Denjirō Ōkōchi
Actor
- Born
- February 5, 1898 · Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
- Died
- July 19, 1962 (age 64)
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Denjirō Ōkōchi (5 February 1898 – 18 July 1962) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki directed by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Daisuke Itō, Sadao Yamanaka, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino. His real name was Masuo Ōbe. Training in Shinkokugeki under Shōjirō Sawada, Ōkōchi entered Nikkatsu in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara films playing characters such as Chūji Kunisada and Sazen Tange. At his peak, he was one of the top jidaigeki stars alongside Tsumasaburō Bandō and Chiezō Kataoka. During World War II, he also appeared in a number of war films. His house and garden in Arashiyama, Kyoto, called Ōkōchi Sansō, are still preserved and open to the public.
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Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
March 25, 1943
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
April 24, 1952
No Regrets for Our Youth
October 29, 1946
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
May 3, 1945
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
June 15, 1935
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
December 27, 1927
The Eagle of the Pacific
October 21, 1953
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
January 3, 1958
Jirokichi the Rat
December 31, 1931
Road of Chivalry
January 3, 1960
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
July 12, 1959
The Tale of Genji
June 11, 1951
Acting174
- 1961The Red Shadow as Munenori Yagyû
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
- 1961Young Lord Yakuza
- 1961Tange Sazen and the Princess as Gamo Taiken
- 1961Little Tengu
- 1961A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
- 1961The Ako Retainers
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
- 1960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
- 1960Lord Mito Komon: World commotion as Mito Komon
- 1960Castle of Flames