Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 06, 1929
Died
Dec 10, 2012
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Credits
145 titles
Shoichi Ozawa
Biography
Shōichi Ozawa (小沢 昭一, Ozawa Shōichi, April 6, 1929 – December 10, 2012) was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company. Ozawa, who was born in Tokyo, graduated from Waseda University. He began acting after college, beginning with his debut stage role in 1951. He also appeared in television and film roles, acting quite frequently in films directed by Shohei Imamura and Yūzō Kawashima. In 1971, Ozawa launched his long running radio show.
Known For
Filmography
Free and Easy 18
The Eel
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Black Rain
Shokichi
Gonza the Spearman
Boatman
The Ballad of Narayama
Katsuzô
Nuclear Scrapbook
Narrator
Tora-san's Promise
Tsunesaburo
Rennyo and His Mother
Eijanaika
Sakunojo
Vengeance Is Mine
Nisshinbo Section Manager
Winter's Flower
Chan
The Boxer
Apartment Manager
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Gate of Youth
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
Fan
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
Ichijo's Wet Lust
Ramen Shop Owner
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
Seitaro Marukawa
Summer Soldiers
Tanikawa
The Pirates of Buban
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Ushimatsu
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Ō Sōkai
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Chinkai Ō
Prime Time Girls
The Girl I Abandoned
喜劇 深夜族
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
Scrap Collectors
Sun Above, Death Below
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
The Human Bullet
Sergeant
Young Challengers
Shintaro Namikawa
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
The Shy Deceiver
Narrator
Neon taiheiki
as Toshinori, Masumoto
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Han Pei-kan
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
Traveling in Party
Love for an Idiot
Jôji Kawai
Express Train
Classmates
Sublieutenant Doi
Quick-Draw Dog
Song of Love
Postman
Zoku izuko e