Rinsaku Ogata
Acting
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
1977Bloodthirsty Hawk
Xiao Guo (uncredited)
1971First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1970Space Amoeba
Islander (uncredited)
1970The Militarists
Fukuyama
1968Destroy All Monsters
1st Officer (uncredited)
1968Admiral Yamamoto
Capt. Hayakawa
1966The Man from Planet Alpha
1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Guard
1965Invasion of Astro-Monster
Scientist
1964You Can Succeed, Too
1964Mothra vs. Godzilla
Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant
1963Atragon
1962A Woman's Identity
1962Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962Gorath
Ôtori Engineer
1962Chûshingura
1962Operation Sewer Rats
(uncredited)
1961Yojimbo
Seibei Follower
1961Mothra
Ship Survivor
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Sentā of Kesera Gang
1960The Secret of the Telegian
Other cop (uncredited)
1960The Human Vapor
(uncredited)
1959Battle in Outer Space
Astronomer