Cast

Osamu Takizawa

1906 – 2000

Active years (films on this site)

1952–1959

Genres

DramaWar

Schools and movements

Horror and the UncannyJapanese Golden AgeJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Kaneto Shindo1 filmKon Ichikawa1 film

Biography

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.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1977
• Golden Arrow Award

2 films on this site

1. Children of Hiroshima 1952 · Kaneto Shindo · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Fires on the Plain 1959 · Kon Ichikawa · IMDb 7.9 · Cast