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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 & recognition
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1977
- Golden Arrow Award
Filmography10 titles

Kwaidan
1964as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1964as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Fires on the Plain
1959as Yasuda
1959as Yasuda

The Inheritance
1962as Kyoichiro Kurayama
1962as Kyoichiro Kurayama

Love Under the Crucifix
1962as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
1962as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

A Legend or Was It?
1963
1963

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970as Yasuke Eboshiya
1970as Yasuke Eboshiya

Stolen Desire
1958as Taminosuke Yamamura
1958as Taminosuke Yamamura

Broken Drum
1949as Naoki
1949as Naoki

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958as Kôzukenosuke Kira
1958as Kôzukenosuke Kira

Apostasy
1948as Tatsutarô Inoko
1948as Tatsutarô Inoko