Actor
Shoichi Ozawa
97 years · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · 146 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 146
Free and Easy 18
2007 · Actor
Kah-chan
2001 · Landlord
The Eel
1997 · Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
On Criterion Channel
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993 · Actor
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989 · Actor
Black Rain
1989 · Shokichi
On Philo
Gonza the Spearman
1986 · Boatman
On Criterion Channel
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Katsuzô
On ARROW
Nuclear Scrapbook
1982 · Narrator
Tora-san's Promise
1981 · 常三郎
Rennyo and His Mother
1981 · Actor
Eijanaika
1981 · Sakunojo, Producer
On Criterion Channel
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Nisshinbo Section Manager
On Darkroom
Winter's Flower
1978 · Chan
The Boxer
1977 · Apartment Manager
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977 · Actor
The Gate of Youth
1975 · Actor
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
1974 · Fan
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 · Actor
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971 · Actor