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    Shoichi Ozawa

    1929-04-06 (95 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

    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

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    Free and Easy 18
    75 %|Sep 8, 2007
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    The Eel
    69 %|May 12, 1997
    Drama, Crime
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    I Can Hear the Duck Singing
    0 %|Sep 11, 1993
    Drama
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    A Sandcastle Model Family Home
    0 %|Sep 15, 1989
    Drama
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    Black Rain
    75.09 %|May 13, 1989
    Drama, History
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    Gonza the Spearman
    70 %|Jan 15, 1986
    Drama
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    The Ballad of Narayama
    75 %|Apr 29, 1983
    Drama
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    Nuclear Scrapbook
    0 %|Nov 30, 1982
    Documentary
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    Tora-san's Promise
    80 %|Dec 28, 1981
    Comedy
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    Rennyo and His Mother
    0 %|Oct 7, 1981
    Animation
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    Why Not?
    64 %|Jan 8, 1981
    Drama
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    Vengeance Is Mine
    75 %|Apr 21, 1979
    Crime, Drama
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    Winter's Flower
    60 %|Jun 17, 1978
    Crime, Drama
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    Boxer
    68 %|Oct 1, 1977
    Drama
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    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
    73 %|Sep 17, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Gate of Youth
    90 %|Feb 15, 1975
    Drama
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    Ichijo's Wet Lust
    62 %|Oct 7, 1972
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Golden Bat Shows Up
    0 %|May 13, 1972
    Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror
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    Summer Soldiers
    60 %|Mar 25, 1972
    Drama, War
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    The Pirates of Buban
    65 %|Jan 1, 1972
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
    69 %|Apr 18, 1970
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Girl I Abandoned
    0 %|Sep 3, 1969
    Drama
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    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
    0 %|Jun 14, 1969
    Comedy
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    Scrap Collectors
    0 %|Nov 28, 1968
    Comedy
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    Sun Above, Death Below
    60 %|Nov 23, 1968
    Crime, Drama
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    Japan for Sale
    0 %|Nov 2, 1968
    Comedy
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    The Human Bullet
    60 %|Oct 22, 1968
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    Young Challengers
    0 %|Oct 12, 1968
    Drama
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    The Shy Deceiver
    50 %|Jun 15, 1968
    Comedy
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    Neon taiheiki
    0 %|Apr 13, 1968
    Comedy, Drama
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    Wild Ducks and Green Onions
    0 %|Mar 16, 1968
    Adventure, Comedy
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    Traveling in Party
    60 %|Nov 12, 1967
    Comedy
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    Love for an Idiot
    58 %|Jul 29, 1967
    Comedy, Drama
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    Song of Love
    0 %|Jul 1, 1967
    Comedy
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    Classmates
    65 %|Jun 3, 1967
    Drama, War
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    Express Train
    60 %|Jun 3, 1967
    Comedy
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    Quick-Draw Dog
    0 %|May 27, 1967
    Action
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    Explosion Course
    0 %|Feb 4, 1967
    Documentary
    actor
    Once a Rainy Day
    0 %|Oct 1, 1966
    Romance
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    The River Yokobori
    0 %|Sep 15, 1966
    Drama
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    Till We Meet Again
    0 %|Jun 1, 1966
    Drama
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    The Pornographers
    73 %|Mar 12, 1966
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    The Threat
    68 %|Feb 17, 1966
    Crime, Action
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    Silence Has No Wings
    69 %|Feb 11, 1966
    Drama
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    Trigger Happy Romeo
    0 %|Dec 24, 1965
    Action, Crime
    actor
    A Smell of Money
    0 %|Dec 5, 1965
    Comedy
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    The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
    0 %|Sep 4, 1965
    Horror
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    Pleasures of the Flesh
    57 %|Aug 29, 1965
    Drama, Comedy
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    Seisaku's Wife
    72 %|Jun 25, 1965
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
    64 %|Apr 10, 1965
    Drama
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    Story of a Prostitute
    66.06 %|Feb 27, 1965
    Drama, Romance, War
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    The Black Cat
    0 %|Feb 13, 1965
    Romance, Drama
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    The Spying Sorceress
    0 %|Dec 12, 1964
    Action, Romance, Fantasy
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    The Scarlet Camellia
    50 %|Nov 21, 1964
    Drama, Crime
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    Revenge
