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Eitaro Ozawa

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Eitarō Ozawa
Ozawa in 1956
Born(1909-03-27)27 March 1909
Minato,Tokyo,Japan
Died23 April 1988(1988-04-23)(aged 79)
Other namesSakae Ozawa
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1930–1988

Eitarō Ozawa(Tiểu trạch vinh quá lang,Ozawa Eitarō,27 March 1909 – 23 April 1988),also credited asSakae Ozawa( tiểu trạch vinh ), was a Japanese film actor and stage actor and director.[1]He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such asKenji Mizoguchi,Mikio Naruse,Keisuke KinoshitaandKaneto Shindō.[2][3]

Biography

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After leaving high school prematurely, Ozawa started acting in theleft-wingtheatre groups Toho Sayoku Gekijo and Shinkyo Gekidan.[1]He gave his film debut at the P.C.L. film studio (laterToho) in 1935.[2]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.[1]After his release, he joined theShochikustudio and starred in films byTomu Uchida,Tomotaka Tasakaand Keisuke Kinoshita.[1]In 1944, he co-founded the Haiyuza theatre group, but was drafted in the same year.[1]After thewar,he returned to the Haiyuza and started appearing in films again such asYasujirō Ozu'sRecord of a Tenement Gentleman(1947),Akira Kurosawa'sScandal(1950) and Mizoguchi'sUgetsu(1953) andThe Crucified Lovers(1954).[1]For a few years, he took his former stage name Sakae again, before ultimately returning to Eitarō.[1]

In addition to acting, Ozawa was active as a director of stage plays, includingBertolt Brecht'sThe Good Person of Szechwanwhich he had seen performed inBerlin,[4]and as a writer.[1]

Filmography (selected)

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Films

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Television

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Awards and honours (selected)

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghij"Tiểu trạch vinh quá lang (Eitaro Ozawa)".Kotobank(in Japanese).Retrieved27 July2021.
  2. ^ab"Tiểu trạch vinh (Sakae Ozawa)".Japanese Movie Database(in Japanese).Retrieved27 July2021.
  3. ^"Tiểu trạch vinh quá lang (Eitaro Ozawa)".Kinenote(in Japanese).Retrieved27 July2021.
  4. ^Tatlow, Antony; Wong, Tak-Wai, eds. (1982).Brecht and East Asian Theatre.Hong Kong University Press. p. 115.ISBN9789622090682.
  5. ^"Mỗi ngày ánh họa コンクール đệ 1 hồi ( 1946 năm )".Mainichi(in Japanese).Retrieved16 July2023.
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