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In A Ball at the Anjo House (1947) with Setsuko Hara
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Born |
Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan |
November 13, 1906
Died | June 22, 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) 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. 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.