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Denjirō Ōkōchi

174 movies

Known for
Acting
Born
Feb 5, 1898
Died
Jul 19, 1962 (age 64)
Place of birth
Buzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as
Oobe Masuo · Ôkôchi Denjirô · Denjiro Okochi · Masuo Oobe

Biography

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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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Denjirō Ōkōchi: movies and TV shows

Acting (174)