Shoichi Ozawa
Acting
Born April 6, 1929 · 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.
Known For · 40 titles
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
The Ballad of Narayama
The Boxer
Room for Let
Young Breasts
Color
Burden of Love
Frankie the Milkman
The Eel
Vengeance Is Mine
Scrap Collectors
Neon taiheiki
Story of a Prostitute
The Insect Woman
Black Rain
The Pornographers
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki
Ichijo's Wet Lust
Express Train
Sun Above, Death Below
A Story from Echigo
Pigs and Battleships
The Human Bullet
Revenge
Pleasures of the Flesh
Foundry Town
Intentions of Murder
Love for an Idiot
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Bad Girl
The Scarlet Camellia
Gonza the Spearman
The Gate of Youth
Tokyo Knights
My Second Brother
Eijanaika
Female Ninja Magic
The Temple of Wild Geese
Winter's Flower
A Modern Samurai Village