Ken Ogata

, better known by his stage name , 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.

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). 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). Provided by Wikipedia