Shoichi Ozawa
KNOWN FOR View Movie
as Katsuzô The Ballad of Narayama 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.
Filmography
The Ballad of Narayama
as Katsuzô
Vengeance Is Mine
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
Black Rain
as Shokichi
The Eel
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
The Insect Woman
as Ken
Pigs and Battleships
as Gunji
The Pornographers
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
Intentions of Murder
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
Story of a Prostitute
as Akiyama
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Hayami
Take Aim at the Police Van
as Gorô Kashima
Seisaku's Wife
as Hyosuke
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Sankichi
Revenge
as Koyama Samon
Elegant Beast
as Pinosaku, the singer
Why Not?
as Sakunojo
Nishi Ginza Station
as Mantaro
Gonza the Spearman
as Boatman