Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Born	February 5, 1898(1898-02-05) Buzen, Fukuoka
Died	July 18, 1962(1962-07-18) (aged 64)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Masuo Ōbe
Occupation	Film actor

Denjirō Ōkōchi (大河内 傳次郎, Ōkōchi Denjirō^?, 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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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,^[2] are still preserved and open to the public.

Selected filmography

• Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi (1927)
• Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (1927)
• Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi (1931)
• The Million Ryo Pot (1935)
• Hawai Mare oki kaisen (1942)
• Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
• Ano hata o ute (1944)
• Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)
• The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)
• No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
• The Tale of Genji (1951)
• Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
• Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
• Akō Rōshi (1961)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ōkōchi Denjirō" (in Japanese). Nihon jinmei daijiten. Kōdansha. http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A4%A7%E6%B2%B3%E5%86%85%E4%BC%9D%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Okochi Sanso Villa". Japan Visitor. http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=431&pID=1971. Retrieved 8 January 2010. 

External links

• Denjirō Ōkōchi at the Internet Movie Database
• Ōkōchi Denjirō at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)

Persondata
Name	Okochi, Denjiro
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese actor
Date of birth	5 February 1898
Place of birth	Buzen, Fukuoka
Date of death	18 July 1962
Place of death