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DenjirÅ ÅkÅchi (5 February 1898 â 18 July 1962) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki directed by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Daisuke ItÅ, Sadao Yamanaka, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino. His real name was Masuo Åbe. Training in Shinkokugeki under ShÅjirÅ Sawada, ÅkÅchi entered Nikkatsu in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara films playing characters such as ChÅ«ji Kunisada and Sazen Tange. At his peak, he was one of the top jidaigeki stars alongside TsumasaburÅ BandÅ and ChiezÅ Kataoka. During World War II, he also appeared in a number of war films. His house and garden in Arashiyama, Kyoto, called ÅkÅchi SansÅ, are still preserved and open to the public.
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