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
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Benkei
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Shogoro Yano
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Professor Yagihara
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Shogoro Yano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Lord Yagyu
Movies (156)
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Benkei
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Shogoro Yano
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Professor Yagihara
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Shogoro Yano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Lord Yagyu
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Battle Troop
1944
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Takuma nyudo
A Martial Crowd
1958
Hawk of the North
1959
as Kansuke
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Lord Yagyu
Road of Chivalry
1960
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
Forty-Eight Man
1952
as Oishi
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
Girl with the Fire Banner
1958
Castle of Flames
1960
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960
Blooded Spear
1959
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
The Ako Retainers
1961
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
1934
as Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
The Snake Princess
1940
as Uehara Ittosai Nobushige
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
as Gamo Taiken
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
as Satake
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956
as 愚安和尚
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
as Tange Sazen
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Shingen Takeda
Nonki saiban
1955
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
The Revenge Champion
1931
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935
as Sazen Tange
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Sazen Tange
Shinran
1960
The Red Shadow
1961
as Munenori Yagyû
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954
すっ飛び駕
1952
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927
as Kita
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935
The Pirates
1960
as Tsuboya Dokyu
A Man from Akagi
1950
Izayoi kaidō
1951
The Lost Public Funds
1958
as Jinba Yajuro
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934
A Young Rabble
1959
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
1930
Shinran, Part II
1960
Lord for a Night
1946
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Gensai Mamiya
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
1931
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Falcon Magistrate
1957
The Purple Hood
1958
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927
as Chuji Kunisada
Red peonies on the skin
1957
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
as Gamo Taiken
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
The Abandoned Swords
1958
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955
Little Tengu
1961
Zoku Mito Kōmon
1928
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940
as Fukuzawa Yukichi
Tange Sazen
1953
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Toranosuke Shimada
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
1933
Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
as 柴凌海
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
as Kinpira
A Young Rabble 2
1959
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jubei
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949
as Saheiji
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
The Giant
1938
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jubei
Kuriyama Daizen
1936
as Kuriyama Daizen
Nangoku taiheiki
1937
as Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke
上州鴉
1951
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Hozoin Kakuzenbo
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Boss Tora
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
as Geki Kitazaki
Invitation to Happiness
1947
三万両五十三次
1952
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
1951
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
Lord Mito
1957
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
1933
Fighting Birds
1956
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Sonno Joi
1927
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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- The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) (1941)
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — as Benkei
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — as Shogoro Yano
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — as Professor Yagihara
- Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) — as Shogoro Yano
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