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Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修, Takizawa Osamu, 13 November 1906 – 22 June 2000[1]) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno.[1] His was praised for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also directed a version of The Diary of Anne Frank.[1] Perhaps his most notable film role was in Fires on the Plain.[2]
Osamu Takizawa | |
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 In A Ball at the Anjo House (1947) with Setsuko Hara | |
| Born | 13 November 1906 |
| Died | 22 June 2000 (aged 93) Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1997 |
Partial filmography edit
Film edit
- Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts (乙女ごころ三人姉妹, Otome-gokoro sannin shimai) (1935)
- A Ball at the Anjo House (安城家の舞踏会, Anjō-ke no butōkai) (1947)
- The Bells of Nagasaki (長崎の鐘, Nagasaki no Kane) (1950)
- The Tale of Genji (1951)
- Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
- Children of Hiroshima (1952)
- Epitome (1953)
- Rokunin no ansatsusha (1955) - Sakamoto Ryōma
- Christ in Bronze (1956)
- A Fantastic Tale of Naruto (1957)
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958) - Kira Yoshinaka
- Stolen Desire (盗まれた欲情, Nusumareta yokujo) (1958)
- Fires on the Plain (1959)
- Kiku to Isamu (1959)
- Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
- The Flower and the Angry Waves (花と怒濤, Hana to dotō) (1964)
- Kiri no Hata (1965)
- Taking The Castle (1965) - Naoe Kanetsugu
- Shiroi Kyotō (1966) - Professor Funao
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Tempyō no Iraka (1980)
- Rokudenashi Blues '98 (ろくでなしBLUES '98) (1998)
Television edit
- Akō Rōshi (1964) - Kira Yoshinaka
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966) - Fujiwara no Hidehira
- San Shimai (1967) - Shinbei of the Wind
- Ryōma ga Yuku (1968) - Narrator
- Ten to Chi to (1969) - Nagao Tamekage
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) - Emperor Shirakawa and Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Takizawa Osamu". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Osamu Takizawa (I)
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