Deceased

How Did Osamu Takizawa Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

Also known asOsamu Takizawa (I), 滝沢修GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn13/11/1906Born inUshigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDied22/06/2000 (aged 93)Died inMitakaCausepneumoniaWikidataQ464049 ↗TMDb#131923 ↗

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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Filmography109 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1988	Sakura-tai ChiruMovie	—	82
1980	An Ocean to CrossMovie	Rouben	74
1978	Kyukei no KoyaSeries	—	72
1978	August Without EmperorMovie	Prime Minister Sabashi	72
1976	The Tempō Outlaws of the MarshMovie	—	70
1973	Men and War III: The Final ChapterMovie	Yusuke Godai	67
1972	Shin Heike MonogatariSeries	Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa	66
1971	Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowMovie	Yusuke Godai	65
1971	The Earth is Born AgainMovie	Corporate chairman	65
1971	Shadow of DeceptionMovie	—	65
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyMovie	Yusuke Godai	64
1970	Zatoichi Meets YojimboMovie	Yasuke Eboshiya	64
1969	Heaven and EarthSeries	Nagao Tamekage	63
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	Otagaki	62
1967	Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the ShadowsMovie	Yoshida	61
1966	The Great White TowerMovie	Professor Funao	60
1966	No Greater LoveMovie	—	60
1966	The Heart of HiroshimaMovie	Director of the Hospital	60
1965	Taking the CastleMovie	—	59
1965	KwaidanMovie	Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")	59
1965	A TrapMovie	Kinzô Ôtsuka	59
1964	ShutsugekiMovie	—	58
1964	Gazing at Love and DeathMovie	—	58
1964	Jinsei GekijoMovie	—	58
1963	The Mud-Spattered Pure HeartMovie	Shimizu	57
1963	A Legend or Was It?Movie	—	57
1963	Foggy Night BluesMovie	—	57
1963	When Women LieMovie	—	57
1962	The InheritanceMovie	Kyoichiro Kurayama	56
1962	Love Under the CrucifixMovie	Hideyoshi Toyotomi	56
1962	A Torrent of LifeMovie	—	56
1962	Facing to the CloudsMovie	—	56
1962	Ai to shi no katamiMovie	—	56
1962	Seinen no isuMovie	—	56
1962	Drunkard's ParadiseMovie	—	56
1961	BuddhaMovie	—	55
1961	That Guy and IMovie	—	55
1961	Bitter End of a Sweet NightMovie	Hondo	55
1961	The EstuaryMovie	—	55
1960	Jungle BlockMovie	Yonekichi Azusa	54
1960	The Day of YouthMovie	—	54
1959	Jirocho FujiMovie	—	53
1959	A Man ExplodesMovie	—	53
1959	The Aristocrat's StairsMovie	—	53
1959	Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie	Man with camera	53
1959	Dream Young Man's DreamMovie	—	53
1959	Stop the Old FoxMovie	Nakano	53
1959	Fires on the PlainMovie	Yasuda	53
1959	Etajima, the Naval AcademyMovie	—	53
1959	Across the DarknessMovie	Hirose	53
1958	Crimson WingsMovie	Junpei Naganuma	52
1958	Face in the DarkMovie	Mori	52
1958	Stolen DesireMovie	Taminosuke Yamamura	52
1958	The Loyal 47 RoninMovie	Kôzukenosuke Kira	52
1957	Secret of NarutoMovie	—	51
1957	The Temptress and the MonkMovie	Old Socho	51
1957	On This EarthMovie	Meichô	51
1956	How SorrowfulMovie	—	50
1956	Called to the StandMovie	—	50
1956	Family of SorrowMovie	—	50
1955	A Hole of My Own MakingMovie	—	49
1955	Ghost Story of YouthMovie	Akuzawa	49
1955	Six AssassinsMovie	—	49
1955	The Samurai of EdoMovie	—	49
1955	Christ in BronzeMovie	Cristóvão Ferreira	49
1954	Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô rutenMovie	—	48
1954	Turbid YouthMovie	—	48
1954	HanranMovie	—	48
1954	The Black CurrentMovie	—	48
1954	Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshiMovie	—	48
1954	Shinzōyaburi no okaMovie	—	48
1954	Asakusa at NightMovie	Tozuki's father	48
1954	疾風愛憎峠Movie	—	48
1953	MiniatureMovie	Ino	47
1953	Before DawnMovie	Hanzo	47
1952	Children of HiroshimaMovie	Iwakichi	46
1952	Aru yoru no dekigotoMovie	—	46
1952	Escape from the City of DeathMovie	—	46
1952	Miss Hanaogi and SantaMovie	—	46
1952	I'll Not Forget the Song of NagasakiMovie	—	46
1951	Story of a Beloved WifeMovie	—	45
1951	The Tale of GenjiMovie	Emperor Kiritsubo	45
1951	限りなき情熱Movie	—	45
1950	Town of ViolenceMovie	Toyama	44
1950	Till We Meet AgainMovie	Eisaku	44
1950	The Bells of NagasakiMovie	—	44
1950	The End of the WarMovie	—	44
1950	CondorMovie	—	44
1950	I Am Being TargetedMovie	—	44
1950	ResurrectionMovie	Hiroshi Ushio	44
1949	Broken DrumMovie	Naoki	43
1949	Kyō ware renaisuMovie	—	43
1949	Utako's StoryMovie	Detective	43
1949	Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Movie	Gonbei Naosuke	43
1949	Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Movie	Naosuke Gonbei	43
1948	ApostasyMovie	Tatsutarô Inoko	42
1948	The Most Beautiful Day of My LifeMovie	—	42
1948	The Grand MasterMovie	Sekine	42
1948	The Lucky ChairMovie	—	42
1947	The Ball at the Anjo HouseMovie	Tadahiko Anjo	41
1946	The Brick Factory GirlMovie	Le père de Thuy	40
1938	Composition ClassMovie	Teacher	32
1938	Chorus of the Century--Patriotic MarchMovie	Setoguchi Tōkichi	32
1938	Subterranean HeatMovie	Shimizu	32
1938	The GiantMovie	—	32
1937	Mother's MelodyMovie	—	31
1935	DriftingMovie	Aoyama (an actor)	29
1935	Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-buMovie	—	29
1935	Three Sisters with Maiden HeartsMovie	Kosugi	29