Portrait of Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Acting

Biography

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).

Born: January 6, 1925

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

1970
The Militarists

as Fukuyama

1970
Space Amoeba

as Islander (uncredited)

1968
Admiral Yamamoto

as Capt. Hayakawa

1968
Destroy All Monsters

as 1st Officer (uncredited)

1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Guard

1966
Ultraman

as Defense Force Commander

1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla

as Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant

1962
Operation Sewer Rats

as (uncredited)

1962
Gorath

as Ôtori Engineer

1961
Mothra

as Ship Survivor

1961
Yojimbo

as Seibei Follower

1960
The Human Vapor

as (uncredited)

1960
The Secret of the Telegian

as Other cop (uncredited)

1959
1958
The Hidden Fortress

as Young Man (uncredited)

1958
1958
The H-Man

as Nightclub patron (uncredited)

1957
The Mysterians

as Policeman Ogata

1956
Rodan

as Goro

1955
Beast Man Snow Man

as Mountain guide (uncredited)

1953