Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Born April 06, 1929 (Age: 96) 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.
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.
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Filmography

Nuclear Scrapbook

Nuclear Scrapbook

1982 as Narrator Age: 53
Comedy: Love and Justice Among  Cheaters

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974 as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada Age: 45
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

1971 as Age: 41
Five Gents and a Kuniang

Five Gents and a Kuniang

1970 as Ō Sōkai Age: 40
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

1970 as Chinkai Ō Age: 40
The Girl I Abandoned

The Girl I Abandoned

1969 as Age: 40
喜劇 深夜族

喜劇 深夜族

1969 as Age: 40
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

1969 as Age: 40
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

1969 as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales) Age: 40
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

1969 as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager) Age: 39
Scrap Collectors

Scrap Collectors

1968 as Age: 39
Sun Above, Death Below

Sun Above, Death Below

1968 as Age: 39
Japan's No. 1 Traitor

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

1968 as Age: 39
Young Challengers

Young Challengers

1968 as Shintaro Namikawa Age: 39
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

1968 as Age: 39
The Shy Deceiver

The Shy Deceiver

1968 as Narrator Age: 39
Neon taiheiki

Neon taiheiki

1968 as as Toshinori, Masumoto Age: 39
Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968 as Age: 38
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

1968 as Han Pei-kan Age: 38
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

1968 as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer) Age: 38
Ohana han: Dai ni bu

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

1966 as Kamekichi Hosokura Age: 37
3 Raccoon Dogs

3 Raccoon Dogs

1966 as Rukichi Saruta Age: 37
Ohana han

Ohana han

1966 as Kamekichi Hosokura Age: 37
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす

駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす

1965 as Age: 35
Gambling Den Breakdown

Gambling Den Breakdown

1964 as Age: 35
The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

1963 as Age: 34
The Maid Story

The Maid Story

1963 as Age: 34
Badge of the Night

Badge of the Night

1963 as Age: 33
A Modern Samurai Village

A Modern Samurai Village

1963 as Tajima Taichi Age: 33
Ponkotsu oyaji

Ponkotsu oyaji

1962 as Age: 33
Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

1962 as Age: 33
Fresh Leaves

Fresh Leaves

1962 as Age: 33
Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi

1962 as Age: 33
Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

1962 as Age: 33
Cat Changed Into Tiger

Cat Changed Into Tiger

1962 as Life insurance agent Age: 32
Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962 as Age: 32
The Song of the Season

The Song of the Season

1961 as Age: 32
That Guy and I

That Guy and I

1961 as Age: 32
Whistling in the Darkness

Whistling in the Darkness

1961 as Age: 32
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

1961 as Age: 32
Living by Karate

Living by Karate

1961 as Heisuke Age: 32
A Killer Without a Grave

A Killer Without a Grave

1961 as Age: 31
Tokyo Knights

Tokyo Knights

1961 as Age: 31
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961 as Gunji Age: 31
Dai shusse monogatari

Dai shusse monogatari

1961 as Age: 31
The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

1960 as Age: 31
Tokyo Mighty Guy

Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960 as Hamakawa Age: 31
Smashing the 0-Line

Smashing the 0-Line

1960 as Lee Age: 31
The Sleeping Beast Within

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960 as Reporter Horibe Age: 31
He's the Witness

He's the Witness

1960 as Age: 30
六三制愚連隊

六三制愚連隊

1960 as Age: 30
My Second Brother

My Second Brother

1959 as Age: 30
Elegy to Youth

Elegy to Youth

1959 as Age: 30
Room for Let

Room for Let

1959 as Minoru Eto Age: 30
おヤエの家つき女中

おヤエの家つき女中

1959 as Age: 29
おヤエのママさん女中

おヤエのママさん女中

1959 as Age: 29
Crimson Wings

Crimson Wings

1958 as Yukihiro Ando Age: 29
Wolves of the Night

Wolves of the Night

1958 as Age: 29
Young Breasts

Young Breasts

1958 as Age: 29
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958 as Seikichi Kawarai Age: 29
Tokyo Bus Girl

Tokyo Bus Girl

1958 as Age: 29
No Image

The Girl from Osaka

1958 as Age: 29
A Slope in the Sun

A Slope in the Sun

1958 as Age: 29
Forbidden Lips

Forbidden Lips

1958 as Age: 28
Frankie the Milkman

Frankie the Milkman

1956 as Shingo Yamaguchi Age: 27
Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956 as Tachibana's Old Friend B Age: 27
Our Town

Our Town

1956 as Keikichi Age: 27
Seishun no oto

Seishun no oto

1956 as Age: 27
Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956 as Age: 27
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1955 as Doc Misawa Age: 26
Burden of Love

Burden of Love

1955 as Secretary Torii Age: 25