Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 05, 1898
Died
Jul 19, 1962
Place of Birth
Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Credits
162 titles
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denjirō Ōkōchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Red Shadow
Munenori Yagyû
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Young Lord Yakuza
Tange Sazen and the Princess
Gamo Taiken
Little Tengu
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
The Ako Retainers
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
Mito Komon
Castle of Flames
Shinran, Part II
The Pirates
Tsuboya Dokyu
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Shinran
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Yakuza of Ina
Boss Tora
Lord of Red Banner
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Samurai Vagabonds
Road of Chivalry
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Blooded Spear
Bloody Battle at Dawn
A Young Rabble 2
A Spectacular Showdown
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Hawk of the North
Kansuke
Happily Tied to the Road
Kinpira
Bride of Peacock Castle
The Unleashed Lord
A Young Rabble
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Girl with the Fire Banner
The Lost Public Funds
Jinba Yajuro
The Purple Hood
The Abandoned Swords
The Envoy
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
A Martial Crowd
Secret of The Golden Spell
Gamo Taiken
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Geki Kitazaki
Princess of Revenge
The Scroll’s Secret
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Lord Yagyu
A Chivalrous Spirit
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Toyotomi Hideyoshi