Denjirō Ōkōchi
Born February 05, 1898 (Age: 128)
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Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Red Shadow
1961
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as Munenori Yagyû
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Age: 63
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
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Age: 63
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
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Age: 63
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
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as Gamo Taiken
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Age: 63
Little Tengu
1961
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Age: 63
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
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Age: 63
The Ako Retainers
1961
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Age: 63
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
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Age: 62
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
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Age: 62
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960
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as Mito Komon
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Age: 62
Castle of Flames
1960
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Age: 62
Shinran, Part II
1960
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Age: 62
The Pirates
1960
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as Tsuboya Dokyu
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Age: 62
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
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Age: 62
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
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Age: 62
Shinran
1960
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Age: 62
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960
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Age: 62
Yakuza of Ina
1960
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as Boss Tora
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Age: 62
Lord of Red Banner
1960
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Age: 62
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
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Age: 61
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960
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Age: 61
Road of Chivalry
1960
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Age: 61
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
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Age: 61
Blooded Spear
1959
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Age: 61
No Image
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
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Age: 61
A Young Rabble 2
1959
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Age: 61
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
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Age: 61
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
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Age: 61
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
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Age: 61
Hawk of the North
1959
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as Kansuke
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Age: 61
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
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as Kinpira
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Age: 61
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959
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Age: 61
The Unleashed Lord
1959
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Age: 61
A Young Rabble
1959
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Age: 60
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
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Age: 60
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
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Age: 60
Girl with the Fire Banner
1958
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Age: 60
The Lost Public Funds
1958
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as Jinba Yajuro
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Age: 60
The Purple Hood
1958
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Age: 60
The Abandoned Swords
1958
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Age: 60
The Envoy
1958
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Age: 60
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
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Age: 60
A Martial Crowd
1958
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Age: 60
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
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as Gamo Taiken
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Age: 60
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
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as Geki Kitazaki
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Age: 59
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
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Age: 59
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
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as Lord Yagyu
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Age: 59
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
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Age: 59
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
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as Gensai Mamiya
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Age: 58
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956
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Age: 58
Fighting Birds
1956
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Age: 58
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
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Age: 58
晴姿稚児の剣法
1956
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as 愚安和尚
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Age: 57
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
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Age: 57
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
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Age: 57
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
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as 柴凌海
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Age: 57
Nonki saiban
1955
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Age: 57
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955
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Age: 56
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
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Age: 56
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01
1954
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Age: 56
関八州勢揃い
1954
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Age: 56
No Image
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
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Age: 56
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
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as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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Age: 55
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
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Age: 55
Tange Sazen
1953
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Age: 55
Ship of Outlaws
1950
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Age: 52
A Man from Akagi
1950
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Age: 52
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
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Age: 52
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
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as Hozoin Kakuzenbo
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Age: 47
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
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as Shogoro Yano
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Age: 47
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
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as Satake
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Age: 44
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
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as Shingen Takeda
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Age: 43
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
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Age: 43
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
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Age: 42
Jirokichi the Rat
1931
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as Jirokichi
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Age: 33
The Revenge Champion
1931
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Age: 33
No Image
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
1931
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Age: 33
Suronin Chuya
1930
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as Marubashi Chūya
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Age: 32
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
1930
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Age: 32