, also credited as Sakae Ozawa (小沢栄), was a Japanese film actor and stage actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such as

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Biography

After leaving high school prematurely, Ozawa started acting in the

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theatre groups Toho Sayoku Gekijo and Shinkyo Gekidan. He gave his film debut at the P.C.L. film studio (later

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) in 1935. In 1940, the authorities ordered the dissolution of the Shinkyo Gekidan and arrested many of its members, including Ozawa, who was forced to change his stage name Sakae to his real name Eitarō. After his release, he joined the

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studio and starred in films by

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and Keisuke Kinoshita. In 1944, he co-founded the Haiyuza theatre group, but was drafted in the same year. After the

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, he returned to the Haiyuza and started appearing in films again such as

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's '' Record of a Tenement Gentleman'' (1947),

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's ''

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'' (1950) and Mizoguchi's ''

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'' (1953) and ''

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'' (1954). For a few years, he took his former stage name Sakae again, before ultimately returning to Eitarō. In addition to acting, Ozawa was active as a director of stage plays, including

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's ''

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'' which he had seen performed in

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, and as a writer.

Filmography (selected)

Films

* ''Port of Flowers'' (1943) * ''Morning for the Osone Family'' (1946) * ''Marriage'' (1947) * '' Record of a Tenement Gentleman'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' The Love of Sumako the Actress'' (1949) * ''

Flame of My Love ''My Love Has Been Burning'' is a 1949 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is loosely based on the life of feminist Hideko Fukuda. Plot After meeting with Meiji era feminist and Liberal Party member Toshiko Kishida, ...

'' (1949) * ''

Lady from Hell is a 1949 Japanese Action film, action drama film directed by Motoyoshi Oda and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film has been called a "protest movie" which "portrayed a cornucopia of corruption and indi ...

'' (1949) as Fujimura * ''

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

'' (1953) * '' The Thick Walled Room'' (1953, released 1956) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''River of the Night'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Tsukihime keizu'' (1958) * '' The Human Condition I: No Greater Love'' (1959) * '' Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) * '' Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959) * '' When a Woman Ascends the Stairs'' (1960) * '' Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * '' Go to Hell, Hoodlums!'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Kurenai no Kenju'' (1961) * '' The Mad Fox'' (1962) * '' Gorath'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' Our Blood Will Not Forgive'' (1964) * '' Akuto'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) as Professor Ugai * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

Black Rose Mansion , also known as ''Black Rose'', is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The millionaire Kyohei Sako converts his mother's old villa into an entertainment parlor for his hobbies called the Black Rose Mansion. Ryuko Fujio, a ...

'' (1969) * '' The Ceremony'' (1971) * '' Long Journey into Love'' (1973) * '' Sandakan No. 8'' (1974) * '' Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director'' (1975) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1976) * '' Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō'' (1983) as Tsuruhei Matsuno * '' Imperial Navy'' (1981) as

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* '' Shinran: Path to Purity'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1987)

Television

* '' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972) as Shinzei * ''Genroku Taiheiki'' (1975) as

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* '' Castle of Sand'' (1977) * ''

'' (1978) as Professor Ugai * '' Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi'' (1978) * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1979) as Kira Yoshinaka * '' Shadow Warriors III'' (1982) as Tokugawa Mitsusada * ''

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'' (1983) as

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Awards and honours (selected)

* 1946:

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for ''Morning for the Osone Family'' * 1984: Kinokuniya Theatre Award * 1988: Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozawa, Eitaro 1909 births 1988 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Tokyo People from Minato, Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class