Ichirō Ogura

Biography

Ichirō Ogura was born on October 29, 1951, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district and later moved to Kagoshima Prefecture before returning to Tokyo's Chiyoda ward for his early education. He began acting as an extras at age nine and debuted as a child actor in 1962, appearing in films such as "Beraumei Geisha to Osaka Musume" and "Hamba Sea." Ogura also explored music and poetry, adopting the pen name Akimasa Akiyoshi for his songwriting endeavors.