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")

Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima

1952

as Iwakichi

Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain

1959

as Yasuda

The Heart of Hiroshima
The Heart of Hiroshima

1966

as Director of the Hospital

The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe

1968

as Otagaki

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Buddha
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

as Yasuke Eboshiya

Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix

1962

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor

1978

as Prime Minister Sabashi

The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House

1947

as Tadahiko Anjo

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Kôzukenosuke Kira

The Black Current
A Trap
A Trap

1965

as Kinzô Ôtsuka

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow