Denjirō Ōkōchi
Biography
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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, called Ōkōchi Sansō, are still preserved and open to the public.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-02-05
Place of birth
Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Images
Cast
Bangaku no issho
1933
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Young Lord Yakuza
1961
8.30
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
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Sanshiro Sugata
1943
6.60
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927
6.00
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
6.90
Forty-Eight Man
1952
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The Devil of Edo
1947
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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
1945
6.10
Shinran
1960
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Red peonies on the skin
1957
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Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948
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Judge of the Ashuras
1951
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A Man from Akagi
1950
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Blood’s Up in Takadanobaba
1928
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Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
1928
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A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
7.00
Hiratemiki
1928
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
7.00
Mito Kōmon
1926
0.00
Jirokichi the Rat
1931
6.10
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935
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Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935
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Shimizu Jirocho
1938
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Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
6.20
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956
3.00
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
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The Revenge Champion
1931
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Castle of Flames
1960
7.20
Izayoi kaidō
1951
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Enoken's Surprising Life
1938
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Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
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Sonno Joi
1927
4.50
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
6.50
The Abandoned Swords
1958
6.00
Shinran, Part II
1960
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Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955
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Suronin Chuya
1930
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Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956
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Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
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Yakuza of Ina
1960
7.00
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
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Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
5.80
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
7.50
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
6.00
白頭巾現わる
1949
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
7.56
Battle Troop
1944
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The Snake Princess
1940
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Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
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Nangoku taiheiki
1937
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A Martial Crowd
1958
5.70
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960
8.00
Nonki saiban
1955
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Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
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Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
7.00
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957
7.70
Lord Mito
1957
5.40
The Tale of Genji
1951
5.50
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
0.00
Lord for a Night
1946
8.00
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
0.00
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
7.00
The Cruel Sea
1944
0.00
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
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Falcon Magistrate
1957
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Girl with the Fire Banner
1958
5.00
The Purple Hood
1958
5.00
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
5.20
The Ako Retainers
1961
5.20
The Giant
1938
6.00
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
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Souls in the Moonlight
1957
6.20
Blooded Spear
1959
7.50
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960
0.00
The Envoy
1958
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Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935
0.00
A Young Rabble 2
1959
0.00
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
4.30
An Unforgettable Grudge
1926
8.30
The Red Shadow
1961
6.40
A Young Rabble
1959
5.00
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959
6.00
Hawk of the North
1959
5.30
Road of Chivalry
1960
5.40
Travel Romances
1957
0.00
Ship of Outlaws
1950
0.00
Kunisada Chūji
1935
0.00
Kutsukake Tokijiro
1929
0.00
Little Tengu
1961
0.00
The Lost Public Funds
1958
10.00
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
7.00
The Pirates
1960
7.20
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
6.00
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
0.00
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
5.00
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
6.20
The Unleashed Lord
1959
0.00
Lord of Red Banner
1960
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Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
0.00
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940
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Zoku Mito Kōmon
1928
5.00
Sisters of Destiny
1956
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Invitation to Happiness
1947
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Kuriyama Daizen
1936
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Happily Tied to the Road
1959
6.00
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
1928
0.00
Fighting Birds
1956
0.00
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
0.00
すっ飛び駕
1952
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三万両五十三次
1952
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上州鴉
1951
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Tange Sazen
1953
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関八州勢揃い
1954
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