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Denjirō Ōkōchi

Feb 05, 1898 - Jul 19, 1962 (64 years old) in 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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Known For

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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
Shogoro Yano
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The Eagle of the Pacific
Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Benkei
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No Regrets for Our Youth
Professor Yagihara
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Sanshiro Sugata
Shogoro Yano
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Lord Yagyu
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The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Satake
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
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The Ako Retainers
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The Purple Hood

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