2008) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Naoto Ogata, Kanta Ogata |
Ken Ogata Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ken Ogata worth at the age of 71 years old? Ken Ogata’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Japan. We have estimated Ken Ogata's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Ken Ogata Social Network
Timeline
Akinobu Ogata (緒形 明伸), better known by his stage name Ken Ogata (緒形 拳), was a Japanese actor.
He appeared in more than 50 movies and 25 television series.
Ogata was born on July 20, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan.
He started his acting career in 1958 as part of the Shinkokugeki theater troupe.
His movie debut was 1960s Tooi Hitotsu No Michi, but his starring role as Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1965 NHK Taiga drama Taikōki catapulted him to fame.
Ken went on to many prominent roles in subsequent programs.
The following year, he portrayed Benkei in Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
The network tapped him again for the role of Fujiwara no Sumitomo in the 1976 Kaze to Kumo to Niji to.
Among many movie awards and nominations, he received three times Japan Academy Film Prize award for Best Actor for The Demon (1978), The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and House on Fire (1986), and in addition Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for The Catch and Okinawan Boys (1983).
He returned to playing Hideyoshi in the 1978 Ōgon no Hibi, and returned to the lead as Ōishi Kuranosuke in Tōge no Gunzō, the 1982 Chūshingura. Another featured appearance in a Taiga drama was in Taiheiki (1991, as Ashikaga Sadauji, father of Takauji).
Other notable roles were in Shohei Imamura's Vengeance Is Mine (1979), Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book (1996).
Ogata was a talented calligrapher and held a public exhibition in 1991.
His sons Kanta and Naoto are actors as well.
For his merits and contribution to arts in 2000 received Japan's Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.
His last lead role was in A Long Walk (2006).
His final appearance in the taiga drama was Fūrin Kazan in 2007.
Besides the taiga drama series, Ogata portrayed Fujieda Baian in the Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shikakenin, he reprised the character twice in the film series later.
Mr. Ogata died of liver cancer on October 5, 2008, just days after finishing his role in the production of the Fuji TV drama Kaze no Garden (Garden of the Winds).
