Cast

Shōichi Ozawa

1929 – 2012

Active years (films on this site)

1958–1983

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeActionMystery

Schools and movements

Japanese New WaveContemporary Asian CinemaJapanese Golden Age

Biography

Shōichi Ozawa was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1960
• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1994
• Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize 1999
• Kikuchi Kan Prize 2007
• Golden Arrow Award

Directors worked with

Shohei Imamura4 filmsSeijun Suzuki2 filmsYuzo Kawashima1 filmKirio Urayama1 filmTadashi Imai1 filmNagisa Oshima1 film

10 films on this site

1. Endless Desire 1958 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. Take Aim at the Police Van 1960 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
3. Pigs and Battleships 1961 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
4. Elegant Beast 1962 · Yuzo Kawashima · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
5. Foundry Town 1962 · Kirio Urayama · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
6. Revenge (1964) 1964 · Tadashi Imai · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
7. Story of a Prostitute 1965 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
8. The Pleasures of the Flesh 1965 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
9. The Pornographers 1966 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
10. The Ballad of Narayama 1983 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.8 · Cast