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Osamu Takizawa | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 June 2000 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1925–1997 |
Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修, Takizawa Osamu, 13 November 1906 – 22 June 2000[1]) 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.[1] His was praised for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also directed a version of The Diary of Anne Frank.[1] Perhaps his most notable film role was in Fires on the Plain.[2]