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Osamu Takizawa

Acting Born Nov 13, 1906 Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

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

Film

Kwaidan

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

Shin Heike Monogatari

as Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa

Heaven and Earth

as Nagao Tamekage
Film

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yasuke Eboshiya

Full filmography

  • Akō Rōshi (1964) as Kira Kouzukenosuke
  • Kwaidan (1965) as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
  • Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa
  • Heaven and Earth (1969) as Nagao Tamekage
  • Fires on the Plain (1959) as Yasuda
  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) as Yasuke Eboshiya
  • The Temptress and the Monk (1957) as Old Socho
  • Kyukei no Koya (1978)
  • Children of Hiroshima (1952) as Iwakichi
  • An Ocean to Cross (1980) as Rouben
  • The Great White Tower (1966) as Professor Funao
  • The Inheritance (1962) as Kyoichiro Kurayama
  • Till We Meet Again (1950) as Eisaku
  • August Without Emperor (1978) as Prime Minister Sabashi
  • Buddha (1961)
  • Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
  • The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963) as Shimizu
  • Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973) as Yusuke Godai
  • Gazing at Love and Death (1964)
  • The Earth is Born Again (1971) as Corporate chairman
  • The Sands of Kurobe (1968) as Otagaki
  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) as Yusuke Godai
  • Broken Drum (1949) as Naoki
  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949) as Naosuke Gonbei