Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

1906-11-13 – 2000-06-22 (age 93) Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Biography

Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修 Takizawa Osamu , 13 November 1906 – 22 June 2000 ) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno.  His was praised for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also directed a version of The Diary of Anne Frank.  Perhaps his most notable film role was in Fires on the Plain.

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Known For

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain

1959

as Yasuda

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor

1978

as Prime Minister Sabashi

Buddha
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe

1968

as Otagaki

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

as Yasuke Eboshiya

Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix

1962

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower

1966

as Professor Funao

Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima

1952

as Iwakichi

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
A Trap
A Trap

1965

as Kinzô Ôtsuka

Jungle Block
Jungle Block

1960

as Yonekichi Azusa

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949

as Naosuke Gonbei

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Kôzukenosuke Kira

When Women Lie