Shoichi Ozawa

Known For: Acting
Born: April 6, 1929
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: December 10, 2012

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.

Filmography

Free and Easy 18

2007

The Eel

1997 · Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

1989

Black Rain

1989 · Shokichi

Gonza the Spearman

1986 · Boatman

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 · Katsuzô

Nuclear Scrapbook

1982 · Narrator

Tora-san's Promise

1981 · Tsunesaburo

Rennyo and His Mother

1981

Eijanaika

1981 · Sakunojo, Producer

Vengeance Is Mine

1979 · Nisshinbo Section Manager

Winter's Flower

1978 · Chan

Boxer

1977 · 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 · Fan, Production Coordinator

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974 · Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada

Ichijo's Wet Lust

1972 · Ramen Shop Owner

Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

1972 · Seitaro Marukawa

Summer Soldiers

1972 · Tanikawa

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

1971

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

1970 · Ushimatsu

Five Gents and a Kuniang

1970 · Ō Sōkai

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

1970 · Chinkai Ō

Prime Time Girls

1969

The Girl I Abandoned

1969

喜劇深夜族

1969

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

1969 · Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

1969 · Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)

Scrap Collectors

1968

Sun Above, Death Below

1968

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

1968

The Human Bullet

1968 · Sergeant

Young Challengers

1968 · Shintaro Namikawa

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

1968

The Shy Deceiver

1968 · Narrator

Neon taiheiki

1968 · as Toshinori, Masumoto

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

1968 · Han Pei-kan

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

1968 · Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)

Traveling in Party

1967

Love for an Idiot

1967 · Jôji Kawai

Classmates

1967 · Sublieutenant Doi

Express Train

1967

Quick-Draw Dog

1967

Song of Love

1967 · Postman

Zoku izuko e

1967

Band of Ninja

1967 · Narrator

Explosion Course

1967 · Narrator

Once a Rainy Day

Once a Rainy Day

1966

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

1966 · Kamekichi Hosokura

The River Yokobori

1966 · Gamakuchi

3 Raccoon Dogs

1966 · Rukichi Saruta

Ohana han

1966 · Kamekichi Hosokura

Till We Meet Again

1966

The Pornographers

1966 · Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata

The Threat

1966

Silence Has No Wings

1966

Trigger Happy Romeo

1965 · Tadashi Hayakawa

A Smell of Money

A Smell of Money

1965

The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

1965

Pleasures of the Flesh

1965 · Hayami

Seisaku's Wife

1965 · Hyosuke

Color

1965

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965

Story of a Prostitute

1965 · Akiyama

The Black Cat

1965

駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

1965

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964

The Spying Sorceress

1964

The Scarlet Camellia

1964 · Seiichi

Revenge

1964 · Koyama Samon

The Glamorous Ghost

1964

Female Ninja Magic

1964 · Usuzumi

Sweet Sweat

1964 · Fujii

Gambling Den Breakdown

1964

Intentions of Murder

1964 · Kazuyuki Tamaru

A Story from Echigo

1964

Our Happiness Alone

1964

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

1964

The Insect Woman

1963 · Ken

The Gambling Monk

1963

The Maid Story

1963

Badge of the Night

1963

Bad Girl

1963

A Modern Samurai Village

1963 · Tajima Taichi

Elegant Beast

1962 · Paburisuta Pinosaku

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 · Life insurance agent

The Temple of Wild Geese

1962 · 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 · Heisuke

A Killer Without a Grave

1961

Tokyo Knights

1961

Pigs and Battleships

1961 · Gunji

Dai shusse monogatari

1961

The War Without Weapons

1960

Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960 · Hamakawa

Smashing the 0-Line

1960 · Lee

Jungle Block

1960

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960 · Reporter Horibe

He's the Witness

1960

六三制愚連隊

1960

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960 · Gorô Kashima

My Second Brother

1959

Elegy to Youth

1959

Room for Let

1959 · Minoru Eto

おヤエの家つき女中

1959

おヤエのママさん女中

1959

Crimson Wings

1958 · Yukihiro Ando

Endless Desire

1958 · A teacher

Wolves of the Night

1958

Young Breasts

1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958 · Seikichi Kawarai

Nishi Ginza Station

1958 · Mantaro

Tokyo Bus Girl

1958

The Girl from Osaka

The Girl from Osaka

1958

Stolen Desire

1958 · Toshiro

A Slope in the Sun

1958

Forbidden Lips

1958

Temptation

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 · Kinzo

Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

1957

Inn of the Floating Weeds

1957 · Taki

Frankie the Milkman

1956 · Shingo Yamaguchi

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956 · Tachibana's Old Friend B

Our Town

1956 · Keikichi

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956 · Sankichi

Seishun no oto

1956

Twice on a Certain Night

1956

Till We Meet Again

1955 · Doc Misawa

Burden of Love

1955 · Secretary Torii

Shoichi Ozawa · Virelixia