Osamu Takizawa

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

as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Fires on the Plain

as Yasuda

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yasuke Eboshiya

Children of Hiroshima

as Iwakichi

Secret of Naruto

The Inheritance

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

The Ball at the Anjo House

as Tadahiko Anjo

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

as Hondo

The Great White Tower

A Trap

as Kinzô Ôtsuka