Denjirō Ōkōchi
Born in Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan — Feb 05 1898• Died Jul 19 1962
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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 Tsum…
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Sanshiro Sugata
Shogoro Yano
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Benkei
Little Tengu
No Regrets for Our Youth
Professor Yagihara
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Shogoro Yano
The Eagle of the Pacific
Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Lord Yagyu
Story of a Beloved Wife
The Ako Retainers
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Samurai Vagabonds
A Spectacular Showdown
Nonki saiban
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
The Tale of Genji
Takuma nyudo
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Road of Chivalry
Ghost Ship Part 2
Jubei
Souls in the Moonlight
Toranosuke Shimada
Yakuza of Ina
Boss Tora
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Shinran, Part II
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Lord for a Night
The Pirates
Tsuboya Dokyu
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
Forty-Eight Man
Oishi
The Snake Princess
Uehara Ittosai Nobushige
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Shadow Over Fuji
Dedication of the Great Buddha
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Shingen Takeda
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Bride of Peacock Castle
The Purple Hood
Young Lord Yakuza
The Giant
Travel Romances
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Satake
Red peonies on the skin
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Duel at Yagyu Valley
Hozoin Kakuzenbo
Nangoku taiheiki
Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke
A Chivalrous Spirit
Lord Mito
The Unleashed Lord
Ghost Ship Part 1
Jubei
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Sazen Tange
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Sazen Tange
上州鴉
Mito Kōmon
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
Mito Komon
Blooded Spear
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
The Dawn of Freedom
Captain Hayami
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji
Enoken's Surprising Life
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Geki Kitazaki
Kunisada Chūji
Tange Sazen
関八州勢揃い
Shinran
Girl with the Fire Banner
The Revenge Champion
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Falcon Magistrate
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
Fighting Birds
The Devil of Edo
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
Fukuzawa Yukichi
The Envoy
The Scroll’s Secret
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
The Abandoned Swords
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Gensai Mamiya
Suronin Chuya
Marubashi Chūya
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
A Martial Crowd
The Cruel Sea
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
The Red Shadow
Munenori Yagyû
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Izayoi kaidō
Jirokichi the Rat
Jirokichi
三万両五十三次
The Lost Public Funds
Jinba Yajuro
A Man from Akagi
Shimizu Jirocho
Happily Tied to the Road
Kinpira
晴姿稚児の剣法
愚安和尚
Battle Troop
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
A Young Rabble 2
Secret of The Golden Spell
Gamo Taiken
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
Kutsukake Tokijiro
Tokijirō Kutsukake
A Young Rabble
Kuriyama Daizen
Kuriyama Daizen
白頭巾現わる
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
すっ飛び駕
Invitation to Happiness
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Lord Yagyu
Bangaku no issho
Bangaku Ajikawa
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
柴凌海
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
Chuji Kunisada
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Kita
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
I Saw a Phantom Fish
Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
Tange Sazen and the Princess
Gamo Taiken
Zoku Tange Sazen
Hawk of the North
Kansuke
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Tange Sazen
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Castle of Flames
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Kita
Judge of the Ashuras
Lord of Red Banner
An Unforgettable Grudge
Kazuma Iki
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Blood’s Up in Takadanobaba
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
Fujisancho
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
Ship of Outlaws
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
Chuji Kunisada
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
Hiratemiki
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana
Princess of Revenge
Sonno Joi