
Shoichi Ozawa
Acting
1929-04-06 - Present
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.
Credits

Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian In Japan, Authentic Accountas

The Ballad of NarayamaasKatsuzô

The PornographersasYoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata

The EelasGynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Story of a ProstituteasAkiyama

Vengeance Is MineasNisshinbo Section Manager

Love for an IdiotasJôji Kawai

The Insect WomanasKen

Black RainasShokichi

Pigs and BattleshipsasGunji

The Temple of Wild GeeseasKuniitsu Takami

Take Aim at the Police VanasGorô Kashima

Ichijo's Wet LustasRamen Shop Owner

Intentions of MurderasKazuyuki Tamaru

Gonza the SpearmanasBoatman

Stolen DesireasToshiro

Why Not?asSakunojo

Pleasures of the FleshasHayami

Seisaku's WifeasHyosuke

Endless DesireasA teacher

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraasKinzo

Foundry Townas

Winter's FlowerasChan

The Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanasUshimatsu

The Sleeping Beast WithinasReporter Horibe

RevengeasKoyama Samon

The Human Bulletas

The Threatas

おヤエの家つき女中as

Hungry Soul, Part IIasTachibana's Old Friend B

Elegant BeastasPinosaku, the singer

Crimson WingsasYukihiro Ando

Temptationas

Female Ninja MagicasUsuzumi

Sun Above, Death Belowas

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictasSankichi

The Scarlet CamelliaasSeiichi

Jungle Blockas
Once a Rainy Dayas

The Gambling Monkas

Fresh Leavesas

A Sandcastle Model Family Homeas

The Shy Deceiveras

Bad Girlas

Forbidden Lipsas

Trigger Happy RomeoasTadashi Hayakawa

Summer SoldiersasTanikawa

Young ChallengersasShintaro Namikawa

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2as

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taroas

Nippon no obaachanas

Inn of the Floating WeedsasTaki

Cold Rice, Osan, Chanas

Song of LoveasPostman

Frankie the MilkmanasShingo Yamaguchi

Nishi Ginza StationasMantaro

Tōkyō no basugāruas

Five Gents and Karate GrandpaasHan Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)

That Guy and Ias

A Killer Without a Graveas

A Story from Echigoas

Sweet SweatasFujii

He's the Witnessas

The Man Who Wagers TomorrowasSeikichi Kawarai

Rennyo and His Motheras

The Glamorous Ghostas

A Modern Samurai VillageasTajima Taichi

Whistling in the Darknessas

A Slope in the Sunas

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchūas

Traveling in Partyas

The Girl I Abandonedas

Cat Changed Into TigerasLife insurance agent

BoxerasApartment Manager

Black Comedy - Ah, Foolas

The River YokoboriasGamakuchi

Till We Meet AgainasDoc Misawa

Smashing the 0-LineasLee

The Gate of Youthas

The Maid Storyas

Silence Has No Wingsas

Our TownasKeikichi

Free and Easy 18as

Express Trainas

Ponkotsu oyajias

Burden of LoveasSecretary Torii

Ohana han: Dai ni buasKamekichi Hosokura

ClassmatesasSublieutenant Doi

Till We Meet Againas
The Girl from Osakaas

The Golden Bat Shows UpasSeitaro Marukawa

The Pirates of Bubanas

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part IIasTomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)

Quick-Draw Dogas

Ohana hanasKamekichi Hosokura

The Black Catas

Zoku izuko eas

Tokyo Knightsas

The War Without Weaponsas

喜劇 深夜族as

The Spying Sorceressas

Coloras

Comedy: Love and Justice Among CheatersasGontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada

Living by KarateasHeisuke

Our Happiness Aloneas

The Ghost of the One Eyed Manas

Room for LetasMinoru Eto

The Song of the Seasonas

Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantasHan Pei-kan

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzureas

Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishias

Wild Ducks and Green Onionsas

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougaias

六三制愚連隊as

Dai shusse monogatarias

Twice on a Certain Nightas

How to Be the Worst of Office Workersas

Elegy to Youthas

The Donkey Comes on a Tankas

Japan's No. 1 Traitoras

The Tokyo Mighty GuyasHamakawa

5 Gents Fly to KyushuasShigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)

Wolves of the Nightas

Young Breastsas
A Smell of Moneyas

おヤエのママさん女中as

Badge of the Nightas

I Can Hear the Duck Singingas

駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらすas

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-kias

Tora-san's PromiseasTsunesaburo

Gambling Den Breakdownas

Five Gents Fly to TaiwanasChinkai Ō

Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkankias

Neon taiheikiasas Toshinori, Masumoto

Scrap Collectorsas

Five Gents and a KuniangasŌ Sōkai

Nuclear ScrapbookasNarrator

Explosion CourseasNarrator