Shoichi Ozawa
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-04-06 – 2012-12-10
Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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 Eel
1997Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Pigs and Battleships
1961Gunji
A Modern Samurai Village
1963Tajima Taichi
Explosion Course
1967Narrator
The Ballad of Narayama
1983Katsuzô
The Pornographers
1966Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
The Insect Woman
1963Ken
Stolen Desire
1958Toshiro
Neon taiheiki
1968as Toshinori, Masumoto
Foundry Town
1962
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
The River Yokobori
1966Gamakuchi
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960Gorô Kashima
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965Hayami
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Badge of the Night
1963
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
Nuclear Scrapbook
1982Narrator
Silence Has No Wings
1966