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 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.
Filmography
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Tange Sazen and the Princess
as Gamo Taiken
Tange Sazen and the Princess
as Gamo Taiken
Little Tengu
Little Tengu
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
The Ako Retainers
The Ako Retainers
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
as Mito Komon
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
as Mito Komon
Castle of Flames
Castle of Flames
The Pirates
as Tsuboya Dokyu
The Pirates
as Tsuboya Dokyu
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Yakuza of Ina
as Boss Tora
Yakuza of Ina
as Boss Tora
Lord of Red Banner
Lord of Red Banner
Samurai Vagabonds
Samurai Vagabonds
Road of Chivalry
Road of Chivalry
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Bloody Battle at Dawn
A Young Rabble 2
A Young Rabble 2
A Spectacular Showdown
A Spectacular Showdown
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Hawk of the North
as Kansuke
Hawk of the North
as Kansuke
Happily Tied to the Road
as Kinpira
Happily Tied to the Road
as Kinpira
The Purple Hood
The Purple Hood
Souls in the Moonlight
as Toranosuke Shimada
Souls in the Moonlight
as Toranosuke Shimada
Red peonies on the skin
Red peonies on the skin
The Eye of Heaven
The Eye of Heaven
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Lord Yagyu
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Lord Yagyu
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Gensai Mamiya
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Gensai Mamiya
Five Patriots of Kyoto
Five Patriots of Kyoto
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
Fighting Birds
Fighting Birds
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
晴姿稚児の剣法
as 愚安和尚
晴姿稚児の剣法
as 愚安和尚
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
as 柴凌海
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
as 柴凌海
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
The Princess Sen
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
The Princess Sen
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
関八州勢揃い
関八州勢揃い
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Zoku Tange Sazen
Zoku Tange Sazen
Jigoku taiko
Jigoku taiko
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Forty-Eight Man
as Oishi
Forty-Eight Man
as Oishi
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Castle of Carnage
Castle of Carnage
Izayoi kaidō
Izayoi kaidō
Duel at Omagatsuji
Duel at Omagatsuji
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
Jushu karasu
Jushu karasu
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
as Chuji Kunisada
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
as Chuji Kunisada
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Zoku hebi hime dōchū