Osamu Takizawa

Personal Info

Birthday

November 13, 1906

Day of Death

2000-06-22

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Ushigome, Tokyo,Japan

Also Known As

Osamu Takizawa (I)

滝沢修

Osamu Takizawa

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Osamu Takizawa , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Shin Heike Monogatari

Heaven and Earth

Kwaidan

Akō Rōshi

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Children of Hiroshima

Fires on the Plain

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Filmography

1980
An Ocean to Cross
as Rouben
1978
August without Emperor
as Prime Minister Sabashi
1973
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
as Yusuke Godai
1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Yusuke Godai
The Earth is Born Again
as Corporate chairman
1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Yusuke Godai
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Yasuke Eboshiya
1968
The Sands of Kurobe
as Otagaki
1967
Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
as Yoshida
1966
The Heart of Hiroshima
as Director of the Hospital
1965
A Trap
as Kinzô Ôtsuka
Kwaidan
as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1963
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
as Shimizu
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
The Inheritance
as Kyoichiro Kurayama
1961
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
as Hondo
1960
Jungle Block
as Yonekichi Azusa
1959
Across the Darkness
as Hirose
Fires on the Plain
as Yasuda
Stop the Old Fox
as Nakano
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Man with camera
1958
Crimson Wings
as Junpei Naganuma
Face in the Dark
as Mori
Stolen Desire
as Taminosuke Yamamura
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Kôzukenosuke Kira
1957
On This Earth
as Meichô
The Temptress and the Monk
as Old Socho
1955
Christ in Bronze
as Cristóvão Ferreira
Ghost Story of Youth
as Akuzawa
1954
Asakusa at Night
as Tozuki's father
1953
Before Dawn
as Hanzo
Miniature
as Ino
1952
Children of Hiroshima
as Iwakichi
1951
The Tale of Genji
as Emperor Kiritsubo
1950
Resurrection
as Hiroshi Ushio
Till We Meet Again
as Eisaku
Street of Violence
as Toyama
1949
Broken Drum
as Naoki
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
as Gonbei Naosuke
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
as Naosuke Gonbei
Konna onna ni dare ga shita
as Detective
1948
Apostasy
as Tatsutarô Inoko
The Grand Master
as Sekine
1947
The Ball at the Anjo House
as Tadahiko Anjo
1946
The Brick Factory Girl
as Le père de Thuy
1938
Composition Class
as Teacher
Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March
as Setoguchi Tōkichi
Subterranean Heat
as Shimizu
1935
Drifting
as Aoyama (an actor)
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
as Kosugi