Acting
Shoichi Ozawa
- Titles
- 68movies
- Career
Active from 1956 to 1989, busiest in 1958 and 1960 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Ballad of Narayama87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Eroticism4.5average 1.8
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Dark Humor4.5average 2.9
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Japanese Cinema 8
- Melancholy 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Showbiz 3
- Family Dynamics 3
- Japanese New Wave 3
- Post-War Japan 3
- 1960s 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Female Protagonist 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Shōhei ImamuraWriterThe Ballad of Narayama, Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Black Rain, +4 more- AAkira SuzukiEditorStory of a Prostitute, Ichijo's Wet Lust, Take Aim at the Police Van, Inn of the Floating Weeds, Living by Karate, +3 more
Hiroyuki NagatoActorPigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, Endless Desire, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, +2 more
Kō NishimuraActorThe Pornographers, Endless Desire, The Scarlet Camellia, Stolen Desire, Crimson Wings, +1 more
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerPigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Revenge, Endless Desire, +1 more
Seijun SuzukiDirectorStory of a Prostitute, Take Aim at the Police Van, Inn of the Floating Weeds, Living by Karate, The Sleeping Beast Within, +1 more
Sanae NakaharaActorEndless Desire, Smashing the 0-Line, The Tokyo Mighty Guy, Crimson Wings, The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow- SShinsaku HimedaCinematographerPigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, Ichijo's Wet Lust, The Pornographers, Endless Desire
Hisano YamaokaActorInn of the Floating Weeds, Living by Karate, The Sleeping Beast Within, Elegant Beast
Keiju KobayashiActorFive Gents Fly to Taiwan, Five Gents and Karate Grandpa, Five Gents and a Kuniang, The Golden Bat Shows Up
Yōko MinamidaActorPigs and Battleships, Stolen Desire, A Modern Samurai Village, Our Town- RRyōzō KasaharaWriterFive Gents Fly to Taiwan, Five Gents and Karate Grandpa, Five Gents and a Kuniang, The Golden Bat Shows Up
Movies and TV shows
681990s
1 title · average score 64
64
The Eel (1997)
as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
1980s
6 titles · average score 71
61
Black Rain (1989)
as Shokichi
70
Gonza the Spearman (1986)
as Boatman
87
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Katsuzô
Nuclear Scrapbook (1982)
as Narrator
65
Why Not? (1981)
as Sakunojo
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
as Tsunesaburo
1970s
11 titles · average score 65
86
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Nisshinbo Section Manager
65
Winter's Flower (1978)
as Chan
50
The Boxer (1977)
as Apartment Manager
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974)
as Gontaro Ishiyama / Rep. Yamada
55
Ichijo's Wet Lust (1972)
as Ramen Shop Owner
Summer Soldiers (1972)
as Tanikawa
The Golden Bat Shows Up (1972)
as Seitaro Marukawa
68
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
as Ushimatsu
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)
as Chinkai Ō
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)
as Ō Sōkai
1960s
36 titles · average score 67
63
Love for an Idiot (1967)
as Jôji Kawai
72
The Pornographers (1966)
as Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
73
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
as Akiyama
63
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
as Hayami
75
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
as Hyosuke
39
Revenge (1964)
as Koyama Samon
A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
as Tajima Taichi
72
Elegant Beast (1962)
as Pinosaku, the singer
77
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
as Gunji
67
The Sleeping Beast Within (1960)
as Reporter Horibe
64
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
as Gorô Kashima
1950s
14 titles · average score 67
Room for Let (1959)
as Minoru Eto
70
Endless Desire (1958)
as A teacher
67
Stolen Desire (1958)
as Toshiro
58
Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
as Mantaro
Crimson Wings (1958)
as Yukihiro Ando
69
Our Town (1956)
as Keikichi
72
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
as Sankichi
66
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)
as Tachibana's Old Friend B
67
Burden of Love (1955)
as Secretary Torii
69
Till We Meet Again (1955)
as Doc Misawa