
Rinsaku Ogata
Born
January 6, 1925 (100 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Frequent supporting player in Toho films beginning in the 50s. Ogata’s stern features lent him to background roles as military officers and personnel in several of Toho’s sci-fi films. One of his more prominent roles (i.e., it had dialogue) are as a policeman in the opening scene of The Human Vapor (1960). He also played Goro, one of the first victims in Rodan (1956).
Known For

The Militarists
Fukuyama
1970

Space Amoeba
Islander (uncredited)
1970

Admiral Yamamoto
Capt. Hayakawa
1968

Destroy All Monsters
1st Officer (uncredited)
1968

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Guard
1966

Ultraman
Defense Force Commander · (1 episode)
1966

The Man from Planet Alpha
1966

Invasion of Astro-Monster
Scientist
1965

You Can Succeed, Too
1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant
1964

Atragon
1963

Chûshingura
1962

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962

Operation Sewer Rats
(uncredited)
1962

A Woman's Identity
1962

Gorath
Ôtori Engineer
1962

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa
Sentā of Kesera Gang
1961

Mothra
Ship Survivor
1961

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa Series: I Want to Weep
1961

Yojimbo
Seibei Follower
1961

The Human Vapor
(uncredited)
1960

The Secret of the Telegian
Other cop (uncredited)
1960

Battle in Outer Space
Astronomer
1959

The Hidden Fortress
Young Man (uncredited)
1958

Varan
1958

The H-Man
Nightclub patron (uncredited)
1958

The Mysterians
Policeman Ogata
1957

Rodan
Goro
1956

Half Human
Mountain guide (uncredited)
1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(uncredited)
1955

Jirocho in Disgrace
1954

Last of the Wild Ones
1954

Farewell Rabaul
1954

Jirocho's New Year
1954

Jirocho, the Hunted
1953

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953

The Eagle of the Pacific
1953

Mr. Pu
1953