Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1929-04-06
- Day of Death2012-12-10 (83 years)
- Place of BirthTokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known AsShôichi Ozawa Соити ОдзаваСёити Одзава
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1997
The Eel
As: Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
- 1989
Black Rain
As: Shokichi
- 1986
Gonza the Spearman
As: Boatman
- 1983
The Ballad of Narayama
As: Katsuzô
- 1982
Nuclear Scrapbook
As: Narrator
- 1981
Tora-san's Promise
As: Tsunesaburo
- 1981
Why Not?
As: Sakunojo
- 1979
Vengeance Is Mine
As: Nisshinbo Section Manager
1978Winter's Flower
As: Chan
1977Boxer
As: Apartment Manager
1972Ichijo's Wet Lust
As: Ramen Shop Owner
1972The Golden Bat Shows Up
As: Seitaro Marukawa
1972Summer Soldiers
As: Tanikawa
1970The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
As: Ushimatsu
1968Young Challengers
As: Shintaro Namikawa
1968Neon taiheiki
As: as Toshinori, Masumoto
1967Love for an Idiot
As: Jôji Kawai
1967Classmates
As: Sublieutenant Doi
1967Song of Love
As: Postman
1967Explosion Course
As: Narrator
1966The River Yokobori
As: Gamakuchi
1966The Pornographers
As: Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
1965Trigger Happy Romeo
As: Tadashi Hayakawa
1965Pleasures of the Flesh
As: Hayami
1965Seisaku's Wife
As: Hyosuke
1965Story of a Prostitute
As: Akiyama
1964The Scarlet Camellia
As: Seiichi
1964Revenge
As: Koyama Samon
1964Female Ninja Magic
As: Usuzumi
1964Sweet Sweat
As: Fujii
1964Intentions of Murder
As: Kazuyuki Tamaru
- 1963
The Insect Woman
As: Ken
1963A Modern Samurai Village
As: Tajima Taichi
1962Elegant Beast
As: Pinosaku, the singer
1962Cat Changed Into Tiger
As: Life insurance agent
1962The Temple of Wild Geese
As: Kuniitsu Takami
1961Living by Karate
As: Heisuke
1961Pigs and Battleships
As: Gunji
1960The Tokyo Mighty Guy
As: Hamakawa
1960Smashing the 0-Line
As: Lee
1960The Sleeping Beast Within
As: Reporter Horibe
1960Take Aim at the Police Van
As: Gorô Kashima
1959Room for Let
As: Minoru Eto
1958Crimson Wings
As: Yukihiro Ando
1958Endless Desire
As: A teacher
1958The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
As: Seikichi Kawarai
1958Nishi Ginza Station
As: Mantaro
1958Stolen Desire
As: Toshiro
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
As: Kinzo
1957Inn of the Floating Weeds
As: Taki
1956Frankie the Milkman
As: Shingo Yamaguchi
1956Hungry Soul, Part II
As: Tachibana's Old Friend B
1956Our Town
As: Keikichi
1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
As: Sankichi
1955Till We Meet Again
As: Doc Misawa
1955Burden of Love
As: Secretary Torii