Denjirō Ōkōchi
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1898-02-05
- Died
- 1962-07-19
- Place of birth
- Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as
- Oobe Masuo · Ôkôchi Denjirô · Denjiro Okochi · Masuo Oobe · 大河内伝次郎
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.
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Known For
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Professor Yagihara
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Shogoro Yano
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Benkei
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Shogoro Yano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Lord Yagyu
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Movies (156)
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Professor Yagihara
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Shogoro Yano
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Benkei
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Shogoro Yano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Lord Yagyu
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Road of Chivalry
1960
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Takuma nyudo
Forty-Eight Man
1952
as Oishi
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Lord Yagyu
Nonki saiban
1955
The Ako Retainers
1961
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Shinran
1960
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Shingen Takeda
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
The Pirates
1960
as Tsuboya Dokyu
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935
as Sazen Tange
Battle Troop
1944
The Snake Princess
1940
as Uehara Ittosai Nobushige
Izayoi kaidō
1951
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jubei
すっ飛び駕
1952
Shinran, Part II
1960
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
The Giant
1938
Nangoku taiheiki
1937
as Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Toranosuke Shimada
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jubei
Lord for a Night
1946
Lord Mito
1957
三万両五十三次
1952
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
as Satake
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
The Purple Hood
1958
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
as Captain Hayami
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
as Gamo Taiken
A Martial Crowd
1958
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
as Kinpira
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Gensai Mamiya
Little Tengu
1961
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
Travel Romances
1957
The Abandoned Swords
1958
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940
as Fukuzawa Yukichi
Tange Sazen
1953
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
1951
Red peonies on the skin
1957
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956
as 愚安和尚
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
as Geki Kitazaki
上州鴉
1951
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949
as Saheiji
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Boss Tora
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Sazen Tange
The Cruel Sea
1944
Invitation to Happiness
1947
The Devil of Edo
1947
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Hozoin Kakuzenbo
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956
Fighting Birds
1956
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
1931
Shimizu Jirocho
1938
Kuriyama Daizen
1936
as Kuriyama Daizen
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
Bangaku no issho
1933
as Bangaku Ajikawa
Kunisada Chūji
1935
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927
as Kita
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
The Unleashed Lord
1959
関八州勢揃い
1954
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Hawk of the North
1959
as Kansuke
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
as 柴凌海
Zoku Mito Kōmon
1928
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927
as Chuji Kunisada
Mito Kōmon
1926
The Envoy
1958
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
1928
as Kita
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960
as Mito Komon
Suronin Chuya
1930
as Marubashi Chūya
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934
The Lost Public Funds
1958
as Jinba Yajuro
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
Falcon Magistrate
1957
The Red Shadow
1961
as Munenori Yagyû
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Castle of Flames
1960
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
1933
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Blooded Spear
1959
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Blood’s Up in Takadanobaba
1928
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Jirokichi the Rat
1931
as Jirokichi
Kutsukake Tokijiro
1929
as Tokijirō Kutsukake
About Denjirō Ōkōchi
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 alon… With 156 credits spanning from 1926 to 1961, Denjirō Ōkōchi has appeared in 156 films and 0 TV shows.
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- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — as Professor Yagihara
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — as Shogoro Yano
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — as Benkei
- Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) — as Shogoro Yano
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957) — as Lord Yagyu
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