Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
Born: 1898-02-05 in Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denjirō Ōkōchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Snowy Night Duel
The Scarlet Bat
Demon Sword
Senryō hada
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Shingen Takeda
The Red Shadow
Munenori Yagyû
Duel at Omagatsuji
Tekka bugyō
Shadow Over Fuji
Lord Mito
Lord for a Night
Bride of Peacock Castle
Jigoku taiko
Girl with the Fire Banner
Castle of Flames
The Cruel Sea
Sanshiro Sugata
Shogoro Yano
The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
A Young Rabble 2
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
Nonki saiban
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Fighting Birds
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Benkei
A Man from Akagi
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
Lord of Red Banner
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Lord Yagyu
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Shinran, Part II
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
The Ako Retainers
