Denjirō Ōkōchi
Known For
Acting
Born
1898-02-05 in Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Died
1962-07-19
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.
Most Known For
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
as Benkei
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Professor Yagihara
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Sanshiro Sugata
as Shogoro Yano
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
as Shogoro Yano
A Spectacular Showdown
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Lord Yagyu
Lord for a Night
The Dawn of Freedom
as Captain Hayami
Nonki saiban
Road of Chivalry
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
as Satake
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Tale of Genji
as Takuma nyudo
Samurai Vagabonds
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Young Lord Yakuza
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
as Sazen Tange