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Denjirō Ōkōchi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1898-02-05

Day of Death

1962-07-19

Place of Birth

Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan

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.

Filmography (156)

⭐ 6.7 Role: Munenori Yagyû

The Red Shadow

1961
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

1961
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Young Lord Yakuza

1961
⭐ 5.8 Role: Gamo Taiken

Tange Sazen and the Princess

1961
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

Little Tengu

1961
⭐ 5.2 Role: Unknown

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

1961
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

The Ako Retainers

1961
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

1961
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

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

1960
⭐ 0 Role: Mito Komon

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion

1960
⭐ 7.2 Role: Unknown

Castle of Flames

1960
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

Shinran, Part II

1960
⭐ 7.6 Role: Tsuboya Dokyu

The Pirates

1960
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

1960
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

1960