Shoichi Ozawa
Actor · Producer · Production Coordinator
Born Apr 6, 1929 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1955–2012
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.
Filmography
The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — KatsuzôVengeance Is Mine (1979) — Nisshinbo Section ManagerBlack Rain (1989) — ShokichiThe Eel (1997) — Gynaecolology Clinic DoctorThe Insect Woman (1963) — KenPigs and Battleships (1961) — GunjiThe Pornographers (1966) — Subuyan OgataIntentions of Murder (1964) — Kazuyuki TamaruA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) — KinzoRevenge (1964) — Koyama SamonStory of a Prostitute (1965) — AkiyamaSeisaku's Wife (1965) — HyosukeElegant Beast (1962) — Paburisuta PinosakuSuzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956) — SankichiExplosion Course (1967) — NarratorThe Maid Story (1963)Twice on a Certain Night (1956)Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974) — Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969) — Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)Silence Has No Wings (1966)Foundry Town (1962)Gonza the Spearman (1986) — BoatmanTake Aim at the Police Van (1960) — Gorô KashimaTora-san's Promise (1981) — Tsunesaburo