
Denjirō Ōkōchi
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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Acting (135 movies)

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
1961

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961

Bangaku no issho
1933

Young Lord Yakuza
1961

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

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

Shadow Over Fuji
1957

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949

Sanshiro Sugata
1943

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927

No Regrets for Our Youth
1946

Forty-Eight Man
1952

The Devil of Edo
1947

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
1945

Shinran
1960

Red peonies on the skin
1957

Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948

Judge of the Ashuras
1951

A Man from Akagi
1950

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
1928

A Chivalrous Spirit
1958

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
1934

Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939

Mito Kōmon
1926

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958

Jirokichi the Rat
1931

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935

Shimizu Jirocho
1938

Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949

晴姿稚児の剣法
1956

お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955

The Revenge Champion
1931

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

Castle of Flames
1960

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Enoken's Surprising Life
1938

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949

The Abandoned Swords
1958

Shinran, Part II
1960

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

Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955

Suronin Chuya
1930

Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956

Ghost Ship Part 1
1957

Yakuza of Ina
1960

Ghost Ship Part 2
1957

Secret of The Golden Spell
1958

The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958

The Scroll’s Secret
1958

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935

Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954

白頭巾現わる
1949

The Eagle of the Pacific
1953

Battle Troop
1944

A Martial Crowd
1958

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960

Nonki saiban
1955

Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957

Lord Mito
1957

The Tale of Genji
1951

I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950

Lord for a Night
1946

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944

The Cruel Sea
1944

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942

Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
1930

The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941

Falcon Magistrate
1957

Girl with the Fire Banner
1958

The Purple Hood
1958

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960

Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961

The Ako Retainers
1961

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959

The Giant
1938

The Dawn of Freedom
1944

Souls in the Moonlight
1957

Blooded Spear
1959

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960

The Envoy
1958

Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935

A Young Rabble 2
1959

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961

An Unforgettable Grudge
1926

The Red Shadow
1961

A Young Rabble
1959

Bride of Peacock Castle
1959

Hawk of the North
1959

Road of Chivalry
1960

Travel Romances
1957

Ship of Outlaws
1950
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