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
Movies (156)
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Shogoro Yano
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Benkei
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Professor Yagihara
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Takuma nyudo
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Kunisada Chūji
1935
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Shogoro Yano
Hawk of the North
1959
as Kansuke
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Lord Yagyu
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Lord Yagyu
Forty-Eight Man
1952
as Oishi
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Girl with the Fire Banner
1958
Battle Troop
1944
The Ako Retainers
1961
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Castle of Flames
1960
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Hozoin Kakuzenbo
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
Blooded Spear
1959
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956
as 愚安和尚
A Martial Crowd
1958
Nangoku taiheiki
1937
as Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
as Gamo Taiken
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
Road of Chivalry
1960
The Purple Hood
1958
The Lost Public Funds
1958
as Jinba Yajuro
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
A Man from Akagi
1950
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Snake Princess
1940
as Uehara Ittosai Nobushige
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
A Young Rabble 2
1959
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935
as Sazen Tange
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Shingen Takeda
Red peonies on the skin
1957
The Pirates
1960
as Tsuboya Dokyu
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
1934
as Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana
A Young Rabble
1959
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
The Red Shadow
1961
as Munenori Yagyû
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
as Gamo Taiken
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Gensai Mamiya
Kuriyama Daizen
1936
as Kuriyama Daizen
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Sazen Tange
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
as Satake
Falcon Magistrate
1957
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927
as Kita
Nonki saiban
1955
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Toranosuke Shimada
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
as Kinpira
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927
as Chuji Kunisada
Tange Sazen
1953
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
すっ飛び駕
1952
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
1933
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
as Captain Hayami
The Giant
1938
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Shinran
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Little Tengu
1961
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
as Geki Kitazaki
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
1933
The Abandoned Swords
1958
The Revenge Champion
1931
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
1931
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Boss Tora
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940
as Fukuzawa Yukichi
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
上州鴉
1951
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
as 柴凌海
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
The Envoy
1958
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
1930
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jubei
Travel Romances
1957
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
as Tange Sazen
Izayoi kaidō
1951
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jubei
Zoku Mito Kōmon
1928
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949
as Saheiji
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen
1928
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
1928
三万両五十三次
1952
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
The Devil of Edo
1947
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955
Sonno Joi
1927
Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935
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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- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — as Shogoro Yano
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — as Benkei
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — as Professor Yagihara
- A Spectacular Showdown (1959)
- The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) (1941)
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