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Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Acting

Born: February 5, 1898Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan

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

The Red Shadow

Munenori Yagyû

1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

1961
Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

1961
Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Gamo Taiken

1961
Little Tengu

Little Tengu

1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

1961
The Ako Retainers

The Ako Retainers

1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

1961
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion

Mito Komon

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

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

1960
Castle of Flames

Castle of Flames

1960
Shinran, Part II

Shinran, Part II

1960
The Pirates

The Pirates

Tsuboya Dokyu

1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

1960
Shinran

Shinran

1960
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

1960
Yakuza of Ina

Yakuza of Ina

Boss Tora

1960
Lord of Red Banner

Lord of Red Banner

1960
Samurai Vagabonds

Samurai Vagabonds

1960
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1960
Road of Chivalry

Road of Chivalry

1960
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

1959
Blooded Spear

Blooded Spear

1959

Bloody Battle at Dawn

1959
A Young Rabble 2

A Young Rabble 2

1959
A Spectacular Showdown

A Spectacular Showdown

1959
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

1959
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

1959
Hawk of the North

Hawk of the North

Kansuke

1959
Happily Tied to the Road

Happily Tied to the Road

Kinpira

1959
Bride of Peacock Castle

Bride of Peacock Castle

1959
The Unleashed Lord

The Unleashed Lord

1959
A Young Rabble

A Young Rabble

1959
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons

1959
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

1959
Girl with the Fire Banner

Girl with the Fire Banner

1958
The Lost Public Funds

The Lost Public Funds

Jinba Yajuro

1958
The Purple Hood

The Purple Hood

1958
The Abandoned Swords

The Abandoned Swords

1958
The Envoy

The Envoy

1958
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

1958
A Martial Crowd

A Martial Crowd

1958
Secret of The Golden Spell

Secret of The Golden Spell

Gamo Taiken

1958
The Scarlet Cherry Lord

The Scarlet Cherry Lord

Geki Kitazaki

1958
Princess of Revenge

Princess of Revenge

1958
The Scroll’s Secret

The Scroll’s Secret

1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Lord Yagyu

1958
A Chivalrous Spirit

A Chivalrous Spirit

1958
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1957
Falcon Magistrate

Falcon Magistrate

1957
Travel Romances

Travel Romances

1957
Shadow Over Fuji

Shadow Over Fuji

1957
Ghost Ship Part 2

Ghost Ship Part 2

Jubei

1957
Ghost Ship Part 1

Ghost Ship Part 1

Jubei

1957
Lord Mito

Lord Mito

1957
Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight

Toranosuke Shimada

1957
Red peonies on the skin

Red peonies on the skin

1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Lord Yagyu

1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Gensai Mamiya

1956
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama

Gale Winds! Tengu Karama

1956
Fighting Birds

Fighting Birds

1956
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

1956
晴姿稚児の剣法

晴姿稚児の剣法

愚安和尚

1956
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn

Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn

1955
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass

Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass

1955
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟

お役者小僧 江戸千両幟

柴凌海

1955
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya

Ninja Arts of Jiraiya

1955
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

1954
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01

Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01

1954
関八州勢揃い

関八州勢揃い

1954

Kenkyō edo-murasaki

1954
The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1953
Zoku Tange Sazen

Zoku Tange Sazen

1953
Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

1953
すっ飛び駕

すっ飛び駕

1952
Forty-Eight Man

Forty-Eight Man

Oishi

1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Benkei

1952

Dedication of the Great Buddha

1952
三万両五十三次

三万両五十三次

1952
Izayoi kaidō

Izayoi kaidō

1951
Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife

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

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

1951
The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Takuma nyudo

1951
上州鴉

上州鴉

1951
Judge of the Ashuras

Judge of the Ashuras

1951
Ship of Outlaws

Ship of Outlaws

1950
A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

1950
I Saw a Phantom Fish

I Saw a Phantom Fish

1950
Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

1949
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

Saheiji

1949
白頭巾現わる

白頭巾現わる

1949
Fujisancho

Fujisancho

1948
Kuro-uma no danshichi

Kuro-uma no danshichi

1948
Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

1947
The Devil of Edo

The Devil of Edo

1947
No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

Professor Yagihara

1946
Lord for a Night

Lord for a Night

1946
Duel at Yagyu Valley

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Hozoin Kakuzenbo

1945
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Shogoro Yano

1945
Battle Troop

Battle Troop

1944
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

1944
The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

Captain Hayami

1944
Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

Shogoro Yano

1943
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

Satake

1942
The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima

Shingen Takeda

1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

1941
Flowers Blooming In the Storm

Flowers Blooming In the Storm

Fukuzawa Yukichi

1940

The Snake Princess

Uehara Ittosai Nobushige

1940
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Sazen Tange

1939
Enoken's Surprising Life

Enoken's Surprising Life

1938
Shimizu Jirocho

Shimizu Jirocho

1938
The Giant

The Giant

1938

Nangoku taiheiki

Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke

1937
Kuriyama Daizen

Kuriyama Daizen

Kuriyama Daizen

1936

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

Ryunosuke Tsukue

1936
Great Bodhisattva Pass

Great Bodhisattva Pass

1935
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

Sazen Tange

1935
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

1935
Kunisada Chūji

Kunisada Chūji

1935
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

1935
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana

1934
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen

1934

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2

1933

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel

1933

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey

1933
Bangaku no issho

Bangaku no issho

Bangaku Ajikawa

1933

Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword

1933
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Tange Sazen

1933
Jirokichi the Rat

Jirokichi the Rat

Jirokichi

1931
The Revenge Champion

The Revenge Champion

1931

Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

1931
Suronin Chuya

Suronin Chuya

Marubashi Chūya

1930
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

1930
Kutsukake Tokijiro

Kutsukake Tokijiro

Tokijirō Kutsukake

1929

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi

Kita

1928

Hiratemiki

1928
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

1928
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

1928
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen

1928
Zoku Mito Kōmon

Zoku Mito Kōmon

1928

Blood’s Up in Takadanobaba

1928
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Kita

1927
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

Chuji Kunisada

1927

Sonno Joi

1927
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu

Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu

1927
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting

Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting

Chuji Kunisada

1927
An Unforgettable Grudge

An Unforgettable Grudge

Kazuma Iki

1926
Mito Kōmon

Mito Kōmon

1926