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

  • The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

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

    Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

  • Ichijo's Wet Lust

    Ichijo's Wet Lust

  • Explosion Course

    Explosion Course

  • Story of a Prostitute

    Story of a Prostitute

  • The Girl I Abandoned

    The Girl I Abandoned

  • Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

    Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

  • Gonza the Spearman

    Gonza the Spearman

  • The Eel

    The Eel

  • Quick-Draw Dog

    Quick-Draw Dog

  • Trigger Happy Romeo

    Trigger Happy Romeo

  • The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

  • Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

    Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • 六三制愚連隊

    六三制愚連隊

  • The Pirates of Buban

    The Pirates of Buban

  • Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

  • Nuclear Scrapbook

    Nuclear Scrapbook

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

  • Five Gents and a Kuniang

    Five Gents and a Kuniang

  • Winter's Flower

    Winter's Flower

  • Ohana han

    Ohana han

  • Love for an Idiot

    Love for an Idiot

  • A Killer Without a Grave

    A Killer Without a Grave

  • The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

  • The Tokyo Mighty Guy

    The Tokyo Mighty Guy

  • Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

  • Ponkotsu oyaji

    Ponkotsu oyaji

  • Tokyo Bus Girl

    Tokyo Bus Girl

  • Gambling Den Breakdown

    Gambling Den Breakdown

  • Band of Ninja

    Band of Ninja

  • The Golden Bat Shows Up

    The Golden Bat Shows Up

  • Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

    Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

  • Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

    Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

  • Our Happiness Alone

    Our Happiness Alone

  • Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

  • Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

  • A Sandcastle Model Family Home

    A Sandcastle Model Family Home

  • Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

  • Take Aim at the Police Van

    Take Aim at the Police Van

  • Express Train

    Express Train

  • Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder

  • Ohana han: Dai ni bu

    Ohana han: Dai ni bu

  • Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

  • Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

  • Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

    Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

  • Dai shusse monogatari

    Dai shusse monogatari

  • Nishi Ginza Station

    Nishi Ginza Station

  • Cat Changed Into Tiger

    Cat Changed Into Tiger

  • Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

    Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

  • Color

    Color

  • Badge of the Night

    Badge of the Night

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Japan's No. 1 Traitor

    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

  • Jungle Block

    Jungle Block

  • Young Breasts

    Young Breasts

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • The Scarlet Camellia

    The Scarlet Camellia

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Wild Ducks and Green Onions

    Wild Ducks and Green Onions

  • Whistling in the Darkness

    Whistling in the Darkness

  • The Donkey Comes on a Tank

    The Donkey Comes on a Tank

  • おヤエのママさん女中

    おヤエのママさん女中

  • Burden of Love

    Burden of Love

  • Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

    Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

  • The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

  • He's the Witness

    He's the Witness

  • How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

  • 3 Raccoon Dogs

    3 Raccoon Dogs

  • The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

    The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

  • I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

  • A Story from Echigo

    A Story from Echigo

  • Wolves of the Night

    Wolves of the Night

  • Scrap Collectors

    Scrap Collectors

  • The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • 駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

    駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

  • Fresh Leaves

    Fresh Leaves

  • The Spying Sorceress

    The Spying Sorceress

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • The Glamorous Ghost

    The Glamorous Ghost

  • The Girl from Osaka

    The Girl from Osaka

  • Tora-san's Promise

    Tora-san's Promise

  • The Human Bullet

    The Human Bullet

  • 喜劇 深夜族

    喜劇 深夜族

  • The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

    The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

  • A Slope in the Sun

    A Slope in the Sun

  • Female Ninja Magic

    Female Ninja Magic

  • Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

    Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

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

    Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

  • Why Not?

    Why Not?

  • Hungry Soul, Part II

    Hungry Soul, Part II

  • Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • The Maid Story

    The Maid Story

  • Pleasures of the Flesh

    Pleasures of the Flesh

  • Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

  • Tokyo Knights

    Tokyo Knights

  • Black Rain

    Black Rain

  • Elegy to Youth

    Elegy to Youth

  • Crimson Wings

    Crimson Wings

  • Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

  • Summer Soldiers

    Summer Soldiers

  • Zoku izuko e

    Zoku izuko e

  • Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother

  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

  • Frankie the Milkman

    Frankie the Milkman

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • The River Yokobori

    The River Yokobori

  • Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

  • Inn of the Floating Weeds

    Inn of the Floating Weeds

  • Forbidden Lips

    Forbidden Lips

  • Sun Above, Death Below

    Sun Above, Death Below

  • Room for Let

    Room for Let

  • Traveling in Party

    Traveling in Party

  • Song of Love

    Song of Love

  • おヤエの家つき女中

    おヤエの家つき女中

  • Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • The War Without Weapons

    The War Without Weapons

  • The Shy Deceiver

    The Shy Deceiver

  • Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

  • Smashing the 0-Line

    Smashing the 0-Line

  • Silence Has No Wings

    Silence Has No Wings

  • A Smell of Money

    A Smell of Money

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Living by Karate

    Living by Karate

  • Boxer

    Boxer

  • The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

  • Free and Easy 18

    Free and Easy 18

  • The Pornographers

    The Pornographers

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

  • That Guy and I

    That Guy and I

  • A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village

  • The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

    The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow