Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting · Born 1898-02-05 · age 64 at death · 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.
Titles
Sanshiro Sugata
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
No Regrets for Our Youth
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
The Eagle of the Pacific
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Jirokichi the Rat
Road of Chivalry
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
The Tale of Genji
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
The Red Shadow
A Spectacular Showdown
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Castle of Flames
Secret of The Golden Spell
Lord Mito
The Purple Hood
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Tange Sazen and the Princess
The Ako Retainers
Souls in the Moonlight
The Pirates
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Young Lord Yakuza
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Story of a Beloved Wife
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
An Unforgettable Grudge
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
晴姿稚児の剣法
A Martial Crowd
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Hawk of the North
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Lord for a Night
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
The Giant
Blooded Spear
Bride of Peacock Castle
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Samurai Vagabonds
Happily Tied to the Road
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Bangaku no issho
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
Shadow Over Fuji
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Forty-Eight Man
The Devil of Edo
Shinran