Shoichi Ozawa
Actor
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.
Filmography
Vengeance Is Mine
as Nisshinbo Section Manager 1979
Black Rain
as Shokichi 1989
The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor 1997
The Insect Woman
as Ken 1963
Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji 1961
Intentions of Murder
as Kazuyuki Tamaru 1964
The Pornographers
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata 1966
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kinzo 1957
Story of a Prostitute
as Akiyama 1965
Take Aim at the Police Van
as Gorô Kashima 1960
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami 1965
Seisaku's Wife
as Hyosuke 1965
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Sankichi 1956
Revenge
as Koyama Samon 1964
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Elegant Beast
as Pinosaku, the singer 1962