Actor Ken Ogata dies at 71

Tuesday 07th October, 10:52 AM JST

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Suzu1 at 11:11 AM JST - 7th October

His performance in Vengeance is Mine was amazing. Rest in peace.
rjd_jr at 11:14 AM JST - 7th October

He's been around for a while, some legendary performances. Rest in peace.
BlackFlag at 11:33 AM JST - 7th October

Schrader's 'Mishima' was great, largely due to Ogata Ken's performance
Peaceful_Man at 01:46 PM JST - 7th October

Another actor dying from cancer after he did TV commercials for JT Prehaps Shinsuke will be next

But Narayama Bushiko was a poweful movie
Osakadaz at 02:37 PM JST - 7th October

Tampopo.One of the best Japanese films ever.RIP
dennis0bauer at 03:13 PM JST - 7th October

Tampopo yes a great movie, it started my ramen addiction. R.I.P.
sk4ek at 03:24 PM JST - 7th October

Uhhhh... where does it say anything about him dying of cancer??? None of the Japanese reports I read mention it.

And it was Tsutomu Yamazaki and Ken Watanabe who co-starred in "Tampopo", along with Nobuko Miyamoto. I'm pretty sure Ken Ogata wasn't in it.

I enjoyed all of his performances, from TV dramas to films to documentaries. An unfortunate loss...
Osakadaz at 03:51 PM JST - 7th October

sk4ek> sorry..you are quite correct.Got me on a sleepy day.Ogata ken was great in 'The Pillow Book'.I haven't seen many of the Japanese movies he is listed for except for the Mishima movie.
POTUS at 06:58 PM JST - 7th October

He was suffering from liver cancer apparently.
butterfly1 at 10:43 PM JST - 7th October

they have been mentioning liver cancer on TV... RIP
seeker1 at 11:01 PM JST - 7th October

The silver screen has gotten a little darker recently. Last week Paul Newman, this week Ken Ogata. Both great actors. I am looking forward to Ken Ogata's final performance in the drama KAZE NO GARDEN which will start this Thursday on Fuji. RIP
Ageha at 04:42 AM JST - 8th October

Oh I really enjoyed some dramas he made, Ai wa Doda was one of my favorites. Rest in Peace, you'll be missed.
JoiceRojo at 07:20 AM JST - 8th October

RIP for Ken Ogata, I saw him in "The Pillow Book" and "Kagen no Tsuki" not very representative movies but I'll always remember him from that.
presto345 at 07:14 AM JST - 9th October

He was one of my favorite actors. I will miss him.