Portrait of Denjirō Ōkōchi

Acting

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Career

Active from 1926 to 1960, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denjirō Ōkōchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Judo 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow (1961)

as Munenori Yagyû

Tange Sazen and the Princess
Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)

as Gamo Taiken

Yakuza of Ina
Yakuza of Ina (1960)

as Boss Tora

The Pirates
The Pirates (1960)

as Tsuboya Dokyu

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion (1960)

as Mito Komon

1950s

19 titles · average score 75
Hawk of the North
Hawk of the North (1959)

as Kansuke

Happily Tied to the Road
Happily Tied to the Road (1959)

as Kinpira

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)

as Lord Yagyu

Secret of The Golden Spell
Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

as Gamo Taiken

The Lost Public Funds
The Lost Public Funds (1958)

as Jinba Yajuro

Ghost Ship Part 2
Ghost Ship Part 2 (1957)

as Jubei

Ghost Ship Part 1
Ghost Ship Part 1 (1957)

as Jubei

Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)

as Lord Yagyu

晴姿稚児の剣法
晴姿稚児の剣法 (1956)

as 愚安和尚

The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

as Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

as Benkei

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)

as Takuma nyudo

1940s

11 titles · average score 70
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949)

as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood (1949)

as Saheiji

No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Professor Yagihara

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Shogoro Yano

Duel at Yagyu Valley
Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

as Hozoin Kakuzenbo

The Dawn of Freedom
The Dawn of Freedom (1944)

as Captain Hayami

Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shogoro Yano

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942)

as Satake

The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

as Shingen Takeda

The Snake Princess
The Snake Princess (1940)

as Uehara Ittosai Nobushige

Flowers Blooming In the Storm
Flowers Blooming In the Storm (1940)

as Fukuzawa Yukichi

1930s

10 titles · average score 75
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)

as Sazen Tange

Nangoku taiheiki
Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

as Shimazu Nariakira / Masumitsu Kyunosuke

Kuriyama Daizen
Kuriyama Daizen (1936)

as Kuriyama Daizen

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 (1936)

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sazen Tange

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki (1934)

as Mitsukuni Mito/Jinzaemon Tachibana

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen (1933)

as Tange Sazen

Bangaku no issho
Bangaku no issho (1933)

as Bangaku Ajikawa

Jirokichi the Rat
Jirokichi the Rat (1931)

as Jirokichi

Suronin Chuya
Suronin Chuya (1930)

as Marubashi Chūya

1920s

7 titles
Kutsukake Tokijiro
Kutsukake Tokijiro (1929)

as Tokijirō Kutsukake

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi (1928)

as Kita

Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba
Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba (1928)

as Yasube Nakayama

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode (1927)

as Chuji Kunisada

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (1927)

as Kita

Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting (1927)

as Chuji Kunisada

An Unforgettable Grudge
An Unforgettable Grudge (1926)

as Kazuma Iki