Denjirō Ōkōchi

Acting Feb 5, 1898 Jul 19, 1962 (aged 64) Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan

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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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156 Acting Credits

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Acting

Sanshiro Sugata

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

No Regrets for Our Youth

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

The Eagle of the Pacific

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Jirokichi the Rat

Road of Chivalry

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

The Tale of Genji

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

The Red Shadow

A Spectacular Showdown

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Castle of Flames

Secret of The Golden Spell

Lord Mito

The Purple Hood

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Tange Sazen and the Princess

The Ako Retainers

Souls in the Moonlight