Denjirō Ōkōchi Movies

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy seas of Luzon. All hands on board the Kannonmaru...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

1930s Japanese film.

Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the...

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...

Jidaigeki from 1940

Silent Japanese film.

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just...

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts...