Actor

Shoichi Ozawa

Acting

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Acting credits

139

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Movies: 139Series: 0Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 142454

IMDb ID: nm0654726

Known for: Acting

Born: April 6, 1929

Died: December 10, 2012

Age: 83

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 2007

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q2164286

Also known as

Shôichi Ozawa • Соити Одзава • Сёити Одзава

Other jobs

Producer (1)Production Coordinator (1)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Shoichi Ozawa.