Osamu Takizawa

Born: 1906-11-14

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.


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Kwaidan

as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Released: 1965-01-06

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...

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Fires on the Plain

as Yasuda
Released: 1959-11-03

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his...

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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yasuke Eboshiya
Released: 1970-01-15

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit,...

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The Sands of Kurobe

as Otagaki
Released: 1968-03-01

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps...

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Children of Hiroshima

as Iwakichi
Released: 1952-08-06

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays...

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August without Emperor

as Prime Minister Sabashi
Released: 1978-09-23

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Kôzukenosuke Kira
Released: 1958-04-01

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...

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The Black Current

as uncredited
Released: 1954-08-31

A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company,...

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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

as Yusuke Godai
Released: 1971-06-12

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of...

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Buddha

as uncredited
Released: 1961-10-31

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...

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A Legend, or Was It?

as uncredited
Released: 1963-08-11

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry...

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Love Under the Crucifix

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Released: 1962-06-03

The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both...

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Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

as uncredited
Released: 1976-11-13

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there...

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Apostasy

as Tatsutarô Inoko
Released: 1948-11-30

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a...

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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

as Yusuke Godai
Released: 1970-08-14

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the...

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The Tale of Genji

as Emperor Kiritsubo
Released: 1951-06-11

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em...

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Shutsugeki

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-04

An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango”...

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Shadow of Deception

as uncredited
Released: 1971-02-10

It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband....

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The Great White Tower

as uncredited
Released: 1966-10-15

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors...

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Miniature

as Ino
Released: 1953-04-01

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one...

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The Inheritance

as Kyoichiro Kurayama
Released: 1962-02-16

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among...

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The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

as Shimizu
Released: 1963-02-10

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different...

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Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

as Gonbei Naosuke
Released: 1949-07-16

Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and...

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Stolen Desire

as Taminosuke Yamamura
Released: 1958-05-20

A rumbunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of...

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A Man Explodes

as uncredited
Released: 1959-04-28

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains....

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Etajima, the Naval Academy

as uncredited
Released: 1959-09-06

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful...

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That Guy and I

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-10

Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's...

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Men and War III: The Final Chapter

as Yusuke Godai
Released: 1973-08-11

Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of...

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Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

as Man with camera
Released: 1959-03-29

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI...

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Bitter End of a Sweet Night

as Hondo
Released: 1961-02-14

An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to...

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The Grand Master

as Sekine
Released: 1948-10-18

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...

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Stop the Old Fox

as Nakano
Released: 1959-09-27

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the...

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Broken Drum

as Naoki
Released: 1949-12-01

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his...

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A Hole of My Own Making

as uncredited
Released: 1955-09-28

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her daughter-in-law Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The...

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Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

as Naosuke Gonbei
Released: 1949-07-05

Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot...

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Secret of Naruto

as uncredited
Released: 1957-09-29

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima...

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Dorodarake no seishun

as uncredited
Released: 1954-09-21

Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around...

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Six Assassins

as uncredited
Released: 1955-06-05

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Jungle Block

as Yonekichi Azusa
Released: 1960-06-15

A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted...

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疾風愛憎峠

as uncredited
Released: 1954-03-10

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Story of a Beloved Wife

as uncredited
Released: 1951-09-07

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi...

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Street of Violence

as Toyama
Released: 1950-02-26

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...

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Drifting

as Aoyama (an actor)
Released: 1935-06-01

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.

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Jinsei Gekijo

as uncredited
Released: 1964-02-23

1964 Nikkatsu Theater of Life adaptation.

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The Heart of Hiroshima

as Director of the Hospital
Released: 1966-09-17

One morning, Kazue is nearly knocked over by a motorbike in front of an instrument store,...

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Facing to the Clouds

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-01

1962 Japanese movie

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Face in the Dark

as Mori
Released: 1958-09-30

Japanese suspense film.

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Drunkard's Paradise

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-04

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving...

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Till We Meet Again

as Eisaku
Released: 1950-03-21

Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.

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An Ocean to Cross

as Rouben
Released: 1980-01-26

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism...

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A Torrent of Life

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-01

1962 Japanese movie

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The Estuary

as uncredited
Released: 1961-07-26

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The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

as uncredited
Released: 1948-09-26

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the...

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A Trap

as Kinzô Ôtsuka
Released: 1965-05-28

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman...

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Jirocho Fuji

as uncredited
Released: 1959-06-03

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...

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Sakura-tai Chiru

as uncredited
Released: 1988-04-01

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived...

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On This Earth

as Meichô
Released: 1957-11-22

1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura

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Crimson Wings

as Junpei Naganuma
Released: 1958-12-28

At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown...

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Taking the Castle

as uncredited
Released: 1965-03-06

The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa,...

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No Greater Love

as uncredited
Released: 1966-09-17

In 1943, Japan is amidst the Pacific War. Sobei Sonoda is one of the wealthiest landowners of...

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Before Dawn

as Hanzo
Released: 1953-10-13

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The Ball at the Anjo House

as Tadahiko Anjo
Released: 1947-09-27

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their...

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Composition Class

as Teacher
Released: 1938-08-21

Based on an autobiographical story by Toyota Masako.

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The Giant

as uncredited
Released: 1938-02-02

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from...

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Subterranean Heat

as Shimizu
Released: 1938-02-01

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Ai to shi no katami

as uncredited
Released: 1962-11-21

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Across the Darkness

as Hirose
Released: 1959-12-01

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed...

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Seinen no isu

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-08

1962 Japanese movie

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The Man Who Laughs Last

as uncredited
Released: 1949-02-28

The East Asian Acrobatic circus enjoys popularity after welcoming the Asuka brothers, two...

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Shi no machi wo nogarete

as uncredited
Released: 1952-05-22

Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.

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Mother's Melody

as uncredited
Released: 1937-03-03

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Tojuro's Love

as uncredited
Released: 1938-05-01

A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the...

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Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

as uncredited
Released: 1954-11-30

Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and...

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The Bells of Nagasaki

as uncredited
Released: 1950-09-23

The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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Konna onna ni dare ga shita

as Detective
Released: 1949-07-04

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The Temptress and the Monk

as Old Socho
Released: 1957-08-14

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

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Hanran

as uncredited
Released: 1954-01-03

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Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

as Kosugi
Released: 1935-03-01

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means...

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Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows

as Yoshida
Released: 1967-04-08

During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a...

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The Yamabiko School

as uncredited
Released: 1952-05-01

A story of a passionate teacher and his great effort for the children in a poor village.

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限りなき情熱

as uncredited
Released: 1951-06-01

Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the...

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Dream Young Man's Dream

as uncredited
Released: 1959-08-09

An early contemporary yakuza action drama.

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浅草の夜

as Tozuki's father
Released: 1954-07-14

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a...

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Resurrection

as Hiroshi Ushio
Released: 1950-06-10

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I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

as uncredited
Released: 1952-03-27

A Japanese soldier who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Hawaii entrusted Henry Gray...

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Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

as uncredited
Released: 1954-03-24

Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie

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Akō Rōshi

as Kira Kouzukenosuke
First aired: 1964-01-05

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit...

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Heaven and Earth

as Nagao Tamekage
First aired: 1969-01-05

The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora.

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Shin Heike Monogatari

as Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa
First aired: 1972-01-02

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era...

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Kyukei no Koya

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-03-11

Based on novel 1962 "Kyukei no Koya" by Seicho Matsumoto. A serial murder occurs around the...

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