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Denjirō Ōkōchi

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1898-02-05

Deathday: 1962-07-18 (64 years old)

Biography

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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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Filmography

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Denjirō Ōkōchi

Biography

Filmography

all 139

Movies 139

The Red Shadow (1961)

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 (1961)

Young Lord Yakuza (1961)

Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)

Little Tengu (1961)

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji (1961)

The Ako Retainers (1961)

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1 (1961)

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region (1960)

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion (1960)

Castle of Flames (1960)

Shinran, Part II (1960)

The Pirates (1960)

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley (1960)

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor (1960)

Shinran (1960)

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger (1960)

Yakuza of Ina (1960)

Lord of Red Banner (1960)

Samurai Vagabonds (1960)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1960)

Road of Chivalry (1960)

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men (1959)

Blooded Spear (1959)

Bloody Battle at Dawn (1959)

A Young Rabble 2 (1959)

A Spectacular Showdown (1959)

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun (1959)

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)

Hawk of the North (1959)

Happily Tied to the Road (1959)

Bride of Peacock Castle (1959)

The Unleashed Lord (1959)

A Young Rabble (1959)

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons (1959)

Girl with the Fire Banner (1958)

The Lost Public Funds (1958)

The Purple Hood (1958)

The Abandoned Swords (1958)

The Envoy (1958)

A Martial Crowd (1958)

Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)

A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957)

Falcon Magistrate (1957)

Travel Romances (1957)

Shadow Over Fuji (1957)

Ghost Ship Part 1 (1957)

Ghost Ship Part 2 (1957)

Lord Mito (1957)

Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

Red peonies on the skin (1957)

Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)

Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)

Sisters of Destiny (1956)

Gale Winds! Tengu Karama (1956)

Fighting Birds (1956)

晴姿稚児の剣法 (1956)

Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn (1955)

Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass (1955)

お役者小僧 江戸千両幟 (1955)

Ninja Arts of Jiraiya (1955)

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)

Kenkyō edo-murasaki (1954)

Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

Forty-Eight Man (1952)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)

Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)

Izayoi kaidō (1951)

Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)

Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon (1951)

The Tale of Genji (1951)

Judge of the Ashuras (1951)

お役者小僧江戸千両幟 (1955)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1898-02-05