Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1929-04-06
Day of Death
2012-12-10
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.
Filmography (144)
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Unknown
Free and Easy 18
2007
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
The Eel
1997
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Unknown
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Unknown
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Shokichi
Black Rain
1989
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Boatman
Gonza the Spearman
1986
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Katsuzô
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Narrator
Nuclear Scrapbook
1982
⭐ 8.7
Role:
Tsunesaburo
Tora-san's Promise
1981
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Unknown
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Sakunojo
Eijanaika
1981
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Nisshinbo Section Manager
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Chan
Winter's Flower
1978
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Apartment Manager
Boxer
1977
⭐ 8.2
Role:
Unknown
