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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.


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Born:
Apr 6, 1929 In Tokyo, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
113
First Appeared:
In the movie Burden of Love 1955-03-18
Latest Project:
Movie Free and Easy 18 2007-09-08
Known For
Poster of The Pirates of Buban
Poster of Cat Changed Into Tiger
Poster of Crimson Wings
Poster of Twice on a Certain Night
Filmography
Movie Free and Easy 18 2007-09-08
Movie The Eel Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor 1997-05-12
Movie Black Rain Shokichi 1989-05-13
Movie A Sandcastle Model Family Home 1989-09-15
Movie Gonza the Spearman Boatman 1986-01-15
Movie The Ballad of Narayama Katsuzô 1983-04-29
Movie Tora-san's Promise Tsunesaburo 1981-12-28
Movie Why Not? Sakunojo 1981-01-08
Movie Rennyo and His Mother 1981-10-07
Movie Vengeance Is Mine Nisshinbo Section Manager 1979-04-21
Movie Winter's Flower Chan 1978-06-17
Movie The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro 1977-09-17
Movie Boxer Apartment Manager 1977-10-01
Movie The Gate of Youth 1975-02-15
Movie Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian In Japan, Authentic Account 1974-08-28
Movie Summer Soldiers Tanikawa 1972-03-25
Movie The Pirates of Buban 1972-01-01
Movie Ichijo's Wet Lust Ramen Shop Owner 1972-10-07
Movie The Golden Bat Shows Up Seitaro Marukawa 1972-05-13
Movie Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai 1971-03-20
Movie The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan Ushimatsu 1970-04-18
Movie Black Comedy - Ah, Fool 1969-06-14
Movie The Girl I Abandoned 1969-09-03
Movie Young Challengers Shintaro Namikawa 1968-10-12
Movie The Shy Deceiver 1968-06-15
Movie Neon taiheiki as Toshinori, Masumoto 1968-04-13
Movie How to Be the Worst of Office Workers 1968-06-22
Movie The Human Bullet 1968-10-22
Movie Scrap Collectors 1968-11-28
Movie Japan for Sale 1968-11-02
Movie Quick-Draw Dog 1967-05-27
Movie Song of Love Postman 1967-04-29
Movie Express Train 1967-06-03
Movie Classmates Sublieutenant Doi 1967-06-03
Movie Traveling in Party 1967-11-12
Movie Love for an Idiot Jôji Kawai 1967-07-29
Movie The Threat 1966-02-17
Movie The Pornographers Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata 1966-03-12
Movie Silence Has No Wings 1966-02-11
Movie Till We Meet Again 1966-06-01
Movie Once a Rainy Day 1966-10-01
Movie The River Yokobori Gamakuchi 1966-09-15
Movie Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (voice) 1965-03-20
Movie The Black Cat 1965-02-13
Movie Seisaku's Wife Hyosuke 1965-06-25
Movie Story of a Prostitute Akiyama 1965-02-27
Movie Cold Rice, Osan, Chan 1965-04-10
Movie Pleasures of the Flesh Hayami 1965-08-29
Movie Trigger Happy Romeo Tadashi Hayakawa 1965-12-24
Movie A Smell of Money 1965-12-05
Movie The Ghost of the One Eyed Man 1965-09-04
Movie Sweet Sweat Fujii 1964-09-19
Movie Intentions of Murder Kazuyuki Tamaru 1964-06-28
Movie To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 1964-01-01
Movie Our Happiness Alone 1964-03-29
Movie A Story from Echigo 1964-05-09
Movie Female Ninja Magic Usuzumi 1964-10-03
Movie The Glamorous Ghost 1964-10-03
Movie The Donkey Comes on a Tank 1964-12-26
Movie The Spying Sorceress 1964-12-12
Movie The Scarlet Camellia Seiichi 1964-11-21
Movie Revenge Koyama Samon 1964-11-01
Movie Bad Girl 1963-03-16
Movie A Modern Samurai Village Tajima Taichi 1963-02-24
Movie Badge of the Night 1963-03-31
Movie The Maid Story 1963-06-16
Movie The Insect Woman Ken 1963-11-16
Movie The Gambling Monk 1963-10-13
Movie Foundry Town 1962-04-08
Movie Cat Changed Into Tiger Life insurance agent 1962-01-23
Movie Nippon no obaachan 1962-01-03
Movie Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki 1962-04-22
Movie The Temple of Wild Geese Kuniitsu Takami 1962-01-21
Movie Elegant Beast Pinosaku, the singer 1962-12-26
Movie Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi 1962-06-24
Movie Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure 1962-10-19
Movie Ponkotsu oyaji 1962-11-14
Movie Fresh Leaves 1962-10-06
Movie Tokyo Knights 1961-02-01
Movie Dai shusse monogatari 1961-01-03
Movie A Killer Without a Grave 1961-02-11
Movie Pigs and Battleships Gunji 1961-01-21
Movie Living by Karate Heisuke 1961-04-16
Movie Whistling in the Darkness 1961-05-28
Movie That Guy and I 1961-09-10
Movie Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū 1961-04-23
Movie He's the Witness 1960-03-26
Movie Take Aim at the Police Van Gorô Kashima 1960-01-27
Movie Jungle Block 1960-06-15
Movie The Sleeping Beast Within Reporter Horibe 1960-04-09
Movie The Tokyo Mighty Guy Hamakawa 1960-07-29
Movie Smashing the 0-Line Lee 1960-06-25
Movie The War Without Weapons 1960-11-08
Movie おヤエの家つき女中 1959-04-01
Movie Room for Let Minoru Eto 1959-06-02
Movie Stolen Desire Toshiro 1958-05-20
Movie A Slope in the Sun 1958-04-15
Movie Forbidden Lips 1958-01-03
Movie The Girl from Osaka 1958-06-01
Movie Young Breasts 1958-09-08
Movie Nishi Ginza Station Mantaro 1958-07-29
Movie Crimson Wings Yukihiro Ando 1958-12-28
Movie Endless Desire A teacher 1958-11-18
Movie Inn of the Floating Weeds Taki 1957-01-09
Movie Temptation 1957-09-22
Movie A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Kinzo 1957-07-14
Movie Twice on a Certain Night 1956-06-08
Movie Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District Sankichi 1956-07-31
Movie Frankie the Milkman Shingo Yamaguchi 1956-12-05
Movie Our Town Keikichi 1956-08-28
Movie Hungry Soul, Part II Tachibana's Old Friend B 1956-11-28
Movie Burden of Love Secretary Torii 1955-03-18
Movie Till We Meet Again Doc Misawa 1955-05-29