Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Japanese actor (1906-2000)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 3 films (1952–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1952 Children of Hiroshima Kaneto Shindō B&W
1958 Stolen Desire Shohei Imamura B&W
1959 Fires on the Plain Ichikawa, KonKon Ichikawa 104 min B&W