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Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

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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. 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

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965

Turbid Youth

Turbid Youth

1954

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

Stolen Desire

Stolen Desire

1958

Seinen no isu

Seinen no isu

1962

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

1954

Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

1962

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

1961

The Ball at the Anjo House

The Ball at the Anjo House

1947

A Torrent of Life

A Torrent of Life

1962

The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Tojuro's Love

Tojuro's Love

1938

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

1952

Love Under the Crucifix

Love Under the Crucifix

1962

Hanran

Hanran

1954

Christ in Bronze

Christ in Bronze

1955

A Man Explodes

A Man Explodes

1959

Subterranean Heat

Subterranean Heat

1938

Ai to shi no katami

Ai to shi no katami

1962

疾風愛憎峠

疾風愛憎峠

1954

Utako's Story

Utako's Story

1949

The Estuary

The Estuary

1961

Asakusa at Night

Asakusa at Night

1954

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949

限りなき情熱

限りなき情熱

1951

The Grand Master

The Grand Master

1948

Six Assassins

Six Assassins

1955

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

1954

A Trap

A Trap

1965

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows

Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows

1967

Buddha

Buddha

1961

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966

August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor

1978

Shadow of Deception

Shadow of Deception

1971

Apostasy

Apostasy

1948

Broken Drum

Broken Drum

1949

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

1957

How Sorrowful

How Sorrowful

1956

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1950

A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making

1955

Family of Sorrow

Family of Sorrow

1956

Called to the Stand

Called to the Stand

1956

Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1953

Composition Class

Composition Class

1938

When Women Lie

When Women Lie

1963

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

1952

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

1973

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife

1951

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

The Temptress and the Monk

The Temptress and the Monk

1957

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1951

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

1963

Street of Violence

Street of Violence

1950

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

1971

Stop the Old Fox

Stop the Old Fox

1959

Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji

1959

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

1948

Etajima, the Naval Academy

Etajima, the Naval Academy

1959

The Black Current

The Black Current

1954

Drunkard's Paradise

Drunkard's Paradise

1962

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

1970

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952

No Greater Love

No Greater Love

1966

Face in the Dark

Face in the Dark

1958

The Brick Factory Girl

The Brick Factory Girl

1946

A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Drifting

Drifting

1935

Jungle Block

Jungle Block

1960

An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross

1980

Taking the Castle

Taking the Castle

1965

The Heart of Hiroshima

The Heart of Hiroshima

1966

Miniature

Miniature

1953

That Guy and I

That Guy and I

1961

Shutsugeki

Shutsugeki

1964

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952

Sakura-tai Chiru

Sakura-tai Chiru

1988

Crimson Wings

Crimson Wings

1958

On This Earth

On This Earth

1957

Jinsei Gekijo

Jinsei Gekijo

1964

Dream Young Man's Dream

Dream Young Man's Dream

1959

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

1976

Mother's Melody

Mother's Melody

1937

Resurrection

Resurrection

1950

The Man Who Laughs Last

The Man Who Laughs Last

1949

The Giant

The Giant

1938

The Bells of Nagasaki

The Bells of Nagasaki

1950

Across the Darkness

Across the Darkness

1959

Ghost Story of Youth

Ghost Story of Youth

1955

The Samurai of Edo

The Samurai of Edo

1955

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

1935

The Earth is Born Again

The Earth is Born Again

1971

Gazing at Love and Death

Gazing at Love and Death

1964

Foggy Night Blues

Foggy Night Blues

1963

Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March

Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March

1938

The Day of Youth

The Day of Youth

1960

The Lucky Chair

The Lucky Chair

1948

Youth Across the River

Youth Across the River

1933

Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

1972

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

1969

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

1964

Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya

1978