    75.25999999999999 %|Nov 1, 1964
    Drama, Thriller, Action
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    The Glamorous Ghost
    60 %|Oct 3, 1964
    Mystery
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    Female Ninja Magic
    69 %|Oct 3, 1964
    Action, Drama
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    Sweet Sweat
    0 %|Sep 19, 1964
    Drama
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    Intentions of Murder
    71 %|Jun 28, 1964
    Drama
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    A Story from Echigo
    72 %|May 9, 1964
    Drama
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    Our Happiness Alone
    0 %|Mar 29, 1964
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    The Insect Woman
    73.83 %|Nov 16, 1963
    Drama
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    The Gambling Monk
    0 %|Oct 13, 1963
    Comedy
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    The Maid Story
    0 %|Jun 16, 1963
    Comedy
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    Badge of the Night
    0 %|Mar 31, 1963
    Drama, Crime
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    Bad Girl
    78 %|Mar 16, 1963
    Drama, Romance
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    A Modern Samurai Village
    0 %|Feb 24, 1963
    Drama
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    Elegant Beast
    71 %|Dec 26, 1962
    Comedy, Drama
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    Ponkotsu oyaji
    0 %|Nov 14, 1962
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    Fresh Leaves
    0 %|Oct 6, 1962
    Drama
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    Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki
    0 %|Apr 22, 1962
    Comedy
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    Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
    72 %|Apr 8, 1962
    Drama
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    Cat Changed Into Tiger
    0 %|Jan 23, 1962
    Comedy
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    The Temple of Wild Geese
    62.5 %|Jan 21, 1962
    Drama
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    Nippon no obaachan
    0 %|Jan 3, 1962
    Comedy
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    That Guy and I
    100 %|Sep 10, 1961
    Romance, Comedy
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    Whistling in the Darkness
    0 %|May 28, 1961
    Crime
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    Living by Karate
    60 %|Apr 16, 1961
    Action, Comedy
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    A Killer Without a Grave
    60 %|Feb 11, 1961
    Action
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    Tokyo Knights
    70 %|Feb 1, 1961
    Crime, Action
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    Pigs and Battleships
    70.35 %|Jan 21, 1961
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Dai shusse monogatari
    0 %|Jan 3, 1961
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    The War Without Weapons
    0 %|Nov 8, 1960
    Drama
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    The Tokyo Mighty Guy
    67 %|Jul 29, 1960
    Action, Comedy
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    Smashing the 0-Line
    62 %|Jun 25, 1960
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Jungle Block
    70 %|Jun 15, 1960
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    The Sleeping Beast Within
    68 %|Apr 9, 1960
    Action, Crime
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    He's the Witness
    0 %|Mar 26, 1960
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    Take Aim at the Police Van
    60 %|Jan 27, 1960
    Action, Crime, Mystery
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    Room for Let
    60 %|Jun 2, 1959
    Comedy
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    Crimson Wings
    0 %|Dec 28, 1958
    Action
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    Endless Desire
    65 %|Nov 18, 1958
    Drama
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    Wolves of the Night
    0 %|Oct 8, 1958
    Crime, Drama
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    Young Breasts
    0 %|Sep 8, 1958
    Drama
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    The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
    0 %|Sep 2, 1958
    Drama, Crime
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    Nishi Ginza Station
    56.25 %|Jul 29, 1958
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Girl from Osaka
    0 %|Jun 1, 1958
    Comedy
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    Stolen Desire
    66 %|May 20, 1958
    Comedy, Drama
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    A Slope in the Sun
    55 %|Apr 15, 1958
    Romance
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    Forbidden Lips
    0 %|Jan 3, 1958
    Drama, Romance
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    Temptation
    87 %|Sep 22, 1957
    Comedy
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    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
    71.77 %|Jul 14, 1957
    Comedy
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    Inn of the Floating Weeds
    0 %|Jan 9, 1957
    Drama, Crime
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    Frankie the Milkman
    90 %|Dec 5, 1956
    Comedy
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    Hungry Soul, Part II
    64 %|Nov 28, 1956
    Drama, Romance
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    Our Town
    68 %|Aug 28, 1956
    Drama
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    Twice on a Certain Night
    0 %|Jun 8, 1956
    Drama
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    Till We Meet Again
    67 %|May 29, 1955
    Drama, Romance
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    Burden of Love
    69 %|Mar 18, 1955
    Comedy, Drama

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