People
Shoichi Ozawa
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.
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Free and Easy 18 | 2007-09-08 |
The Eel as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor | 1997-05-12 |
I Can Hear the Duck Singing | 1993-09-11 |
A Sandcastle Model Family Home | 1989-09-15 |
Black Rain as Shokichi | 1989-05-13 |
Gonza the Spearman as Boatman | 1986-01-15 |
The Ballad of Narayama as Katsuzô | 1983-04-29 |
Nuclear Scrapbook as Narrator | 1982-11-30 |
Tora-san's Promise as Tsunesaburo | 1981-12-28 |
Rennyo and His Mother | 1981-10-07 |
Why Not? as Sakunojo | 1981-01-08 |
Vengeance Is Mine as Nisshinbo Section Manager | 1979-04-21 |
Winter's Flower as Chan | 1978-06-17 |
Boxer as Apartment Manager | 1977-10-01 |
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | 1977-09-17 |
The Gate of Youth | 1975-02-15 |
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian In Japan, Authentic Account | 1974-08-28 |
Ichijo's Wet Lust as Ramen Shop Owner | 1972-10-07 |
The Golden Bat Shows Up as Seitaro Marukawa | 1972-05-13 |
Summer Soldiers as Tanikawa | 1972-03-25 |
The Pirates of Buban | 1972-01-01 |
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai | 1971-03-20 |
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan as Ushimatsu | 1970-04-18 |
The Girl I Abandoned | 1969-09-03 |
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool | 1969-06-14 |
Scrap Collectors | 1968-11-28 |
Sun Above, Death Below | 1968-11-23 |
Japan for Sale | 1968-11-02 |
The Human Bullet | 1968-10-22 |
Young Challengers as Shintaro Namikawa | 1968-10-12 |
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers | 1968-06-22 |
The Shy Deceiver | 1968-06-15 |
Neon taiheiki as as Toshinori, Masumoto | 1968-04-13 |
Wild Ducks and Green Onions | 1968-03-16 |
Traveling in Party | 1967-11-12 |
Love for an Idiot as Jôji Kawai | 1967-07-29 |
Express Train | 1967-06-03 |
Classmates as Sublieutenant Doi | 1967-06-03 |
Quick-Draw Dog | 1967-05-27 |
Song of Love as Postman | 1967-04-29 |
Explosion Course as Narrator | 1967-02-04 |
Once a Rainy Day | 1966-10-01 |
The River Yokobori as Gamakuchi | 1966-09-15 |
Till We Meet Again | 1966-06-01 |
The Pornographers as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata | 1966-03-12 |
The Threat | 1966-02-17 |
Silence Has No Wings | 1966-02-11 |
Trigger Happy Romeo as Tadashi Hayakawa | 1965-12-24 |
A Smell of Money | 1965-12-05 |
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man | 1965-09-04 |
Pleasures of the Flesh as Hayami | 1965-08-29 |
Seisaku's Wife as Hyosuke | 1965-06-25 |
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan | 1965-04-10 |
Story of a Prostitute as Akiyama | 1965-02-27 |
The Black Cat | 1965-02-13 |
The Donkey Comes on a Tank | 1964-12-26 |
The Spying Sorceress | 1964-12-12 |
The Scarlet Camellia as Seiichi | 1964-11-21 |
Revenge as Koyama Samon | 1964-11-01 |
Female Ninja Magic as Usuzumi | 1964-10-03 |
The Glamorous Ghost | 1964-10-03 |
Sweet Sweat as Fujii | 1964-09-19 |
Intentions of Murder as Kazuyuki Tamaru | 1964-06-28 |
A Story from Echigo | 1964-05-09 |
Our Happiness Alone | 1964-03-29 |
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 | 1964-01-01 |
The Insect Woman as Ken | 1963-11-16 |
The Gambling Monk | 1963-10-13 |
The Maid Story | 1963-06-16 |
Badge of the Night | 1963-03-31 |
Bad Girl | 1963-03-16 |
A Modern Samurai Village as Tajima Taichi | 1963-02-24 |
Elegant Beast as Pinosaku, the singer | 1962-12-26 |
Ponkotsu oyaji | 1962-11-14 |
Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure | 1962-10-19 |
Fresh Leaves | 1962-10-06 |
Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi | 1962-06-24 |
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki | 1962-04-22 |
Foundry Town | 1962-04-08 |
Cat Changed Into Tiger as Life insurance agent | 1962-01-23 |
The Temple of Wild Geese as Kuniitsu Takami | 1962-01-21 |
Nippon no obaachan | 1962-01-03 |
The Song of the Season | 1961-11-22 |
That Guy and I | 1961-09-10 |
Whistling in the Darkness | 1961-05-28 |
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū | 1961-04-23 |
Living by Karate as Heisuke | 1961-04-16 |
A Killer Without a Grave | 1961-02-11 |
Tokyo Knights | 1961-02-01 |
Pigs and Battleships as Gunji | 1961-01-21 |
Dai shusse monogatari | 1961-01-03 |
The War Without Weapons | 1960-11-08 |
The Tokyo Mighty Guy as Hamakawa | 1960-07-29 |
Smashing the 0-Line as Lee | 1960-06-25 |
Jungle Block | 1960-06-15 |
The Sleeping Beast Within as Reporter Horibe | 1960-04-09 |
He's the Witness | 1960-03-26 |
Take Aim at the Police Van as Gorô Kashima | 1960-01-27 |
Room for Let as Minoru Eto | 1959-06-02 |
おヤエの家つき女中 | 1959-04-01 |
Crimson Wings as Yukihiro Ando | 1958-12-28 |
Endless Desire as A teacher | 1958-11-18 |
Wolves of the Night | 1958-10-08 |
Young Breasts | 1958-09-08 |
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Seikichi Kawarai | 1958-09-02 |
Nishi Ginza Station as Mantaro | 1958-07-29 |
Tōkyō no basugāru | 1958-07-22 |
The Girl from Osaka | 1958-06-01 |
Stolen Desire as Toshiro | 1958-05-20 |
A Slope in the Sun | 1958-04-15 |
Forbidden Lips | 1958-01-03 |
Temptation | 1957-09-22 |
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kinzo | 1957-07-14 |
Inn of the Floating Weeds as Taki | 1957-01-09 |
Frankie the Milkman as Shingo Yamaguchi | 1956-12-05 |
Hungry Soul, Part II as Tachibana's Old Friend B | 1956-11-28 |
Our Town as Keikichi | 1956-08-28 |
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District as Sankichi | 1956-07-31 |
Twice on a Certain Night | 1956-06-08 |
Till We Meet Again as Doc Misawa | 1955-05-29 |
Burden of Love as Secretary Torii | 1955-03-18 |