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Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
05 Feb 1898
† 19 Jul 1962
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 hi...
Also Known As
Oobe Masuo, Ôkôchi Denjirô, Denjiro Okochi, Masuo Oobe, 大河内伝次郎




















