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Portrait of Osamu Takizawa

Acting

Osamu Takizawa

Career

Active from 1938 to 1973, busiest in 1938 and 1959 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Osamu Takizawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Power Struggles 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • World War II 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Grand Scale 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
An Ocean to Cross
An Ocean to Cross (1980)

as Rouben

1970s

8 titles · average score 70
August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor (1978)

as Prime Minister Sabashi

Kyukei no Koya
Kyukei no Koya (1978)

TV show

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)

as Yusuke Godai

Shin Heike Monogatari
Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)

TV show · as Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

as Yusuke Godai

The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again (1971)

as Corporate chairman

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

as Yusuke Godai

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yasuke Eboshiya

1960s

14 titles · average score 71
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1969)

TV show · as Nagao Tamekage

The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

as Otagaki

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Professor Funao

The Heart of Hiroshima
The Heart of Hiroshima (1966)

as Director of the Hospital

A Trap
A Trap (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kinzô Ôtsuka

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

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

Akō Rōshi
Akō Rōshi (1964)

TV show · as Kira Kouzukenosuke

I Fly for Kicks
I Fly for Kicks (1963)

as Seijiro Matsushita

Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

The Inheritance
The Inheritance (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Bitter End of a Sweet Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hondo

Jungle Block
Jungle Block (1960)

as Yonekichi Azusa

1950s

20 titles · average score 73
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Yasuda

Stop the Old Fox
Stop the Old Fox (1959)

as Nakano

Across the Darkness
Across the Darkness (1959)

as Hirose

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

as Man with camera

Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Taminosuke Yamamura

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kôzukenosuke Kira

The Temptress and the Monk
The Temptress and the Monk (1957)

as Old Socho

Asakusa at Night
Asakusa at Night (1954)

as Tozuki's father

Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

as Iwakichi

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)

as Emperor Kiritsubo

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Eisaku

Resurrection
Resurrection (1950)

as Hiroshi Ushio

1940s

8 titles · average score 70
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Naosuke Gonbei

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gonbei Naosuke

Broken Drum
Broken Drum (1949)

as Naoki

Utako's Story
Utako's Story (1949)

as Detective

Apostasy
Apostasy (1948)

as Tatsutarô Inoko

The Grand Master
The Grand Master (1948)

as Sekine

The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tadahiko Anjo

The Brick Factory Girl
The Brick Factory Girl (1946)

as Le père de Thuy

1930s

5 titles · average score 68
Composition Class
Composition Class (1938)

as Teacher

Subterranean Heat
Subterranean Heat (1938)

as Shimizu

Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March
Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March (1938)

as Setoguchi Tōkichi

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kosugi

Drifting
Drifting (1935)

as Aoyama (an actor)