ACTOR

Ken Ogata

1937 - 2008

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Ogata has received more than 172,032 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Ogata is the 3,208th most popular actor (down from 3,177th in 2019), the 1,037th most popular biography from Japan (down from 985th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Ogata ranks 3,208 out of 13,578. Before him are Rachel Ward, Justin Theroux, Sam Wanamaker, Giovanna Antonelli, Jennifer O'Neill, and Catherine Frot. After him are Michael Weatherly, Linda Thorson, Richard Lynch, Fay Bainter, Roselyn Sánchez, and Tarık Akan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ken Ogata ranks 272. Before him are Zoltán Horváth, Charlie Haden, Petar Radaković, Vitaly Zholobov, José Augusto, and Richard Petty. After him are Manoj Kumar, Gary Hocking, Coen Moulijn, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Lenny Wilkens, and Cheng Yen. Among people deceased in 2008, Ken Ogata ranks 181. Before him are Evelyn Keyes, Choi Jin-sil, Gary Gygax, Lennart Bergelin, Võ Văn Kiệt, and Marlyn Meltzer. After him are Ronnie Drew, Antonio Innocenti, John Templeton, Ferenc Fejtő, Fujio Akatsuka, and Ahmed al-Mirghani.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ken Ogata ranks 1,037 out of 6,245. Before him are Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), Mikio Sato (1928), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Tōru Furuya (1953), Hideki Maeda (1954), and Keizo Imai (1950). After him are Tetsuya Chiba (1939), Hidetsugu Yagi (1886), Shigefumi Mori (1951), Uchida Kōsai (1865), Jinichi Kusaka (1888), and Shinji Kagawa (1989).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Ken Ogata ranks 50. Before him are Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), Akira Kamiya (1946), Toshio Furukawa (1946), Akira Terao (1947), Yūjirō Ishihara (1934), and Tōru Furuya (1953). After him are Norio Wakamoto (1945), So Yamamura (1910), Kazuhiko Inoue (1954), Rentarō Mikuni (1923), Eiji Okada (1920), and Minoru Chiaki (1917).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Sep 20o 19857.8 / 10
The Ballad of Narayama
Tatsuhei
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Apr 29o 19837.463 / 10
Vengeance Is Mine
Iwao Enokizu
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Apr 21o 19797.5 / 10