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Denjirō Ōkōchi
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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,…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Denjirō Ōkōchi's Filmography
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The Red Shadow
as Munenori Yagyû
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Young Lord Yakuza
Tange Sazen and the Princess
as Gamo Taiken
Little Tengu
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
The Ako Retainers
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
as Mito Komon
Castle of Flames
Shinran, Part II
The Pirates
as Tsuboya Dokyu
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Shinran
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Yakuza of Ina
as Boss Tora
Lord of Red Banner
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Samurai Vagabonds
Road of Chivalry
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Blooded Spear
No Poster
Bloody Battle at Dawn
A Young Rabble 2
A Spectacular Showdown
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Hawk of the North
as Kansuke
Happily Tied to the Road
as Kinpira
Bride of Peacock Castle
The Unleashed Lord
A Young Rabble
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Girl with the Fire Banner
The Lost Public Funds
as Jinba Yajuro
The Purple Hood
The Abandoned Swords
The Envoy
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
A Martial Crowd
Secret of The Golden Spell
as Gamo Taiken
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
as Geki Kitazaki
Princess of Revenge
The Scroll’s Secret
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Lord Yagyu
A Chivalrous Spirit
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Falcon Magistrate
Travel Romances
Shadow Over Fuji
Ghost Ship Part 2
as Jubei
Ghost Ship Part 1
as Jubei
Lord Mito
Souls in the Moonlight
as Toranosuke Shimada
Red Peonies on the Skin
The Eye of Heaven
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Lord Yagyu
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Gensai Mamiya
Five Patriots of Kyoto
The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
Fighting Birds
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
晴姿稚児の剣法
as 愚安和尚
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Edo Kid
as Ryokai Shiba
The Sea Warrior
Nonki saiban
Umon's Detective Story: Hakata Doll Gift
Tenka o nerau bishōnen
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
Shigetaro Iwami: Final Battle at Amano Hashidate
Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
The Princess Sen
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Tekka bugyō
関八州勢揃い
No Poster
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
Snowy Night Duel
Demon Sword
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Zoku Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Jigoku taiko
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Suttobi kago
Forty-Eight Man
as Oishi
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
as Benkei
Castle of Carnage
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
Izayoi kaidō
Duel at Omagatsuji
Story of a Beloved Wife
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
The Tale of Genji
as Takuma nyudo
Jushu karasu
Judge of the Ashuras
The Scarlet Bat
Ship of Outlaws
A Man from Akagi
Senryō hada
I Saw a Phantom Fish
Hebi hime dōchū
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
as Saheiji
白頭巾現わる
Fujisancho
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Invitation to Happiness
The Devil of Edo
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Professor Yagihara
Lord for a Night
Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Hozoin Kakuzenbo
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
as Shogoro Yano
Battle Troop
The Cruel Sea
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
The Dawn of Freedom
as Captain Hayami
Sanshiro Sugata
as Shogoro Yano
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
as Satake
The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Shingen Takeda
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
as Fukuzawa Yukichi
No Poster
The Snake Princess
as Uehara Ittosai Nobushige
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
as Sazen Tange
No Poster
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
Enoken's Surprising Life
Shimizu Jirocho
The Giant
No Poster
Nangoku taiheiki
as Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke
Kuriyama Daizen
as Kuriyama Daizen
No Poster
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
as Sazen Tange
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
Kunisada Chūji
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
as Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
No Poster
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
No Poster
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
No Poster
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
Bangaku no issho
as Bangaku Ajikawa
No Poster
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
as Tange Sazen
Jirokichi the Rat
as Jirokichi
The Revenge Champion
No Poster
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
Suronin Chuya
as Marubashi Chūya
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
Kutsukake Tokijiro
as Tokijirō Kutsukake
No Poster
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
as Kita
No Poster
Hiratemiki
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
Zoku Mito Kōmon
No Poster
Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba
as Yasube Nakayama
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
as Kita
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
as Chuji Kunisada
No Poster
Sonno Joi
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
as Chuji Kunisada
An Unforgettable Grudge
as Kazuma Iki
Mito Kōmon
