Shoichi Ozawa

Biography

Shōichi Ozawa was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and folk art expert born in Tokyo on April 6, 1929. He graduated from Waseda University and began acting after college, appearing in numerous films directed by Shohei Imamura and Yūzō Kawashima. Ozawa also founded the Shabondama-za theater company and hosted a long-running radio show since 1971, becoming a respected figure in Japanese folk art research.