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.
Acted in
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
Zoku izuko e
1967
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
Color
1965
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
as Fujii
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
The Song of the Season
1961
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
青春蛮歌
1959
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
Tōkyō no basugāru
1958
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