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Shoichi Ozawa

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.

Free and Easy 18

2007

The Eel

1997

as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

1989

Black Rain

1989

as Shokichi

Gonza the Spearman

1986

as Boatman

The Ballad of Narayama

1983

as Katsuzô

Nuclear Scrapbook

1982

as Narrator

Tora-san's Promise

1981

as Tsunesaburo

Rennyo and His Mother

1981

Why Not?

1981

as Sakunojo

Vengeance Is Mine

1979

as Nisshinbo Section Manager

Winter's Flower

1978

as Chan

Boxer

1977

as Apartment Manager

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

1977

The Gate of Youth

1975

Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian In Japan, Authentic Account

1974

Ichijo's Wet Lust

1972

as Ramen Shop Owner

The Golden Bat Shows Up

1972

as Seitaro Marukawa

Summer Soldiers

1972

as Tanikawa

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

1971

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

1970

as Ushimatsu

The Girl I Abandoned

1969

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

1969

Scrap Collectors

1968

Sun Above, Death Below

1968

Japan for Sale

1968

The Human Bullet

1968

Young Challengers

1968

as Shintaro Namikawa

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

1968

The Shy Deceiver

1968

Neon taiheiki

1968

as as Toshinori, Masumoto

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968

Traveling in Party

1967

Love for an Idiot

1967

as Jôji Kawai

Classmates

1967

as Sublieutenant Doi

Express Train

1967

Quick-Draw Dog

1967

Song of Love

1967

as Postman

Explosion Course

1967

as Narrator

Once a Rainy Day

1966

The River Yokobori

1966

as Gamakuchi

Till We Meet Again

1966

The Pornographers

1966

as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata

The Threat

1966

Silence Has No Wings

1966

Trigger Happy Romeo

1965

as Tadashi Hayakawa

A Smell of Money

1965

The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

1965

Pleasures of the Flesh

1965

as Hayami

Seisaku's Wife

1965

as Hyosuke

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965

Story of a Prostitute

1965

as Akiyama

The Black Cat

1965

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964

The Spying Sorceress

1964

The Scarlet Camellia

1964

as Seiichi

Revenge

1964

as Koyama Samon

The Glamorous Ghost

1964

Female Ninja Magic

1964

as Usuzumi

Sweet Sweat

1964

Intentions of Murder

1964

as Kazuyuki Tamaru

A Story from Echigo

1964

Our Happiness Alone

1964

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

1964

The Insect Woman

1963

as Ken

The Gambling Monk

1963

The Maid Story

1963

Badge of the Night

1963

Bad Girl

1963

A Modern Samurai Village

1963

as Tajima Taichi

Elegant Beast

1962

as Pinosaku, the singer

Ponkotsu oyaji

1962

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

1962

Fresh Leaves

1962

Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

1962

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

1962

Foundry Town

1962

Cat Changed Into Tiger

1962

as Life insurance agent

The Temple of Wild Geese

1962

as Kuniitsu Takami

Nippon no obaachan

1962

That Guy and I

1961

Whistling in the Darkness

1961

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

1961

Living by Karate

1961

as Heisuke

A Killer Without a Grave

1961

Tokyo Knights

1961

Pigs and Battleships

1961

as Gunji

Dai shusse monogatari

1961

The War Without Weapons

1960

The Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960

as Hamakawa

Smashing the 0-Line

1960

as Lee

Jungle Block

1960

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960

as Reporter Horibe

He's the Witness

1960

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960

as Gorô Kashima

Room for Let

1959

as Minoru Eto

おヤエの家つき女中

1959

Crimson Wings

1958

as Yukihiro Ando

Endless Desire

1958

as A teacher

Wolves of the Night

1958

Young Breasts

1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958

as Seikichi Kawarai

Nishi Ginza Station

1958

as Mantaro

The Girl from Osaka

1958

Stolen Desire

1958

as Toshiro

A Slope in the Sun

1958

Forbidden Lips

1958

Temptation

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

as Kinzo

Inn of the Floating Weeds

1957

as Taki

Frankie the Milkman

1956

as Shingo Yamaguchi

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956

as Tachibana's Old Friend B

Our Town

1956

as Keikichi

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956

as Sankichi

Twice on a Certain Night

1956

Till We Meet Again

1955

as Doc Misawa

Burden of Love

1955

as Secretary Torii