 In the late 1970s, Ogunde was spurred by the success of "Ija Ominira" and "Ajani Ogun", two pioneering Yoruba feature-length films, to co-produce his first celluloid film, "Aiye", in 1979.He released Jaiyesimi, Aropin N'tenia and Ayanmo, feature-length films influenced by Yoruba mysticism, thereafter.Ogunde starred in "Mister Johnson", the 1990 motion picture that also featured Pierce Brosnan.