Atsushi Ogata (緒方 篤, Ogata Atsushi) is a Japanese film director, scriptwriter, video artist, and actor.
He is a graduate of Harvard College and the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ogata has received funding from ZDF German national public television and the Dutch National Film Fund for his screenplays.
His father, was banker Shijuro Ogata and his mother was United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata.
[2] Wakiyaku Monogatari (脇役物語), his feature-film directorial debut Cast Me If You Can was released on October 23, 2010 in Japan.