Shoichi Ozawa
Acting
- Born:
- 1929-04-06
- Died:
- 2012-12-10
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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
Kah-chan
The Eel
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Black Rain
Gonza the Spearman
The Ballad of Narayama
Nuclear Scrapbook
Tora-san's Promise
Rennyo and His Mother
Eijanaika
Vengeance Is Mine
Winter's Flower
The Boxer
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Gate of Youth
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Ichijo's Wet Lust
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
Summer Soldiers
The Pirates of Buban
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Prime Time Girls
The Girl I Abandoned
喜劇 深夜族
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Scrap Collectors
Sun Above, Death Below
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
The Human Bullet
Young Challengers
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
The Shy Deceiver
The Neon Taiheiki
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Traveling in Party
Love for an Idiot
Classmates
Express Train
Quick-Draw Dog
Song of Love
Zoku izuko e
Band of Ninja
Explosion Course
Once a Rainy Day
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
The River Yokobori
3 Raccoon Dogs
Ohana han
Till We Meet Again
The Pornographers
The Threat
Silence Has No Wings
Trigger Happy Romeo
A Smell of Money
Masseur War Story
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
Pleasures of the Flesh
Color
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Story of a Prostitute
The Black Cat
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Spying Sorceress
The Scarlet Camellia
Revenge
The Glamorous Ghost
Female Ninja Magic
Sweet Sweat
Gambling Den Breakdown
Intentions of Murder
A Story from Echigo
Our Happiness Alone
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
The Insect Woman
The Gambling Monk
Under the Roof of Young Tokyo
The Maid Story
Badge of the Night
Bad Girl
A Modern Samurai Village
Elegant Beast
Ponkotsu oyaji
Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure
Fresh Leaves
Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
Foundry Town
Cat Changed Into Tiger
The Temple of Wild Geese
Nippon no obaachan
The Song of the Season
That Guy and I
Whistling in the Darkness
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
Living by Karate
A Killer Without a Grave
Tokyo Knights
Pigs and Battleships
Dai shusse monogatari
The War Without Weapons
Tokyo Mighty Guy
Smashing the 0-Line
Jungle Block
The Sleeping Beast Within
He's the Witness
六三制愚連隊
Take Aim at the Police Van
My Second Brother
Elegy to Youth
Room for Let
おヤエの家つき女中
おヤエのママさん女中
Crimson Wings
Endless Desire
Zoku fûfu hyakkei
Wolves of the Night
Young Breasts
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Nishi Ginza Station
Tokyo Bus Girl
The Girl from Osaka
Stolen Desire
A Slope in the Sun
Forbidden Lips
Temptation
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki
Inn of the Floating Weeds
Frankie the Milkman
Hungry Soul, Part II
Our Town
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Sound of Youth
Twice on a Certain Night
Floating Weeds Diary
Till We Meet Again
Burden of Love