Denjirō Ōkōchi
- Acting
- February 5, 1898 · Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
- July 19, 1962
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Red Shadow · Munenori Yagyû
- 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
- Young Lord Yakuza
- Tange Sazen and the Princess · Gamo Taiken
- Little Tengu
- A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
- The Ako Retainers
- 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
- Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
- Lord Mito Komon: World commotion · Mito Komon
- Castle of Flames
- Shinran, Part II
- The Pirates · Tsuboya Dokyu
- The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
- The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
- Shinran
- Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
- Yakuza of Ina · Boss Tora
- Lord of Red Banner
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
- Samurai Vagabonds
- Road of Chivalry
- Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
- Blooded Spear
- Bloody Battle at Dawn
- A Young Rabble 2
- A Spectacular Showdown
- Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
- Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
- Hawk of the North · Kansuke
- Happily Tied to the Road · Kinpira
- Bride of Peacock Castle
- The Unleashed Lord
- A Young Rabble
- Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
- Girl with the Fire Banner
- The Lost Public Funds · Jinba Yajuro
- The Purple Hood
- The Abandoned Swords
- The Envoy
- Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
- A Martial Crowd
- Secret of The Golden Spell · Gamo Taiken
- The Scarlet Cherry Lord · Geki Kitazaki
- The Scroll’s Secret
- Princess of Revenge
- A Chivalrous Spirit
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II · Lord Yagyu
- Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja · Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Falcon Magistrate
- Travel Romances
- Shadow Over Fuji
- Ghost Ship Part 1 · Jubei
- Ghost Ship Part 2 · Jubei
- Lord Mito
- Souls in the Moonlight · Toranosuke Shimada
- Red Peonies on the Skin
- The Eye of Heaven
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls · Lord Yagyu
- Tsukigata Hanpeita · Gensai Mamiya
- Five Patriots of Kyoto
- The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
- Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
- Fighting Birds
- Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
- 晴姿稚児の剣法 · 愚安和尚
- Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
- Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
- Edo Kid · Ryokai Shiba
- The Sea Warrior
- Nonki saiban
- Umon's Detective Story: Hakata Doll Gift
- Tenka o nerau bishōnen
- Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
- Shigetaro Iwami: Final Battle at Amano Hashidate
- Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
- Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
- Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
- The Princess Sen · Ieyasu Tokugawa