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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
1997
Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji
1961
A Modern Samurai Village
as Tajima Taichi
1963
Explosion Course
as Narrator
1967
The Ballad of Narayama
as Katsuzô
1983
The Pornographers
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
1966
The Insect Woman
as Ken
1963
Stolen Desire
as Toshiro
1958
Neon taiheiki
as as Toshinori, Masumoto
1968
Foundry Town
1962
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
The River Yokobori
as Gamakuchi
1966
Take Aim at the Police Van
as Gorô Kashima
1960
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami
1965
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Badge of the Night
1963
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
Nuclear Scrapbook
as Narrator
1982
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968