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name: "Shoichi Ozawa"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 April 1929"
died: "10 December 2012"
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updated: "2026-09-16T14:08:06.964885+00:00"
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# Shoichi Ozawa

Actor. Born 6 April 1929 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Died 10 December 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 April 1929, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- **Died:** 10 December 2012
- **Also known as:** Shôichi Ozawa , Соити Одзава, Сёити Одзава

## Biography

Shōichi Ozawa was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer and researcher of Japanese folk art. Born in Tokyo on 6 April 1929, he graduated from Waseda University and made his stage debut in 1951. He founded the Shabondama-za theatre company and appeared frequently in films directed by Shōhei Imamura and Yūzō Kawashima.

Ozawa is known for roles including Katsuzô in *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), the Nisshinbo Section Manager in *Vengeance Is Mine* (1979), Shokichi in *Black Rain* (1989) and the gynaecology clinic doctor in *The Eel* (1997). He launched a long-running radio show in 1971 and released recordings of traditional performing arts. The Japanese government awarded him the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1994 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2001. He died in Tokyo on 10 December 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Katsuzô — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-narayama.md)

## Also known for

- *Vengeance Is Mine* (1979), Nisshinbo Section Manager
- *Black Rain* (1989), Shokichi
- *The Eel* (1997), Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
- *The Insect Woman* (1963), Ken
- *Pigs and Battleships* (1961), Gunji
- *The Pornographers* (1966), Subuyan Ogata
- *Intentions of Murder* (1964), Kazuyuki Tamaru
- *Story of a Prostitute* (1965), Akiyama

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