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)
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
1974
as Fan
Burden of Love
1955
as Secretary Torii
Young Breasts
1958
Room for Let
1959
as Minoru Eto
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Shingo Yamaguchi
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Katsuzô
Scrap Collectors
1968
Color
1965
Neon taiheiki
1968
as as Toshinori, Masumoto
The Eel
1997
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Seishun no oto
1956
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
A Story from Echigo
1964
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Sankichi
The Insect Woman
1963
as Ken
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Gunji
Ichijo's Wet Lust
1972
as Ramen Shop Owner
Prime Time Girls
1969
Story of a Prostitute
1965
as Akiyama
The Pornographers
1966
as Subuyan Ogata
Gonza the Spearman
1986
as Boatman
Black Rain
1989
as Shokichi
My Second Brother
1959
Love for an Idiot
1967
as Jôji Kawai
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
Revenge
1964
as Koyama Samon
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Gorô Kashima
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Tajima Taichi
Badge of the Night
1963
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kinzo
Elegant Beast
1962
as Paburisuta Pinosaku
Female Ninja Magic
1964
as Usuzumi
The Human Bullet
1968
as Sergeant
Explosion Course
1967
as Narrator
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Hyosuke
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989
Bad Girl
1963
Fresh Leaves
1962
The War Without Weapons
1960
Band of Ninja
1967
as Narrator
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965
as Hayami
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Ushimatsu
Zoku izuko e
1967
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Kuniitsu Takami
Once a Rainy Day
1966
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
Foundry Town
1962
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Tsunesaburo
Eijanaika
1981
as Sakunojo
The Gate of Youth
1975
Express Train
1967
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
Tokyo Knights
1961
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Endless Desire
1958
as A teacher
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Seiichi
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
The Gambling Monk
1963
Winter's Flower
1978
as Chan
Boxer
1977
as Apartment Manager
Song of Love
1967
as Postman
Free and Easy 18
2007
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Doc Misawa
喜劇 深夜族
1969
Classmates
1967
as Sublieutenant Doi
Temptation
1957
The Threat
1966
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Fujii
Dai shusse monogatari
1961
Jungle Block
1960
Nippon no obaachan
1962
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960
as Reporter Horibe
The Girl from Osaka
1958
The Shy Deceiver
1968
as Narrator
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Han Pei-kan
Till We Meet Again
1966
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Tachibana's Old Friend B
Living by Karate
1961
as Heisuke
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
as Hamakawa
A Slope in the Sun
1958
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Tanikawa
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Smashing the 0-Line
1960
as Lee
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
He's the Witness
1960
The Black Cat
1965
おヤエのママさん女中
1959
おヤエの家つき女中
1959
Ohana han
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Seikichi Kawarai
Sun Above, Death Below
1968
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
The River Yokobori
1966
as Gamakuchi
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
as Mantaro
Elegy to Youth
1959
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Tadashi Hayakawa
Stolen Desire
1958
as Toshiro
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
The Pirates of Buban
1972
The Song of the Season
1961
Our Town
1956
as Keikichi
Crimson Wings
1958
as Yukihiro Ando
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
The Spying Sorceress
1964
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Chinkai Ō
That Guy and I
1961
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
The Girl I Abandoned
1969
Whistling in the Darkness
1961
Inn of the Floating Weeds
1957
as Taki
六三制愚連隊
1960
Our Happiness Alone
1964
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
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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- Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account (1974) — as Fan
- Burden of Love (1955) — as Secretary Torii
- Young Breasts (1958)
- Room for Let (1959) — as Minoru Eto
- Frankie the Milkman (1956) — as Shingo Yamaguchi
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