Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修) 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. 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.

Film

 * 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

 * 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

 * Medal with Purple Ribbon (1977)
 * Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (1986)