Osamu Takizawa


Osamu Takizawa 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. He 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.

Partial filmography

Film

Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts A Ball at the Anjo House The Bells of Nagasaki The Tale of Genji Story of a Beloved Wife Children of Hiroshima Epitome Rokunin no ansatsusha - Sakamoto RyōmaChrist in Bronze A Fantastic Tale of Naruto The Loyal 47 Ronin - Kira YoshinakaStolen Desire Fires on the Plain Kiku to Isamu Love Under the Crucifix The Flower and the Angry Waves Kiri no Hata Taking The Castle - Naoe KanetsuguShiroi Kyotō - Professor FunaoThe Sands of Kurobe Tempyō no Iraka

Television

Akō Rōshi - Kira YoshinakaMinamoto no Yoshitsune - Fujiwara no HidehiraSan Shimai - Shinbei of the WindRyōma ga Yuku - NarratorTen to Chi to - Nagao TamekageShin Heike Monogatari - Emperor Shirakawa and Emperor Go-Shirakawa

Honours