Denjirō Ōkōchi

Known for ActingBorn 1898-02-05Died 1962-07-19Buzen, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Little Tengu

Shinran

The Lost Public Funds

Ghost Ship Part 2

Zoku Tange Sazen

Dedication of the Great Buddha

Judge of the Ashuras

Invitation to Happiness

Battle Troop

Enoken's Surprising Life

Nangoku taiheiki

Great Bodhisattva Pass

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

Shinran, Part II

A Young Rabble 2

The Unleashed Lord

Kuro-uma no danshichi

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

An Unforgettable Grudge

Young Lord Yakuza

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

Shadow Over Fuji

Forty-Eight Man

The Devil of Edo

Lord for a Night

The Snake Princess

Flowers Blooming In the Storm

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Bangaku no issho

The Eagle of the Pacific

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

The Pirates

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

Blooded Spear

Bride of Peacock Castle

Happily Tied to the Road

The Scarlet Cherry Lord

Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

The Giant

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

Castle of Flames

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

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

Yakuza of Ina

A Chivalrous Spirit