Denden Explained

Denden
Native Name:でんでん
Birthname:Yoshihiro Ogata
Birth Date:23 January 1950
Birth Place:Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
Years Active:1980–present

, better known as and sometimes credited as, is a Japanese actor and former comedian.[1] He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1981.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Something Like It
1997Cure
2000Uzumaki
Eureka
2001Red Shadow
2006Love Tomato
2008
Climber's High
2010Cold Fish
Boys on the Run
2011Himizu
2012Like Someone in Love
Land of Hope
2013The Kiyosu ConferenceMaeda Gen'i
2014Killers
Tokyo TribeDaishisan
2016Destruction Babies
Shippu Rondo
Nobunaga Concerto
2017Shimoyama Kai
2018Tomiko no Ashi
Last Winter, We Parted[2]
2019Blue Hour
Mentai PiririMaruo
The Forest of LoveOzawa
Silent Rain
Black School Rules
2020Not Quite Dead Yet
Stardust Over the Town[3]
2021The Supporting Actors: The MovieHimself[4]
2022A Man[5]
I Am MakimotoShimobayashi[6]
A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's RibsUsazō (voice)[7]
2023Mountain Woman[8]
Insomniacs After School[9]
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie[10]
2024The Parades[11]
Living in Two WorldsYasuo Suzuki[12]
2025A Moon in the Ordinary[13]
Spirit WorldKojiFrench-Japanese film[14]
Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final MovieSusumu Hishimoto[15]
2026KaratekaSpanish film[16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991TaiheikiJinguji MasafusaTaiga drama[17]
2010General Rouge no Gaisen
2012Beautiful Rain
2013AmachanAsadora
2014–2025Emergency Interrogation RoomSusumu Hishimoto5 seasons
2017Okuyama TomotoshiTaiga drama[18]
Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon
2018The Supporting Actors 2Himself
2021Welcome Home, MonetHiroshi KawakuboAsadora
2022Ishiko and Haneo: You're Suing Me?Kyōhei Yamada[19]
2023The Days[20]
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?Saishō JōtaiTaiga drama[21]
2024Light of My LionTorakichi Yoshimi[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creative Spotlight: Episode #126 – Denden Interview . web.archive.org . 2012-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120530025438/http://japancinema.net/2012/05/29/creative-spotlight-episode-126-denden/ . 2012-05-30 . unfit . 2025-08-10.
  2. Web site: 去年の冬、きみと別れ. December 17, 2021. Yahoo! Movie.
  3. Web site: 星屑の町. 16 August 2025. eiga.com. ja. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213533/https://eiga.com/movie/91194/. live.
  4. Web site: 映画「バイプレイヤーズ」の新キャスト8名解禁！有村架純、天海祐希、役所広司ら. February 4, 2021. Natalie. 18 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231018130014/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/414935. live.
  5. Web site: 今秋公開、妻夫木聡×安藤サクラ×窪田正孝ら出演の感動ヒューマンミステリー『ある男』より、特報映像&ビジュアル解禁. March 28, 2022. Screen Online.
  6. Web site: 阿部サダヲ主演作「アイ・アム まきもと」に満島ひかり、宇崎竜童、松下洸平ら出演. March 28, 2022. eiga.com. ja.
  7. Web site: カメの甲羅はあばら骨. July 30, 2022. eiga.com. ja.
  8. Web site: 山女. October 21, 2022. eiga.com. 9 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240409062137/https://eiga.com/movie/97935/. live.
  9. Web site: 君は放課後インソムニア. March 12, 2023. eiga.com. ja.
  10. Web site: ミステリと言う勿れ. June 29, 2023. eiga.com. 30 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230073347/https://eiga.com/movie/98387/. live.
  11. Web site: パレード. January 30, 2024. eiga.com. 24 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240524185037/https://eiga.com/movie/101156/. live.
  12. Web site: ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界. April 23, 2024. eiga.com. 17 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231217193640/https://eiga.com/movie/100863/. live.
  13. Web site: 平場の月. 22 May 2025. eiga.com. ja. 22 May 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250522154418/https://eiga.com/movie/103112/. live.
  14. Web site: SPIRIT WORLD スピリットワールド. 22 May 2025. eiga.com. ja.
  15. Web site: 天海祐希「本当に最後です」 人気ドラマ『緊急取調室』最初で最後、集大成の映画化L. December 18, 2022. Oricon. ja.
  16. Web site: Finaliza el rodaje de ‘Karateka’, la película sobre la vida de Sandra Sánchez, campeona olímpica en Tokio 2020. Cine con Ñ. 29 May 2025.
  17. Web site: 太平記. 20 October 2025. Haiyaku Jiten. ja.
  18. Web site: おんな城主直虎. 9 September 2024. Haiyaku Jiten. 15 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240615094948/https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/17-taiga.html. live.
  19. Web site: ＜石子と羽男＞"ファスト映画"がテーマの物語に反響、でんでん演じる映画監督の言葉が深い余韻を残す. July 30, 2022. The Television.
  20. Web site: 「THE DAYS」メイン予告解禁 泉澤祐希、丸山智己、鈴鹿央士ら出演. May 20, 2023. Natalie. 8 January 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250108163400/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/524156. live.
  21. Web site: 『どうする家康』新キャスト13人発表 宅麻伸、HiHi Jets作間龍斗ら【13人の役柄紹介あり】. August 4, 2023. Oricon. 5 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230805122033/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2289570/full/. live.
  22. Web site: ライオンの隠れ家の出演者・キャスト一覧. 18 November 2024. The Television. ja.

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