Shoichi Ozawa
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, ...
Known For
Filmography
Free and Easy 18
2007
Kah-chan
2001
as Landlord
The Eel
1997
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989
Black Rain
1989
as Shokichi
Gonza the Spearman
1986
as Boatman
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Katsuzô
Nuclear Scrapbook
1982
as Narrator
Eijanaika
1981
as Sakunojo
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as 常三郎
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
Winter's Flower
1978
as Chan
The Boxer
1977
as Apartment Manager
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
The Gate of Youth
1975
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
1974
as Fan
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
Ichijo's Wet Lust
1972
as Ramen Shop Owner
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972
as Seitaro Marukawa
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Tanikawa
The Pirates of Buban
1972
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Ushimatsu
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Chinkai Ō
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Ō Sōkai
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
The Girl I Abandoned
1969
喜劇 深夜族
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
Prime Time Girls
1969
The Neon Taiheiki
1968
as as Toshinori, Masumoto
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
The Human Bullet
1968
as Sergeant
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
Scrap Collectors
1968
Young Challengers
1968
as Shintaro Namikawa
The Shy Deceiver
1968
as Narrator
Sun Above, Death Below
1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Han Pei-kan
Explosion Course
1967
as Narrator
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Love for an Idiot
1967
as Jôji Kawai
Classmates
1967
as Sublieutenant Doi
Express Train
1967
Traveling in Party
1967
Song of Love
1967
as Postman
Zoku izuko e
1967
Band of Ninja
1967
as Narrator
The Pornographers
1966
as Subuyan Ogata
The River Yokobori
1966
as Gamakuchi
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Once a Rainy Day
1966
The Threat
1966
Till We Meet Again
1966
Ohana han
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Rukichi Saruta
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965
as Hayami
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Hyosuke
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965
A Smell of Money
1965
Story of a Prostitute
1965
as Akiyama
The Black Cat
1965
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Tadashi Hayakawa
Color
1965
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
1965
Masseur War Story
1965
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
A Story from Echigo
1964
Revenge
1964
as Koyama Samon
Our Happiness Alone
1964
Female Ninja Magic
1964
as Usuzumi
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Seiichi
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Fujii
The Spying Sorceress
1964
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Gambling Den Breakdown
1964
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Tajima Taichi
The Insect Woman
1963
as Ken
Badge of the Night
1963
Bad Girl
1963
The Maid Story
1963
The Gambling Monk
1963
Under the Roof of Young Tokyo
1963
as Toshio Kitamura (Ritsuko's husband)
Foundry Town
1962
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
Elegant Beast
1962
as Paburisuta Pinosaku
Fresh Leaves
1962
Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi
1962
Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure
1962
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Kuniitsu Takami
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Cat Changed Into Tiger
1962
as Life insurance agent
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Gunji
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Whistling in the Darkness
1961
Dai shusse monogatari
1961
The Song of the Season
1961
Tokyo Knights
1961
A Killer Without a Grave
1961
Living by Karate
1961
as Heisuke
That Guy and I
1961
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Gorô Kashima
He's the Witness
1960
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960
as Reporter Horibe
Smashing the 0-Line
1960
as Lee
The War Without Weapons
1960
as Kiyoshi, farmer
Jungle Block
1960
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
as Hamakawa
六三制愚連隊
1960
おヤエの家つき女中
1959
Room for Let
1959
as Minoru Eto
Elegy to Youth
1959
おヤエのママさん女中
1959
My Second Brother
1959
Stolen Desire
1958
as Toshiro
Forbidden Lips
1958
Wolves of the Night
1958
The Girl from Osaka
1958
Endless Desire
1958
as A teacher
A Slope in the Sun
1958
Young Breasts
1958
Crimson Wings
1958
as Yukihiro Ando
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Seikichi Kawarai
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
as Mantaro
Tokyo Bus Girl
1958
Zoku fûfu hyakkei
1958
as Thief
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kinzo
Inn of the Floating Weeds
1957
as Taki
Temptation
1957
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki
1957
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Shingo Yamaguchi
Our Town
1956
as Keikichi
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Sankichi
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Tachibana's Old Friend B
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
Sound of Youth
1956
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Doc Misawa
Burden of Love
1955
as Secretary Torii
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
as Union Member