Shoichi Ozawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-06

Day of death

2012-12-10 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Take Aim at the Police Van

    Take Aim at the Police Van

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • Boxer

    Boxer

  • Five Gents and a Kuniang

    Five Gents and a Kuniang

  • The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

  • Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

    Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

  • Winter's Flower

    Winter's Flower

  • The Eel

    The Eel

  • Story of a Prostitute

    Story of a Prostitute

  • Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

  • Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

  • Ichijo's Wet Lust

    Ichijo's Wet Lust

  • Love for an Idiot

    Love for an Idiot

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

  • Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

  • Young Breasts

    Young Breasts

  • Tokyo Knights

    Tokyo Knights

  • The Pornographers

    The Pornographers

  • Female Ninja Magic

    Female Ninja Magic

  • Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Pleasures of the Flesh

    Pleasures of the Flesh

  • The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

  • A Slope in the Sun

    A Slope in the Sun

  • Nishi Ginza Station

    Nishi Ginza Station

  • Eijanaika

    Eijanaika

  • Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder

  • Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

  • Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother

  • Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

  • Silence Has No Wings

    Silence Has No Wings

  • The Girl from Osaka

    The Girl from Osaka

  • The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

  • Whistling in the Darkness

    Whistling in the Darkness

  • A Story from Echigo

    A Story from Echigo

  • Ohana han: Dai ni bu

    Ohana han: Dai ni bu

  • Traveling in Party

    Traveling in Party

  • Cat Changed Into Tiger

    Cat Changed Into Tiger

  • Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

  • Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

    Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • Frankie the Milkman

    Frankie the Milkman

  • 駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

    駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

  • Black Rain

    Black Rain

  • Ohana han

    Ohana han

  • Burden of Love

    Burden of Love

  • The River Yokobori

    The River Yokobori

  • Gonza the Spearman

    Gonza the Spearman

  • Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

  • Song of Love

    Song of Love

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Smashing the 0-Line

    Smashing the 0-Line

  • The Girl I Abandoned

    The Girl I Abandoned

  • The Human Bullet

    The Human Bullet

  • Tokyo Bus Girl

    Tokyo Bus Girl

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • Tora-san's Promise

    Tora-san's Promise

  • Color

    Color

  • Living by Karate

    Living by Karate

  • The Spying Sorceress

    The Spying Sorceress

  • Fresh Leaves

    Fresh Leaves

  • Express Train

    Express Train

  • The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

    The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

  • Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

  • おヤエの家つき女中

    おヤエの家つき女中

  • Hungry Soul, Part II

    Hungry Soul, Part II

  • 喜劇 深夜族

    喜劇 深夜族

  • The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

  • Forbidden Lips

    Forbidden Lips

  • The Glamorous Ghost

    The Glamorous Ghost

  • Crimson Wings

    Crimson Wings

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

    Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

  • Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

    Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

  • おヤエのママさん女中

    おヤエのママさん女中

  • Elegy to Youth

    Elegy to Youth

  • Wild Ducks and Green Onions

    Wild Ducks and Green Onions

  • Dai shusse monogatari

    Dai shusse monogatari

  • 六三制愚連隊

    六三制愚連隊

  • Jungle Block

    Jungle Block

  • The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

  • Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

    Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

  • The Scarlet Camellia

    The Scarlet Camellia

  • Free and Easy 18

    Free and Easy 18

  • The Tokyo Mighty Guy

    The Tokyo Mighty Guy

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Ponkotsu oyaji

    Ponkotsu oyaji

  • Wolves of the Night

    Wolves of the Night

  • Scrap Collectors

    Scrap Collectors

  • Zoku izuko e

    Zoku izuko e

  • A Killer Without a Grave

    A Killer Without a Grave

  • Summer Soldiers

    Summer Soldiers

  • Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

    Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

  • The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

    The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

  • Our Happiness Alone

    Our Happiness Alone

  • Gambling Den Breakdown

    Gambling Den Breakdown

  • Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

  • Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

    Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

    Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

  • The War Without Weapons

    The War Without Weapons

  • Band of Ninja

    Band of Ninja

  • A Smell of Money

    A Smell of Money

  • Inn of the Floating Weeds

    Inn of the Floating Weeds

  • The Maid Story

    The Maid Story

  • He's the Witness

    He's the Witness

  • The Golden Bat Shows Up

    The Golden Bat Shows Up

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • Sun Above, Death Below

    Sun Above, Death Below

  • Badge of the Night

    Badge of the Night

  • The Donkey Comes on a Tank

    The Donkey Comes on a Tank

  • A Sandcastle Model Family Home

    A Sandcastle Model Family Home

  • The Pirates of Buban

    The Pirates of Buban

  • The Shy Deceiver

    The Shy Deceiver

  • How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

  • Trigger Happy Romeo

    Trigger Happy Romeo

  • Japan's No. 1 Traitor

    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

  • 3 Raccoon Dogs

    3 Raccoon Dogs

  • Room for Let

    Room for Let

  • Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

    Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

  • Quick-Draw Dog

    Quick-Draw Dog

  • Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

  • Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

  • Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

    Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

  • I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

  • A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village

  • Nuclear Scrapbook

    Nuclear Scrapbook

  • Explosion Course

    Explosion Course

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

    The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

  • That Guy and I

    That Guy and I