
Cast
Shoichi Ozawa
Acting
Cast
Shoichi Ozawa
Known for
Acting
Born
1929-04-06
From
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died
2012-12-10
Also known as Shôichi Ozawa , Соити Одзава, Сёити Одзава
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.

The Ballad of Narayama
as Katsuzô

The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Story of a Prostitute
as Akiyama

The Insect Woman
as Ken

Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
as Fan

Vengeance Is Mine
as Nisshinbo Section Manager

Ichijo's Wet Lust
as Ramen Shop Owner

Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji

Gonza the Spearman
as Boatman

Black Rain
as Shokichi

The Scarlet Camellia
as Seiichi

Take Aim at the Police Van
as Gorô Kashima

Elegant Beast
as Pinosaku, the singer

Revenge
as Koyama Samon

Love for an Idiot
as Jôji Kawai

Winter's Flower
as Chan

Intentions of Murder
as Kazuyuki Tamaru

Eijanaika
as Sakunojo

Endless Desire
as A teacher

Till We Meet Again
as Doc Misawa

Boxer
as Apartment Manager

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kinzo

Female Ninja Magic
as Usuzumi

The Sleeping Beast Within
as Reporter Horibe

My Second Brother

Bad Girl

The Gate of Youth

Room for Let
as Minoru Eto

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Sankichi

The Temple of Wild Geese
as Kuniitsu Takami

Cat Changed Into Tiger
as Life insurance agent

Silence Has No Wings

The Pornographers
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata

Stolen Desire
as Toshiro

Foundry Town

Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami

The Human Bullet

A Story from Echigo

Sweet Sweat
as Fujii

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

The Shy Deceiver
as Narrator

Zoku izuko e

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
as Ushimatsu

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Elegy to Youth

Seisaku's Wife
as Hyosuke

Tora-san's Promise
as Tsunesaburo

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

The Gambling Monk

The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada

Band of Ninja
as Narrator

Young Breasts

Jungle Block

Ohana han
as Kamekichi Hosokura

Frankie the Milkman
as Shingo Yamaguchi

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

Summer Soldiers
as Tanikawa

The Pirates of Buban

Free and Easy 18

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

Our Happiness Alone

Once a Rainy Day

That Guy and I

Nippon no obaachan

The Glamorous Ghost

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Seikichi Kawarai

Temptation

Young Challengers
as Shintaro Namikawa

Smashing the 0-Line
as Lee

A Slope in the Sun

Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Kamekichi Hosokura

The Threat

Till We Meet Again

A Smell of Money

喜劇 深夜族

Sun Above, Death Below

Neon taiheiki
as as Toshinori, Masumoto

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Han Pei-kan

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Chinkai Ō

Tokyo Knights

The Girl I Abandoned

A Modern Samurai Village
as Tajima Taichi

Badge of the Night

The Song of the Season

The Spying Sorceress

The Maid Story

Ponkotsu oyaji

Our Town
as Keikichi

Inn of the Floating Weeds
as Taki

駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす

Scrap Collectors

Rennyo and His Mother

Hungry Soul, Part II
as Tachibana's Old Friend B

Classmates
as Sublieutenant Doi

A Killer Without a Grave

Traveling in Party

Burden of Love
as Secretary Torii

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

Twice on a Certain Night

Forbidden Lips

Dai shusse monogatari

Wolves of the Night

Tokyo Mighty Guy
as Hamakawa

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

The War Without Weapons

Color

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

Song of Love
as Postman

Fresh Leaves

The River Yokobori
as Gamakuchi

Quick-Draw Dog

The Black Cat

Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Ō Sōkai

Explosion Course
as Narrator

Nishi Ginza Station
as Mantaro

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

The Girl from Osaka

Gambling Den Breakdown

おヤエの家つき女中

Tokyo Bus Girl

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki

3 Raccoon Dogs
as Rukichi Saruta

Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
as Seitaro Marukawa

六三制愚連隊

Express Train

He's the Witness

Living by Karate
as Heisuke

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tadashi Hayakawa

Crimson Wings
as Yukihiro Ando

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

Whistling in the Darkness

おヤエのママさん女中

Seishun no oto

Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

Prime Time Girls

Nuclear Scrapbook
as Narrator