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Movies starring Issey Ogata have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 78%.
Yi Yi - released in 2000 - is Issey Ogata's highest rated movie, with a score of 85% based on 324 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Issey Ogata is Silence - released in 2016 - with a score of 73% based on 986 reviews.
Issey Ogata (born 22 February 1952 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka), 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 "Evil Grandmother" of Fuji TV and "RinRinto" of NHK drama.
He now performs plays by himself "Life Never Stops" at GyanGyan Theater in Shibuya, which has gained immense popularity. Furthermore, he has had starring roles in major art-house films, including Ota in the great Edward Yang's highly regarded Yi Yi: A One and a Two, the title character in Jun Ichikawa's Tony Takitani (an adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story), and has played the role of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Aleksandr Sokurov's 2005 film, The Sun.
Issey Ogata has acted in films with Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Keiko Kitagawa and Ciarán Hinds.
Issey Ogata has worked with these film directors: Martin Scorsese, Masayuki Suzuki, Edward Yang and Jun Ichikawa.
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