Denjirō Ōkōchi
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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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Actor (28)
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Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode 1927 -
Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1957 -
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor 1960 -
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn 1955 -
The Eagle of the Pacific 1953 -
A Martial Crowd 1958 -
Forty-Eight Man 1952 -
Castle of Flames 1960 -
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger 1960 -
The Tale of Genji 1951