Portrait of Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Acting

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.

Born: November 13, 1906

Place of Birth: Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

1980
1978
August without Emperor

as Prime Minister Sabashi

1972
Shin Heike Monogatari

as Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa

1971
The Earth is Born Again

as Corporate chairman

1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yasuke Eboshiya

1969
Heaven and Earth

as Nagao Tamekage

1968
1966
The Heart of Hiroshima

as Director of the Hospital

1965
A Trap

as Kinzô Ôtsuka

1965
Kwaidan

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

1964
Akō Rōshi

as Kira Kouzukenosuke

1962
Love Under the Crucifix

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

1962
The Inheritance

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

1961
1960
Jungle Block

as Yonekichi Azusa

1959
1959
1959
1958
Crimson Wings

as Junpei Naganuma

1958
1958
Stolen Desire

as Taminosuke Yamamura

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Kôzukenosuke Kira

1957
On This Earth

as Meichô

1955
Christ in Bronze

as Cristóvão Ferreira

1955
1954
Asakusa at Night

as Tozuki's father

1954
1953
Before Dawn

as Hanzo

1953
Miniature

as Ino

1952
1951
The Tale of Genji

as Emperor Kiritsubo

1950
Resurrection

as Hiroshi Ushio

1950
1950
1949
Broken Drum

as Naoki

1949
1949
1948
Apostasy

as Tatsutarô Inoko

1948
1947
1938
1938
1935
Drifting

as Aoyama (an actor)