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