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Denden

Denden

Acting·1950·123 films

Denden (でんでん Denden, born Yoshihiro Ogata (緒方 義博); 23 January 1950) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1981.

Filmography

Cure
Cure (1997)OIda
Cold Fish
Cold Fish (2011)Yukio Murata
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)Ramen Shop Owner
Ju-on: The Curse
Ju-on: The Curse (2000)Yoshikawa
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata (2008)Janitor
Like Someone in Love
Like Someone in Love (2012)Hiroshi
Tokyo!
Tokyo! (2008)Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design")
Uzumaki
Uzumaki (2000)Officer Futada
Yakuza Apocalypse
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)Old Yakuza
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)Yoshikawa
Himizu
Himizu (2012)Kaneko
The Forest of Love
The Forest of Love (2019)Shigeru Ozawa
Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe (2014)High Priest
Dororo
Dororo (2007)Praying Father
Killers
Killers (2014)Oyaji / Father at Jukai
Eureka
Eureka (2001)Yoshida
A Man
A Man (2022)Kosuge
The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope (2012)Ken Suzuki
Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber (2010)Kojima Yasuo
Mumon: The Land of Stealth
Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)Kai Shimoyama
Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother (2008)Fukuda
The Parades
The Parades (2024)Keisuke
Lowlife Love
Lowlife Love (2016)Kida
Destruction Babies
Destruction Babies (2016)
SPEC: Heaven
SPEC: Heaven (2012)Kenzo Ichiyanagi
Red Shadow
Red Shadow (2001)Bonnobei
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)Geni Maeda
Princess Sakura
Princess Sakura (2013)Kiyoharu
Love and Other Cults
Love and Other Cults (2017)Hisaya Kida
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016)
Judge!
Judge! (2014)President of Chikuwadou
Not Quite Dead Yet
Not Quite Dead Yet (2020)Ramen Shop Owner
Wilderness: Part 1
Wilderness: Part 1 (2017)Baba
Last Winter, We Parted
Last Winter, We Parted (2018)
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie (2023)
Unlucky Monkey
Unlucky Monkey (1998)
Wilderness: Part 2
Wilderness: Part 2 (2017)Baba
Spirit World
Spirit World (2025)Koji
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run (2010)Tanaka
Cut
Cut (2011)Takagaki
Climber's High
Climber's High (2008)Masao Kamejima
Be Sure to Share
Be Sure to Share (2009)Tanaka
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013)Yasuoka
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)Showman
Blue Hour
Blue Hour (2019)Sunada's Father
It Stopped Raining
It Stopped Raining (2020)Professor
A Moon in the Ordinary
A Moon in the Ordinary (2025)
Gu Gu, the Cat
Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)Kajiwara
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Living in Two Worlds
Living in Two Worlds (2024)Yasuo Suzuki
The Samurai That Night
The Samurai That Night (2012)Susumu Sato
Fumiko's Feet
Fumiko's Feet (2018)Tsukagoshi
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)
A Boy Called H
A Boy Called H (2013)
Kanikôsen
Kanikôsen (2009)Monk
A Lone Scalpel
A Lone Scalpel (2010)Shinji Okawa
Dark Society in the East
Dark Society in the East (1993)
Insomniacs After School
Insomniacs After School (2023)Director of a Historical Archive
DV: Domestic Violence
DV: Domestic Violence (2005)
Maestro!
Maestro! (2015)
Suzuki Sensei
Suzuki Sensei (2013)Teacher Tatsuo Kawano
Amateur Singing Contest
Amateur Singing Contest (1999)
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (1991)
MARKS
MARKS (1995)Medical examiner
What the Snow Brings
What the Snow Brings (2005)Tamotsu Fujimaki
Mountain Woman
Mountain Woman (2023)
Life: Untitled
Life: Untitled (2019)Shitara
Something Like It
Something Like It (1981)Shinsui
Stardust over the Town
Stardust over the Town (2020)Nishi Kazuo
The Incredible Truth
The Incredible Truth (2013)Hirai Tadao
Shippu Rondo
Shippu Rondo (2016)Yamano
Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog
Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog (2011)
Yellow Kid
Yellow Kid (2010)
Love Revolution
Love Revolution (2018)
Tatara Samurai
Tatara Samurai (2017)Genzo
Black School Rules
Black School Rules (2019)Shio Norizuki
Drowning Fish
Drowning Fish (2001)
Something Like, Something Like It
Something Like, Something Like It (2016)Shinsui Defunetei
Sound of Waves
Sound of Waves (2017)
I Am Makimoto
I Am Makimoto (2022)Undertaker Shimobayashi
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy (2014)
A Turtle's Shell is a Human's Ribs
A Turtle's Shell is a Human's Ribs (2022)Usazō Usagibayashi (voice)
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy
Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy (2004)
Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final
Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final (2025)
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2011)Akaihito
Kazoku gokko
Kazoku gokko (2015)
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days (2018)
Pro Bono
Pro Bono (2014)Lawyer Sasaki
Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan
Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan (2016)
Double Trouble
Double Trouble (2008)
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)
The Games Teachers Play
The Games Teachers Play (1992)Unnamed Teacher
Love Tomato
Love Tomato (2006)
Meikyu Sousa
Meikyu Sousa (2015)Isao Kakizaki
Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc
Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc (2019)Soga Mitsui
Journey of a Dying Wife
Journey of a Dying Wife (2011)
The Serialist
The Serialist (2013)
Kunoichi Financial Road
Kunoichi Financial Road (1999)
Mugonkan
Mugonkan (2022)Shiino Chikara
The Last Reunion
The Last Reunion (2017)
Sniper
Sniper (2016)Yoshihiko Shirota
Someday
Someday (2011)
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II (1994)
Making of Tokyo Tribe
Making of Tokyo Tribe (2015)Self
誰よりも君を愛す!
誰よりも君を愛す! (2011)
To Eat To Live
To Eat To Live (2016)
弁護士 灰島秀樹
弁護士 灰島秀樹 (2006)
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case (1995)
Black Rose
Black Rose (2017)Tsunekichi Yasumoto
Yaneura no Sanposha
Yaneura no Sanposha (2006)
Shooting Stars in the Twilight
Shooting Stars in the Twilight (2002)
月と嘘と殺人
月と嘘と殺人 (2010)
Rental Family
Rental Family (2023)Koji Asada
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III (1994)
Early Autumn
Early Autumn (2011)
The Daimon 2
The Daimon 2 (2013)
Memory Sculptor
Memory Sculptor (2013)Jin
Making of Himizu
Making of Himizu (2012)Self
The Other House
The Other House (2018)
The Daimon
The Daimon (2013)
The Daimon
The Daimon (2015)
Denden Interview
Denden Interview (2011)