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Shoichi Ozawa
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.
As actor
Free and Easy 18
The Eel
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Black Rain
Gonza the Spearman
The Ballad of Narayama
Nuclear Scrapbook
Eijanaika
Rennyo and His Mother
Tora-san's Promise
Vengeance Is Mine
Winter's Flower
The Boxer
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Gate of Youth
Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Ichijo's Wet Lust
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
Summer Soldiers
The Pirates of Buban
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
The Girl I Abandoned
喜劇 深夜族
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu