Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    April 6, 1929 (95 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

    Shลichi Ozawa (ๅฐๆฒข ๆ˜ญไธ€, Ozawa Shลichi, April 6, 1929 โ€“ 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 Yลซzล Kawashima. In 1971, Ozawa launched his long running radio show.

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