Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting·February 5, 1898·† July 19, 1962 — 64 years old·Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
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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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Known For
Sanshiro Sugata
1943·6.5
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952·6.7
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946·6.9
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945·6.0
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935·7.4
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953·7.8
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927·7.6
Road of Chivalry
1960·6.0
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958·5.4
Jirokichi the Rat
1931·6.4
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959·8.2
The Tale of Genji
1951·6.0
Filmography · 157
1961The Red ShadowMunenori Yagyû196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 21961Young Lord Yakuza1961Tange Sazen and the PrincessGamo Taiken1961Little Tengu1961A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji1961The Ako Retainers196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 11960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region1960Lord Mito Komon: World commotionMito Komon1960Castle of Flames1960Shinran, Part II1960The PiratesTsuboya Dokyu1960The Swordsman In The Golden Valley1960The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor1960Shinran1960Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger1960Yakuza of InaBoss Tora1960Lord of Red Banner1960Return of the One-Armed Swordsman1960Samurai Vagabonds1960Road of Chivalry1959Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men1959Blooded Spear1959Bloody Battle at Dawn1959A Young Rabble 21959A Spectacular Showdown1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun1959Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy1959Hawk of the NorthKansuke1959Happily Tied to the RoadKinpira1959Bride of Peacock Castle1959The Unleashed Lord1959A Young Rabble1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons1959Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 21958Girl with the Fire Banner1958The Lost Public FundsJinba Yajuro1958The Purple Hood1958The Abandoned Swords1958The Envoy1958Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute1958A Martial Crowd1958Secret of The Golden SpellGamo Taiken1958The Scarlet Cherry LordGeki Kitazaki1958The Scroll’s Secret1958Princess of Revenge1958A Chivalrous Spirit1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IILord Yagyu1957Torawakamaru, the Koga NinjaToyotomi Hideyoshi1957Falcon Magistrate1957Travel Romances1957Shadow Over Fuji1957Ghost Ship Part 1Jubei1957Ghost Ship Part 2Jubei1957Lord Mito1957Souls in the MoonlightToranosuke Shimada1957Red peonies on the skin1957The Eye of Heaven1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsLord Yagyu1956Tsukigata HanpeitaGensai Mamiya1956Five Patriots of Kyoto1956Gale Winds! Tengu Karama1956Fighting Birds1956Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse1956晴姿稚児の剣法愚安和尚1955Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn1955Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass1955お役者小僧 江戸千両幟柴凌海1955Nonki saiban1955Ninja Arts of Jiraiya1954Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 011954Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot1954関八州勢揃い1954Kenkyō edo-murasaki1953Demon Sword1953The Eagle of the PacificGrand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto1953Zoku Tange Sazen1953Tange Sazen1952Suttobi kago1952Forty-Eight ManOishi1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailBenkei1952Dedication of the Great Buddha1952三万両五十三次1951Izayoi kaidō1951Story of a Beloved Wife1951Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon1951The Tale of GenjiTakuma nyudo1951上州鴉1951Judge of the Ashuras1950Ship of Outlaws1950A Man from Akagi1950I Saw a Phantom Fish1949Mr. Shosuke OharaSaheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara1949Ghost Cat of Nabeshima1949Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple HoodSaheiji1949白頭巾現わる1948Fujisancho1948Kuro-uma no danshichi1947Invitation to Happiness1947The Devil of Edo1946No Regrets for Our YouthProfessor Yagihara1946Lord for a Night1945Duel at Yagyu ValleyHozoin Kakuzenbo1945Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoShogoro Yano1944Battle Troop1944The Cruel Sea1944Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron1944The Dawn of FreedomCaptain Hayami1943Sanshiro SugataShogoro Yano1942The War at Sea from Hawaii to MalayaSatake1941The Battle of KawanakajimaShingen Takeda1941The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)1941The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)1940Flowers Blooming In the StormFukuzawa Yukichi1940The Snake PrincessUehara Ittosai Nobushige1939Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no makiSazen Tange1939The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman1938Enoken's Surprising Life1938Shimizu Jirocho1938The Giant1937Nangoku taiheikiShimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke1936Kuriyama DaizenKuriyama Daizen1936Great Bodhisattva Pass 2Ryunosuke Tsukue1935Great Bodhisattva Pass1935Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million RyoSazen Tange1935Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords1935Kunisada Chūji1935Mito Komon - The Secret Letter1934Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no makiMitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana1934Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen1933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 21933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel1933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey1933Bangaku no isshoBangaku Ajikawa1933Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword1933Tange Sazen - Dai-ippenTange Sazen1931Jirokichi the RatJirokichi1931The Revenge Champion1931Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen1930Suronin ChuyaMarubashi Chūya1930Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One1929Kutsukake TokijiroTokijirō Kutsukake1928Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba FushimiKita1928Hiratemiki1928Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen1928Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen1928Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen1928Zoku Mito Kōmon1928Blood Spattered at TakadanobabaYasube Nakayama1927Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's RescueKita1927Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol EpisodeChuji Kunisada1927Sonno Joi1927Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu1927Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu SwordfightingChuji Kunisada1926An Unforgettable GrudgeKazuma Iki1926Mito Kōmon