Denjirō Ōkōchi

Actor

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Born February 5, 1898 in Buzen, Fukuoka, JapanDied July 19, 1962173 films

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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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Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail poster6.7The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two poster6.0Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two1945No Regrets for Our Youth poster6.9No Regrets for Our Youth1946

Filmography

173 films as actor
  1. TBAZoku hebi hime dōchū
  2. 1961The Red ShadowMunenori Yagyû
  3. 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
  4. 1961Young Lord Yakuza
  5. 1961Tange Sazen and the PrincessGamo Taiken
  6. 1961Little Tengu
  7. 1961A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
  8. 1961The Ako Retainers
  9. 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
  10. 1960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
  11. 1960Lord Mito Komon: World commotionMito Komon
  12. 1960Castle of Flames
  13. 1960Shinran, Part II
  14. 1960The PiratesTsuboya Dokyu
  15. 1960The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
  16. 1960The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
  17. 1960Shinran
  18. 1960Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
  19. 1960Yakuza of InaBoss Tora
  20. 1960Lord of Red Banner
  21. 1960Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
  22. 1960Samurai Vagabonds
  23. 1960Road of Chivalry
  24. 1959Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
  25. 1959Blooded Spear
  26. 1959Bloody Battle at Dawn
  27. 1959A Young Rabble 2
  28. 1959A Spectacular Showdown
  29. 1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
  30. 1959Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
  31. 1959Hawk of the NorthKansuke
  32. 1959Happily Tied to the RoadKinpira
  33. 1959Bride of Peacock Castle
  34. 1959The Unleashed Lord
  35. 1959A Young Rabble
  36. 1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
  37. 1959Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
  38. 1958Girl with the Fire Banner
  39. 1958The Lost Public FundsJinba Yajuro
  40. 1958The Purple Hood
  41. 1958The Abandoned Swords
  42. 1958The Envoy
  43. 1958Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
  44. 1958A Martial Crowd
  45. 1958Secret of The Golden SpellGamo Taiken
  46. 1958The Scarlet Cherry LordGeki Kitazaki
  47. 1958The Scroll’s Secret
  48. 1958Princess of Revenge
  49. 1958A Chivalrous Spirit
  50. 1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IILord Yagyu
  51. 1957Torawakamaru, the Koga NinjaToyotomi Hideyoshi
  52. 1957Falcon Magistrate
  53. 1957Travel Romances
  54. 1957Shadow Over Fuji
  55. 1957Ghost Ship Part 1Jubei
  56. 1957Ghost Ship Part 2Jubei
  57. 1957Lord Mito
  58. 1957Souls in the MoonlightToranosuke Shimada
  59. 1957Red Peonies on the Skin
  60. 1957The Eye of Heaven
  61. 1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsLord Yagyu
  62. 1956Tsukigata HanpeitaGensai Mamiya
  63. 1956Five Patriots of Kyoto
  64. 1956The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
  65. 1956Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
  66. 1956Fighting Birds
  67. 1956Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
  68. 1956晴姿稚児の剣法愚安和尚
  69. 1955Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
  70. 1955Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
  71. 1955Edo KidRyokai Shiba
  72. 1955The Sea Warrior
  73. 1955Nonki saiban
  74. 1955Umon's Detective Story: Hakata Doll Gift
  75. 1955Tenka o nerau bishōnen
  76. 1955Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
  77. 1954Shigetaro Iwami: Final Battle at Amano Hashidate
  78. 1954Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
  79. 1954Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
  80. 1954Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
  81. 1954The Princess SenIeyasu Tokugawa
  82. 1954Tekka bugyō
  83. 1954関八州勢揃い
  84. 1954Kenkyō edo-murasaki
  85. 1954Snowy Night Duel
  86. 1953Demon Sword
  87. 1953The Eagle of the PacificGrand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
  88. 1953Zoku Tange Sazen
  89. 1953Tange Sazen
  90. 1953Jigoku taiko
  91. 1952Dedication of the Great Buddha
  92. 1952Suttobi kago
  93. 1952Forty-Eight ManOishi
  94. 1952Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
  95. 1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailBenkei
  96. 1952Castle of Carnage
  97. 1952Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
  98. 1951Izayoi kaidō
  99. 1951Duel at Omagatsuji
  100. 1951Story of a Beloved Wife
  101. 1951Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
  102. 1951The Tale of GenjiTakuma nyudo
  103. 1951Jushu karasu
  104. 1951Judge of the Ashuras
  105. 1950The Scarlet Bat
  106. 1950Ship of Outlaws
  107. 1950A Man from Akagi
  108. 1950Senryō hada
  109. 1950I Saw a Phantom Fish
  110. 1949Hebi hime dōchū
  111. 1949Mr. Shosuke OharaSaheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
  112. 1949Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
  113. 1949Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple HoodSaheiji
  114. 1949白頭巾現わる
  115. 1948Fujisancho
  116. 1948Kuro-uma no danshichi
  117. 1947Invitation to Happiness
  118. 1947The Devil of Edo
  119. 1946No Regrets for Our YouthProfessor Yagihara
  120. 1946Lord for a Night