Shoichi Ozawa

Birthday: 1929-04-06
Deathday: 2012-12-10
Birthplace: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

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