Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
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.
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Movies (158)
The Red Shadow1961Munenori Yagyû
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 21961
Young Lord Yakuza1961
Tange Sazen and the Princess1961Gamo Taiken
Little Tengu1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji1961
The Ako Retainers1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 11961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region1960
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion1960Mito Komon
Castle of Flames1960
Shinran, Part II1960
The Pirates1960Tsuboya Dokyu
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor1960
Shinran1960
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger1960
Yakuza of Ina1960Boss Tora
Lord of Red Banner1960
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman1960
Samurai Vagabonds1960
Road of Chivalry1960
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men1959
Blooded Spear1959- Bloody Battle at Dawn1959
A Young Rabble 21959
A Spectacular Showdown1959
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun1959
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy1959
Hawk of the North1959Kansuke