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.
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Movies (50)
The Red Shadow
as Munenori Yagyû
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Tange Sazen and the Princess
as Gamo Taiken
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
as Mito Komon
1960
Castle of Flames
1960
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Pirates
as Tsuboya Dokyu
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
as Boss Tora
1960
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
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
as Kansuke
1959
Happily Tied to the Road
as Kinpira
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
as Jinba Yajuro
1958
The Purple Hood
1958
The Abandoned Swords
1958
The Envoy
1958
A Martial Crowd
1958
Secret of The Golden Spell
as Gamo Taiken
1958
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
as Geki Kitazaki
1958
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Lord Yagyu
1958
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1957
Falcon Magistrate
1957
Travel Romances
1957
Shadow Over Fuji
1957