Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
1898-02-05 · Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
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
The Red Shadow
1961 · Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961 · Movie
Young Lord Yakuza
1961 · Movie
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961 · Movie
Little Tengu
1961 · Movie
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961 · Movie
The Ako Retainers
1961 · Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961 · Movie
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960 · Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960 · Movie
Castle of Flames
1960 · Movie
Shinran, Part II
1960 · Movie
The Pirates
1960 · Movie
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960 · Movie
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960 · Movie
Shinran
1960 · Movie
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960 · Movie
Yakuza of Ina
1960 · Movie
Lord of Red Banner
1960 · Movie
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960 · Movie
Samurai Vagabonds
1960 · Movie
Road of Chivalry
1960 · Movie
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959 · Movie
Blooded Spear
1959 · Movie
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959 · Movie
A Young Rabble 2
1959 · Movie
A Spectacular Showdown
1959 · Movie
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959 · Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959 · Movie
Hawk of the North
1959 · Movie
Happily Tied to the Road
1959 · Movie
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959 · Movie
The Unleashed Lord
1959 · Movie
A Young Rabble
1959 · Movie
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959 · Movie
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959 · Movie
Girl with the Fire Banner
1958 · Movie
The Lost Public Funds
1958 · Movie
The Purple Hood
1958 · Movie
The Abandoned Swords
1958 · Movie
The Envoy
1958 · Movie
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958 · Movie
A Martial Crowd
1958 · Movie
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958 · Movie
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958 · Movie
Princess of Revenge
1958 · Movie
The Scroll’s Secret
1958 · Movie
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958 · Movie
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958 · Movie
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957 · Movie
Falcon Magistrate
1957 · Movie
Travel Romances
1957 · Movie
Shadow Over Fuji
1957 · Movie
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957 · Movie
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957 · Movie
Lord Mito
1957 · Movie
Souls in the Moonlight
1957 · Movie
Red peonies on the skin
1957 · Movie
The Eye of Heaven
1957 · Movie
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 · Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956 · Movie
Five Patriots of Kyoto
1956 · Movie
The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
1956 · Movie
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956 · Movie
Fighting Birds
1956 · Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956 · Movie
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956 · Movie
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955 · Movie
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955 · Movie
Edo Kid
1955 · Movie
The Sea Warrior
1955 · Movie
Nonki saiban
1955 · Movie
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955 · Movie
Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
1954 · Movie
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954 · Movie
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954 · Movie
The Princess Sen
1954 · Movie
Tekka bugyō
1954 · Movie
関八州勢揃い
1954 · Movie
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954 · Movie
Snowy Night Duel
1954 · Movie
Demon Sword
1953 · Movie
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953 · Movie
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953 · Movie
Tange Sazen
1953 · Movie
Jigoku taiko
1953 · Movie
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952 · Movie
Suttobi kago
1952 · Movie
Forty-Eight Man
1952 · Movie
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
1952 · Movie
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · Movie
Castle of Carnage
1952 · Movie
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
1952 · Movie
Izayoi kaidō
1951 · Movie
Duel at Omagatsuji
1951 · Movie
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951 · Movie
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
1951 · Movie
The Tale of Genji
1951 · Movie
Jushu karasu
1951 · Movie
Judge of the Ashuras
1951 · Movie
The Scarlet Bat
1950 · Movie
Ship of Outlaws
1950 · Movie
A Man from Akagi
1950 · Movie
Senryō hada
1950 · Movie
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950 · Movie
Hebi hime dōchū
1949 · Movie
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949 · Movie
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949 · Movie
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949 · Movie
白頭巾現わる
1949 · Movie
Fujisancho
1948 · Movie
Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948 · Movie
Invitation to Happiness
1947 · Movie
The Devil of Edo
1947 · Movie
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Movie
Lord for a Night
1946 · Movie
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945 · Movie
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945 · Movie
Battle Troop
1944 · Movie
The Cruel Sea
1944 · Movie
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944 · Movie
The Dawn of Freedom
1944 · Movie
Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · Movie
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942 · Movie
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941 · Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941 · Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941 · Movie
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940 · Movie
The Snake Princess
1940 · Movie
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939 · Movie
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
1939 · Movie
Enoken's Surprising Life
1938 · Movie
Shimizu Jirocho
1938 · Movie
The Giant
1938 · Movie
Nangoku taiheiki
1937 · Movie
Kuriyama Daizen
1936 · Movie
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936 · Movie
Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935 · Movie
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935 · Movie
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935 · Movie
Kunisada Chūji
1935 · Movie
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935 · Movie
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
1934 · Movie
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934 · Movie
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
1933 · Movie
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933 · Movie
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
1933 · Movie
Bangaku no issho
1933 · Movie
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
1933 · Movie
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933 · Movie
Jirokichi the Rat
1931 · Movie
The Revenge Champion
1931 · Movie
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
1931 · Movie
Suronin Chuya
1930 · Movie
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
1930 · Movie
Kutsukake Tokijiro
1929 · Movie
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
1928 · Movie
Hiratemiki
1928 · Movie
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen
1928 · Movie
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
1928 · Movie
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
1928 · Movie
Zoku Mito Kōmon
1928 · Movie
Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba
1928 · Movie
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927 · Movie
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927 · Movie
Sonno Joi
1927 · Movie
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
1927 · Movie
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
1927 · Movie
An Unforgettable Grudge
1926 · Movie
Mito Kōmon
1926 · Movie
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Movie