Acting · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Born April 6, 1929
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.
MovieFree and Easy 18
2007
MovieThe Eel
1997
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
MovieI Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
MovieA Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989
MovieBlack Rain
1989
as Shokichi
MovieGonza the Spearman
1986
as Boatman
MovieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Katsuzô
MovieNuclear Scrapbook
1982
as Narrator
MovieTora-san's Promise
1981
as Tsunesaburo
MovieRennyo and His Mother
1981
MovieEijanaika
1981
as Sakunojo
MovieVengeance Is Mine
1979
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
MovieWinter's Flower
1978
as Chan
MovieBoxer
1977
as Apartment Manager
MovieThe Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
MovieThe Gate of Youth
1975
MovieKaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
1974
as Fan
MovieComedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
MovieIchijo's Wet Lust
1972
as Ramen Shop Owner
MovieKamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972
as Seitaro Marukawa
MovieSummer Soldiers
1972
as Tanikawa
MovieThe Pirates of Buban
1972
MovieKigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
MovieThe Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Ushimatsu
MovieFive Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Ō Sōkai
MovieFive Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Chinkai Ō
MoviePrime Time Girls
1969
MovieThe Girl I Abandoned
1969
Movie喜劇 深夜族
1969
MovieBlack Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
Movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Tomitabayashi Shigeichi (sales)
Movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager)
MovieScrap Collectors
1968
MovieSun Above, Death Below
1968
MovieJapan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
MovieThe Human Bullet
1968
as Sergeant
MovieYoung Challengers
1968
as Shintaro Namikawa
MovieHow to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
MovieThe Shy Deceiver
1968
as Narrator
MovieNeon taiheiki
1968
as as Toshinori, Masumoto
MovieWild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
MovieFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Han Pei-kan
MovieFive Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Han Ping-han (Hong Kong Buyer)
MovieTraveling in Party
1967
MovieLove for an Idiot
1967
as Jôji Kawai
MovieClassmates
1967
as Sublieutenant Doi
MovieExpress Train
1967
MovieQuick-Draw Dog
1967
MovieSong of Love
1967
as Postman
MovieZoku izuko e
1967
MovieBand of Ninja
1967
as Narrator
MovieExplosion Course
1967
as Narrator
Once a Rainy Day
1966
MovieOhana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
MovieThe River Yokobori
1966
as Gamakuchi
Movie3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Rukichi Saruta
MovieOhana han
1966
as Kamekichi Hosokura
MovieTill We Meet Again
1966
MovieThe Pornographers
1966
as Subuyan Ogata
MovieThe Threat
1966
MovieSilence Has No Wings
1966
MovieTrigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Tadashi Hayakawa
A Smell of Money
1965
MovieThe Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965
MoviePleasures of the Flesh
1965
as Hayami
MovieSeisaku's Wife
1965
as Hyosuke
MovieColor
1965
MovieCold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
MovieStory of a Prostitute
1965
as Akiyama
MovieThe Black Cat
1965
Movie駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
MovieThe Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
MovieThe Spying Sorceress
1964
MovieThe Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Seiichi
MovieRevenge
1964
as Koyama Samon
MovieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964
MovieFemale Ninja Magic
1964
as Usuzumi
MovieSweet Sweat
1964
as Fujii
MovieGambling Den Breakdown
1964
MovieIntentions of Murder
1964
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
MovieA Story from Echigo
1964
MovieOur Happiness Alone
1964
MovieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
MovieThe Insect Woman
1963
as Ken
MovieThe Gambling Monk
1963
MovieThe Maid Story
1963
MovieBadge of the Night
1963
MovieBad Girl
1963
MovieA Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Tajima Taichi
MovieElegant Beast
1962
as Paburisuta Pinosaku
MoviePonkotsu oyaji
1962
MovieShashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure
1962
MovieFresh Leaves
1962
MovieEigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi
1962
MovieShūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
1962
MovieFoundry Town
1962
MovieCat Changed Into Tiger
1962
as Life insurance agent
MovieThe Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Kuniitsu Takami
MovieNippon no obaachan
1962
MovieThe Song of the Season
1961
MovieThat Guy and I
1961
MovieWhistling in the Darkness
1961
MovieŌatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
MovieLiving by Karate
1961
as Heisuke
MovieA Killer Without a Grave
1961
MovieTokyo Knights
1961
MoviePigs and Battleships
1961
as Gunji
MovieDai shusse monogatari
1961
MovieThe War Without Weapons
1960
MovieTokyo Mighty Guy
1960
as Hamakawa
MovieSmashing the 0-Line
1960
as Lee
MovieJungle Block
1960
MovieThe Sleeping Beast Within
1960
as Reporter Horibe
MovieHe's the Witness
1960
Movie六三制愚連隊
1960
MovieTake Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Gorô Kashima
MovieMy Second Brother
1959
MovieElegy to Youth
1959
MovieRoom for Let
1959
as Minoru Eto
Movieおヤエの家つき女中
1959
Movieおヤエのママさん女中
1959
MovieCrimson Wings
1958
as Yukihiro Ando
MovieEndless Desire
1958
as A teacher
MovieWolves of the Night
1958
MovieYoung Breasts
1958
MovieThe Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Seikichi Kawarai
MovieNishi Ginza Station
1958
as Mantaro
MovieTokyo Bus Girl
1958
The Girl from Osaka
1958
MovieStolen Desire
1958
as Toshiro
MovieA Slope in the Sun
1958
MovieForbidden Lips
1958
MovieTemptation
1957
MovieA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kinzo
MovieFrankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki
1957
MovieInn of the Floating Weeds
1957
as Taki
MovieFrankie the Milkman
1956
as Shingo Yamaguchi
MovieHungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Tachibana's Old Friend B
MovieOur Town
1956
as Keikichi
MovieSuzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Sankichi
MovieSeishun no oto
1956
MovieTwice on a Certain Night
1956
MovieTill We Meet Again
1955
as Doc Misawa
MovieBurden of Love
1955
as Secretary Torii
