Cast

Shōichi Ozawa

1929 – 2012

Active years (films on this site)

1961–1983

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeFamilyMystery

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Shohei Imamura2 films

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

2 films on this site

1. Pigs and Battleships 1961 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. The Ballad of Narayama 1983 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.8 · Cast