Shoichi Ozawa
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1929-04-06
- Died
- 2012-12-10
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Shôichi Ozawa · Соити Одзава · Сёити Одзава
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
Movies (144)
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Katsuzô
The Eel
1997
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
The Insect Woman
1963
as Ken
Gonza the Spearman
1986
as Boatman
Story of a Prostitute
1965
as Akiyama
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Gorô Kashima
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
1974
as Fan
Winter's Flower
1978
as Chan
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Gunji
Black Rain
1989
as Shokichi
Ichijo's Wet Lust
1972
as Ramen Shop Owner
The Pornographers
1966
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Ushimatsu
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965
as Hayami
Love for an Idiot
1967
as Jôji Kawai
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Doc Misawa
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Sankichi
The Gate of Youth
1975
Revenge
1964
as Koyama Samon
Elegant Beast
1962
as Pinosaku, the singer
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kinzo
My Second Brother
1959
The Spying Sorceress
1964
Bad Girl
1963
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Female Ninja Magic
1964
as Usuzumi
Eijanaika
1981
as Sakunojo
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Fujii
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Kuniitsu Takami
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Seiichi
Endless Desire
1958
as A teacher
Wolves of the Night
1958
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Foundry Town
1962
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Classmates
1967
as Sublieutenant Doi
Boxer
1977
as Apartment Manager
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Tajima Taichi
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989
The Gambling Monk
1963
Band of Ninja
1967
as Narrator
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
The Pirates of Buban
1972
Young Challengers
1968
as Shintaro Namikawa
Smashing the 0-Line
1960
as Lee
Jungle Block
1960
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
The Threat
1966
A Killer Without a Grave
1961
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Hyosuke
Elegy to Youth
1959
Forbidden Lips
1958
The Human Bullet
1968
Ohana han
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Tanikawa
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Tsunesaburo
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
as Hamakawa
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
Till We Meet Again
1966
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Zoku izuko e
1967
Cat Changed Into Tiger
1962
as Life insurance agent
The Black Cat
1965
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960
as Reporter Horibe
Song of Love
1967
as Postman
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
A Slope in the Sun
1958
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Seikichi Kawarai
Nippon no obaachan
1962
That Guy and I
1961
The Shy Deceiver
1968
as Narrator
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
A Story from Echigo
1964
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Tachibana's Old Friend B
The Maid Story
1963
A Smell of Money
1965
Badge of the Night
1963
Express Train
1967
Sun Above, Death Below
1968
喜劇 深夜族
1969
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
Stolen Desire
1958
as Toshiro
Our Town
1956
as Keikichi
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
The River Yokobori
1966
as Gamakuchi
Fresh Leaves
1962
Traveling in Party
1967
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Shingo Yamaguchi
Room for Let
1959
as Minoru Eto
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
The Girl from Osaka
1958
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
Crimson Wings
1958
as Yukihiro Ando
The Girl I Abandoned
1969
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Rukichi Saruta
Free and Easy 18
2007
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Ō Sōkai
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
The War Without Weapons
1960
Inn of the Floating Weeds
1957
as Taki
Tokyo Bus Girl
1958
The Song of the Season
1961
六三制愚連隊
1960
Our Happiness Alone
1964
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
Temptation
1957
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972
as Seitaro Marukawa
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Gambling Den Breakdown
1964
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Tokyo Knights
1961
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
He's the Witness
1960
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
About Shoichi Ozawa
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. With 144 credits spanning from 1955 to 2007, Shoichi Ozawa has appeared in 144 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shoichi Ozawa Movies
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — as Katsuzô
- The Eel (1997) — as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
- The Insect Woman (1963) — as Ken
- Gonza the Spearman (1986) — as Boatman
- Story of a Prostitute (1965) — as Akiyama
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