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Ken Ogata has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
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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.
Dir. Paul Schrader · With Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bandō Mitsugorō X

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Mitsuko Baisho

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.
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari

Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoins the scene, the story is overtaken by treachery and bloodlust.
Dir. Peter Greenaway · With Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata
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