Shoichi Ozawa
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
Free and Easy 18
Free and Easy 18
The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Black Rain
as Shokichi
Black Rain
as Shokichi
Gonza the Spearman
as Boatman
Gonza the Spearman
as Boatman
The Ballad of Narayama
as Katsuzô
The Ballad of Narayama
as Katsuzô
Nuclear Scrapbook
as Narrator
Nuclear Scrapbook
as Narrator
Tora-san's Promise
as Tsunesaburo
Tora-san's Promise
as Tsunesaburo
Eijanaika
as Sakunojo
Eijanaika
as Sakunojo
Vengeance Is Mine
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
Vengeance Is Mine
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
Winter's Flower
as Chan
Winter's Flower
as Chan
The Boxer
as Apartment Manager
The Boxer
as Apartment Manager
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Gate of Youth
The Gate of Youth
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
as Fan
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
as Fan
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
Ichijo's Wet Lust
as Ramen Shop Owner
Ichijo's Wet Lust
as Ramen Shop Owner
Summer Soldiers
as Tanikawa
Summer Soldiers
as Tanikawa
The Pirates of Buban
The Pirates of Buban
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
as Ushimatsu
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
as Ushimatsu
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Ō Sōkai
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Ō Sōkai
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Chinkai Ō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Chinkai Ō
Prime Time Girls
Prime Time Girls
The Girl I Abandoned
The Girl I Abandoned
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
The Human Bullet
as Sergeant
The Human Bullet
as Sergeant
Young Challengers
as Shintaro Namikawa
Young Challengers
as Shintaro Namikawa
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Han Pei-kan
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Han Pei-kan
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
Love for an Idiot
as Jôji Kawai
Love for an Idiot
as Jôji Kawai
Express Train
Express Train
Quick-Draw Dog
Quick-Draw Dog
Song of Love
as Postman
Song of Love
as Postman
Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e
Band of Ninja
as Narrator
Band of Ninja
as Narrator
Explosion Course
as Narrator
Explosion Course
as Narrator
Once a Rainy Day
Once a Rainy Day
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Ohana han
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Ohana han
as Kamekichi Hosokura
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
The Pornographers
as Subuyan Ogata
The Pornographers
as Subuyan Ogata
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tadashi Hayakawa
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tadashi Hayakawa
A Smell of Money
A Smell of Money
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami
Seisaku's Wife
as Hyosuke
Seisaku's Wife
as Hyosuke
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Spying Sorceress
The Spying Sorceress
The Scarlet Camellia
as Seiichi
The Scarlet Camellia
as Seiichi
Revenge
as Koyama Samon
Revenge
as Koyama Samon
Sweet Sweat
as Fujii
Sweet Sweat
as Fujii
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
Our Happiness Alone
Our Happiness Alone
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
The Gambling Monk
The Gambling Monk
The Maid Story
The Maid Story
A Modern Samurai Village
as Tajima Taichi
A Modern Samurai Village
as Tajima Taichi
Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji
Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji
The War Without Weapons
as Kiyoshi, farmer
The War Without Weapons
as Kiyoshi, farmer
Tokyo Mighty Guy
as Hamakawa
Tokyo Mighty Guy
as Hamakawa
おヤエの家つき女中
おヤエの家つき女中
おヤエのママさん女中
おヤエのママさん女中
Endless Desire
as A teacher
Endless Desire
as A teacher
The Girl from Osaka
The Girl from Osaka
Temptation
Temptation
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Sankichi
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Sankichi
Burden of Love
as Secretary Torii
Burden of Love
as Secretary Torii