Rinsaku Ogata

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).

Known For

Ultraman

Defense Force Commander

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

Rodan

Goro

Yojimbo

Seibei Follower

Battle in Outer Space

Astronomer

Atragon

The Hidden Fortress

Young Man (uncredited)

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Scientist

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1977	Bloodthirsty Hawk	Xiao Guo (uncredited)
1971	First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1970	Space Amoeba	Islander (uncredited)
1970	The Militarists	Fukuyama
1968	Destroy All Monsters	1st Officer (uncredited)
1968	Admiral Yamamoto	Capt. Hayakawa
1966	The Man from Planet Alpha
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Red Bamboo Guard
1965	Invasion of Astro-Monster	Scientist
1964	You Can Succeed, Too
1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla	Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant
1963	Atragon
1962	A Woman's Identity
1962	Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962	Gorath	Ôtori Engineer
1962	Chûshingura
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	(uncredited)
1961	Yojimbo	Seibei Follower
1961	Mothra	Ship Survivor
1961	Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa Series: I Want to Weep
1961	Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa	Sentā of Kesera Gang
1960	The Secret of the Telegian	Other cop (uncredited)
1960	The Human Vapor	(uncredited)
1959	Battle in Outer Space	Astronomer
1958	The Hidden Fortress	Young Man (uncredited)
1958	The H-Man	Nightclub patron (uncredited)
1958	Varan
1957	The Mysterians	Policeman Ogata
1956	Rodan	Goro
1955	Beast Man Snow Man	Mountain guide (uncredited)
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple	(uncredited)
1954	Farewell Rabaul
1954	Jirocho's New Year
1954	Jirocho in Disgrace
1954	Last of the Wild Ones
1953	The Eagle of the Pacific
1953	Mr. Pu
1953	Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953	Jirocho, the Hunted

Year	TV Show	Role
1966	Ultraman	Defense Force Commander