Shoichi Ozawa

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Shoichi Ozawa

Acting April 6, 1929

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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…

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The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

7.5 1983 Movie
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

7.6 1979 Movie
The Eel

The Eel

6.9 1997 Movie
Black Rain

Black Rain

7.6 1989 Movie
The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

7.2 1963 Movie
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

7.1 1961 Movie
The Pornographers

The Pornographers

7.3 1966 Movie
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

7.0 1964 Movie
Story of a Prostitute

Story of a Prostitute

6.7 1965 Movie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

7.0 1957 Movie
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

5.0 1974 Movie
Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh

5.8 1965 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    Free and Easy 18

    Movie

  2. 2001
    Kah-chan

    Movie Landlord

  3. 1997
    The Eel

    Movie Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

  4. 1993
    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    Movie

  5. 1989
    A Sandcastle Model Family Home

    Movie

  6. 1989
    Black Rain

    Movie Shokichi

  7. 1986
    Gonza the Spearman

    Movie Boatman

  8. 1983
    The Ballad of Narayama

    Movie Katsuzô

  9. 1982
    Nuclear Scrapbook

    Movie Narrator

  10. 1981
    Tora-san's Promise

    Movie 常三郎

  11. 1981
    Rennyo and His Mother

    Movie

  12. 1981
    Eijanaika

    Movie Sakunojo

  13. 1979
    Vengeance Is Mine

    Movie Nisshinbo Section Manager

  14. 1978
    Winter's Flower

    Movie Chan

  15. 1977
    The Boxer

    Movie Apartment Manager

  16. 1977
    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1975
    The Gate of Youth

    Movie

  2. 1974
    Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

    Movie Fan

  3. 1974
    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Movie Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada

  4. 1972
    Ichijo's Wet Lust

    Movie Ramen Shop Owner

  5. 1972
    Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

    Movie Seitaro Marukawa

  6. 1972
    Summer Soldiers

    Movie Tanikawa

  7. 1972
    The Pirates of Buban

    Movie

  8. 1971
    Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

    Movie

  9. 1970
    The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

    Movie Ushimatsu

  10. 1970
    Five Gents and a Kuniang

    Movie Ō Sōkai

  11. 1970
    Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

    Movie Chinkai Ō

  12. 1969
    Prime Time Girls

    Movie

  13. 1969
    The Girl I Abandoned

    Movie

  14. 1969
    喜劇 深夜族

    Movie

  15. 1969
    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    Movie

  16. 1969
    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

    Movie Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)

  17. 1969
    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

    Movie Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)

  18. 1968
    Scrap Collectors

    Movie

  19. 1968
    Sun Above, Death Below

    Movie

  20. 1968
    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

    Movie

  21. 1968
    The Human Bullet

    Movie Sergeant

  22. 1968
    Young Challengers

    Movie Shintaro Namikawa

  23. 1968
    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    Movie

  24. 1968
    The Shy Deceiver

    Movie Narrator