Osamu Takizawa
Date of birth: 1906-11-13
Place of birth: Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Osamu Takizawa (I), 滝沢 修
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.
Movie Credits
Kwaidan
1965-01-06
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol
Turbid Youth
1954-09-21
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa,
Fires on the Plain
1959-11-03
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his comp
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970-01-15
Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s
Stolen Desire
1958-05-20
A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki t
Seinen no isu
1962-04-08
1962 Japanese movie
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954-11-30
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and change
Facing to the Clouds
1962-05-01
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
1961-02-14
An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate th
The Ball at the Anjo House
1947-09-27
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion
A Torrent of Life
1962-05-01
1962 Japanese movie
The Sands of Kurobe
1968-03-01
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for th
Tojuro's Love
1938-05-01
A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952-03-27
A Japanese soldier who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Hawaii entrusted Henry Gray with a
Love Under the Crucifix
1962-06-03
A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a ma
Hanran
1954-01-03
Christ in Bronze
1955-10-11
Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.
A Man Explodes
1959-04-28
Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One
Subterranean Heat
1938-02-01
Ai to shi no katami
1962-11-21
疾風愛憎峠
1954-03-10
Konna onna ni dare ga shita
1949-07-04
The Estuary
1961-07-26
Asakusa at Night
1954-07-14
A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hear
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949-07-16
Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei,
限りなき情熱
1951-06-01
Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the bustl
The Grand Master
1948-10-18
Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-m
Six Assassins
1955-06-05
Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
1954-03-24
Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie
A Trap
1965-05-28
When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shar
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935-03-01
Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly
Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
1967-04-08
During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a small t
Buddha
1961-10-31
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years
The Inheritance
1962-02-16
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabout
The Great White Tower
1966-10-15
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at
August without Emperor
1978-09-23
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove
Shadow of Deception
1971-02-10
It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She no
Apostasy
1948-11-30
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visit
Broken Drum
1949-12-01
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child
Secret of Naruto
1957-09-29
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from
How Sorrowful
1956-09-07
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to
Till We Meet Again
1950-03-21
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.
A Hole of My Own Making
1955-09-28
Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeep
Family of Sorrow
1956-04-04
Japanese drama film, originally released in two parts.
Called to the Stand
1956-02-25
Chief editor Shirou Kanzaka (Hisaya Morishige) of Sankei Publishing Inc. is being tried for embezzle
Before Dawn
1953-10-13
Composition Class
1938-08-21
Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contes
When Women Lie
1963-03-30
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Compan
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
1973-08-11
Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Go
Children of Hiroshima
1952-08-06
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the s
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958-04-01
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951-09-07
Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno st
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959-03-29
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father,
The Temptress and the Monk
1957-08-14
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lover
The Tale of Genji
1951-06-11
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and l
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
1963-02-10
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. H
Street of Violence
1950-02-26
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chie
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971-06-12
Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the G
Stop the Old Fox
1959-09-27
Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the inve
Jirocho Fuji
1959-06-03
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' i
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948-09-26
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob
Etajima, the Naval Academy
1959-09-06
The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful Inland Se
The Black Current
1954-08-31
A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a
Drunkard's Paradise
1962-02-04
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving beh
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970-08-14
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung A
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949-07-05
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have be
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952-05-22
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
No Greater Love
1966-09-17
In 1943, Japan is amidst the Pacific War. Sobei Sonoda is one of the wealthiest landowners of the Sa
Face in the Dark
1958-09-30
Japanese suspense film.
The Brick Factory Girl
1946-02-14
This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal
A Legend or Was It?
1963-08-11
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the
Drifting
1935-06-01
Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.
Jungle Block
1960-06-15
A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon
An Ocean to Cross
1980-01-26
Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and br
Taking the Castle
1965-03-06
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was
The Heart of Hiroshima
1966-09-17
One morning, Kazue is nearly knocked over by a motorbike in front of an instrument store, breaking a
Miniature
1953-04-01
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha
That Guy and I
1961-09-10
Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's house, sh
Shutsugeki
1964-04-04
An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by To
The Yamabiko School
1952-05-01
A story of a passionate teacher and his great effort for the children in a poor village.
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988-04-01
A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in th
Crimson Wings
1958-12-28
At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, i
On This Earth
1957-11-22
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m
Jinsei Gekijo
1964-02-23
1964 Nikkatsu Theater of Life adaptation.
Dream Young Man's Dream
1959-08-09
An early contemporary yakuza action drama.
Mother's Melody
1937-03-03
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
1976-11-13
A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were
Resurrection
1950-06-10
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949-02-28
The East Asian Acrobatic circus enjoys popularity after welcoming the Asuka brothers, two prestigiou
The Giant
1938-02-02
Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Mi
The Bells of Nagasaki
1950-09-23
The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Across the Darkness
1959-12-01
A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed dur
Ghost Story of Youth
1955-04-19
A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a balle
The Samurai of Edo
1955-10-23
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition f
Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu
1935-10-09
Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells hi
The Earth is Born Again
1971-02-26
A dramatic film that recorded the history of Japan in the period of high economic growth. This work
Gazing at Love and Death
1964-09-19
A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy
Foggy Night Blues
1963-06-30
Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March
1938-04-21
A biographical film chronicling the life of composer Setoguchi Tōkichi (1868-1941) from his early da
The Day of Youth
1960-04-29
At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wi
The Lucky Chair
1948-02-10
Youth Across the River
1933-06-01
1933 film directed for PCL by Sotoji Kimura