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Denjirō Ōkōchi
Actor
Born February 5, 1898Died July 19, 1962 (64 years)
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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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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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Known For
Filmography
1961 | Akai kage-bôshi · as Munenori Yagyû |
1961 | Tange Sazen: Nuretsubame itto-ryu · as Gamo Taiken |
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1960 | Mito Komon: Tenka no osodo · as Mito Komon |
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1959 | Hawk of the North · as Kansuke |
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1958 | Shin Tange Sazen · as Gamo Taiken |
1958 | Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken · as Lord Yagyu |
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1957 | Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja · as Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
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1957 | Ghost Ship Part 2 · as Jubei |
1957 | Ghost Ship Part 1 · as Jubei |
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1957 | Sword in the Moonlight · as Toranosuke Shimada |
1957 | Yagyû bugeichô · as Lord Yagyu |
1953 | The Eagle of the Pacific · as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto |
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1951 | Genji monogatari · as Takuma Nyudo |
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1951 | Joshu Karasu · as Cast |
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1949 | Mr. Shosuke Ohara · as Saheita Sugimoto Aka Shôsuke Ohara |
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1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth · as Professor Yagihara |
1945 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail · as Benkei |
1945 | Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two · as Shogoro Yano |
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1943 | Sanshiro Sugata · as Shogoro Yano |
1942 | The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay · as Satake |
1936 | Kuriyama daizen · as Kuriyama Daizen |
1935 | Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo · as Sazen Tange |
1931 | Oatsurae Jirôkichi kôshi · as Jirokichi |
1927 | Chuji's Travel Diary part 3 · as Chuji Kunisada |
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