Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
06 Apr, 1929 (96 years old)
Death date
10 Dec, 2012
Shoichi Ozawa
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
Acting
1997
The Eel
1989
Black Rain
1983
The Ballad of Narayama
1981
Tora-san's Promise
1979
Vengeance Is Mine
1978
Winter's Flower
1975
The Gate of Youth
1968
The Shy Deceiver
1967
Song of Love
1965
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965
Seisaku's Wife
1965
Story of a Prostitute
1964
Revenge
1964
Intentions of Murder
1962
The Graceful Brute
1962
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
1961
Tokyo Knights
1961
Pigs and Battleships
1960
Smashing the 0-Line
1960
The Sleeping Beast Within
1958
Stolen Desire
1958
A Slope in the Sun
1957
Temptation
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1956
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District