Denden
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Denden, born in Chikushino, Fukuoka in 1950, is a Japanese character actor with a long, distinctive career on stage, in variety and finally on screen. Rooted in independent theatre in Tokyo, he built a reputation as a comic personality before becoming a favourite of the director Sion Sono. His terrifying performance as the tropical-fish shop owner in Cold Fish (2010) is arguably his signature, and he also worked in Sono s Guilty of Romance (2011). He appears regularly across Japanese cinema and television in raffish, unpredictable roles that use his warm face against dark intentions.
Denden
71 Movies
36 Series
Denden, born in Chikushino, Fukuoka in 1950, is a Japanese character actor with a long, distinctive career on stage, in variety and finally on screen. Rooted in independent theatre in Tokyo, he built a reputation as a comic personality before becoming a favourite of the director Sion Sono. His terrifying performance as the tropical-fish shop owner in Cold Fish (2010) is arguably his signature, and he also worked in Sono s Guilty of Romance (2011). He appears regularly across Japanese cinema and television in raffish, unpredictable roles that use his warm face against dark intentions.
Movies
Plays OIda
Cure
1997
Plays Yukio Murata
Cold Fish
2011
Plays Tsukagoshi
Fumiko's Feet
2018
Plays Janitor
Tokyo Sonata
2008
Plays Shigeru Ozawa
The Forest of Love
2019
Plays Yoshikawa
Ju-on: The Curse
2000
Plays Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design")
Tokyo!
2008
Plays High Priest
Tokyo Tribe
2014
Plays Officer Futada
Uzumaki
2000
Plays Hiroshi
Like Someone in Love
2012
Plays Ramen Shop Owner
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013
Plays Kaneko
Himizu
2012
Plays Yoshida
Eureka
2001
Plays Praying Father
Dororo
2007
Plays Kiyoharu
Princess Sakura
2013
Plays Kosuge
A Man
2022
Plays Keisuke
The Parades
2024
Plays Kojima Yasuo
Golden Slumber
2010
Plays Bonnobei
Red Shadow
2001
Plays Kai Shimoyama
Mumon: The Land of Stealth
2017
Plays Koji
Spirit World
2025
Plays Hisaya Kida
Love and Other Cults
2017
Plays Ramen Shop Owner
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
Plays Old Yakuza
Yakuza Apocalypse
2015
Plays Yasuo Suzuki
Living in Two Worlds
2024
Plays Yoshikawa
Ju-on: The Curse 2
2000
Plays Fukuda
Kabei: Our Mother
2008
Plays Geni Maeda
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
Plays Baba
Wilderness: Part 1
2017
Plays Kenzo Ichiyanagi
SPEC: Heaven
2012
Plays Oyaji / Father at Jukai
Killers
2014
Plays Professor
It Stopped Raining
2020
Plays Ken Suzuki
The Land of Hope
2012
Plays Yasuoka
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
2013
Plays Kida
Lowlife Love
2016
Plays Genzo
Tatara Samurai
2017
Plays Hirai Tadao
The Incredible Truth
2013
Plays President of Chikuwadou
Judge!
2014
Plays (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018
Plays Shio Norizuki
Black School Rules
2019
Plays Medical examiner
MARKS
1995
Plays Shinji Okawa
A Lone Scalpel
2010
Plays Baba
Wilderness: Part 2
2017
Plays Sunada's Father
Blue Hour
2019
Plays Tamotsu Fujimaki
What the Snow Brings
2005
Plays Yamano
Shippu Rondo
2016
Plays Masao Kamejima
Climber's High
2008
Plays Tanaka
Boys on the Run
2010
Plays Nogami
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
2023
Plays Susumu Sato
The Samurai That Night
2012
TV Shows
Plays Rokurō Osanai
Amachan
2013
Plays 奥山朝利
Naotora: The Lady Warlord
2017
Plays Masafusa Jingûji
Taiheiki
1991
Plays Susumu Hishimoto
Emergency Interrogation Room
2014
Plays Shigenobu Kugayama
GAME OF SPY
2022
Plays Mitsui Soga（僧我 三威）
Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho
2018
Plays Leader of Kiowa Team
QP
2011
Plays Muneta Kiyoshi
Beautiful Rain
2012
Plays Sagawa Genji
I Hear the Sunspot
2024
Plays Tadashi Torikai
Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog
2011
Plays Takugen
Nobunaga Concerto
2014
Plays Kanji Aragami
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
2020
Plays Yoshimi Torakichi
Light of My Lion
2024
Plays Rikuo Shimobe
Draft King
2023
Plays Ishima
Death Office
2019
Plays Shokichi Nidegawa
MPD: Animal Unit
2017
Plays Ogasawara Tomoya
Be with You
2005
Plays Masuda Kozo
Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
2013
Plays Shiro Ebisu
Man of Destiny
2012
Plays Machida
Dokonjō Gaeru
2015
Plays Kengo Yaegashi
Atom's Last Shot
2022
Plays Tomita
Toward the Wilderness
2015
Plays Hiroshi Hosaka
Truth of Zero
2014
Plays Yozo Ohara
Unsung Heroes
2025
Plays Makoto Shinozaki
Lawyer Sodom
2023
Plays Shigeru Ozawa
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
2020
Plays Kondo Toshio
Someone in this town
2024
Plays Inaba Tetsuya
Winter Sakura
2011
Plays Tarao
Detective Akechi Kogoro
2019
Plays Bird Cage Vagrant
Gosei Sentai Dairanger
1993
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Living in Two Worlds
Full Filmography
Ten Strokes to You
Susumu Kazami · 1 episode
2026–
TV
Unsung Heroes
Yozo Ohara · 8 episodes
2025–
TV
Spirit World
Koji
2025
Film
Someone in this town
Kondo Toshio · 4 episodes
2024–
TV
Light of My Lion
Yoshimi Torakichi · 11 episodes
2024–
TV
Living in Two Worlds
Yasuo Suzuki
2024
Film
I Hear the Sunspot
Sagawa Genji · 12 episodes
2024–
TV
The Parades
Keisuke
2024
Film
Lawyer Sodom
Makoto Shinozaki · 7 episodes
2023
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Denden and where are they from?
Denden is 76 years old, born on January 23, 1950 in Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Denden?
Denden is best known for roles in Cure, Cold Fish, Why Don't You Play in Hell?.
How many movies has Denden been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1981), Denden has appeared in 71 movies and 36 TV shows.
What was Denden's first movie?
The career of Denden began with Something Like It (1981).
What is Denden's most recent movie or series?
Denden's most recent release is ドラフトキング －BORDER LINE－, which premiered on May 15, 2026.
What TV shows has Denden appeared in?
On television, Denden has appeared in THE DAYS, Galileo, I Hear the Sunspot, The Forest of Love: Deep Cut.
Denden
1950-01-23 · Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
Denden (でんでん Denden, born Yoshihiro Ogata (緒方 義博); 23 January 1950) is a Japanese actor and former comedian. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1981.