Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1980) award
Osamu Takizawa
たきざわ おさむ
Takizawa Osamu
Aliases:
滝沢 脩 / 瀧澤 修
Pen Names:
Osamu Takizawa（Birth name / alternate spelling）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-11-13 （Ushigome, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (now Shinjuku, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 2000-06-22 （Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan） age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Ushigome (birth) → Tokyo (residence) → Mitaka (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, Director
- Active Years
- 1925-1997
- Affiliations
- Tsukiji Little Theater, Tokyo Left Theatre, Shinkyō Theatre Company, Minshū Art Theatre, Gekidan Mingei (Theatre Company Mingei), Tokyo Geijutsu Gekijō (theatre company)
- Influenced By
- Sanosuke Aoyama, Kaoru Osanai (influence of Tsukiji Little Theater)
- Influenced
- Jukichi Uno, Masachika Ichimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Sakané Yonekura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisei Junior High School | — | — | — | 1920年代 | Japan |
Kaisei Junior High School
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
Japan
After junior high graduation, joined Tsukiji Little Theater as a research student and began theatrical career
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award — Individual Prize | Sono Imouto (That Sister) | 個人賞 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | En no Hito (The Man of Fire) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Festival) | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Mainichi Theatre Award | En no Hito / Yang Guifei | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Mainichi Art Award | Death of a Salesman / Otto Called a Japanese | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1966 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award | — | — | NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Asahi Prize | Death of a Salesman | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | The Diary of Anne Frank / The Meridian Festival | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office | 受章 |
| 1986 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (classified as Third Class — Zuihōshō equivalent) | — | — | Cabinet Office | 受章 |
| 1952 | International Peace Film Festival — Best Actor | Children of Hiroshima | — | International Peace Film Festival | 受賞 |
Kinokuniya Theatre Award — Individual Prize
1978
Work:
Sono Imouto (That Sister)
Category:
個人賞
Organization:
Kinokuniya Theatre Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
1951
Work:
En no Hito (The Man of Fire)
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Festival)
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Theatre Award
1951
Work:
En no Hito / Yang Guifei
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
1966
Work:
Death of a Salesman / Otto Called a Japanese
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
1966
Organization:
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize
1966
Work:
Death of a Salesman
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
1980
Work:
The Diary of Anne Frank / The Meridian Festival
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1977
Organization:
Cabinet Office
Result:
受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (classified as Third Class — Zuihōshō equivalent)
1986
Organization:
Cabinet Office
Result:
受章
International Peace Film Festival — Best Actor
1952
Work:
Children of Hiroshima
Organization:
International Peace Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
En no Hito (The Man of Fire)
1951 Stage playA stage play portraying Vincent van Gogh; this became Takizawa's signature role.
Artist's lonelinessCreation and madness
Children of Hiroshima
1952 FilmA film depicting atomic bomb victims; Takizawa played a blind old man and received critical acclaim.
Tragedy of warFamily loss
The Anjō Family's Ball
1947 FilmA film in which he starred as the head of a fallen noble family; one of his notable works.
Social declineClass and humanity
Death of a Salesman
1954 Stage playArthur Miller's classic; Takizawa portrayed Willy Loman and was praised for his weighty performance.
Collapse of the American DreamFamily tragedy
Bibliography
- The Creation of an Actor (Seiga-sha, 1948)
- Love Endures Wind and Snow (co-authored, 1949)
Adaptations
- Children of Hiroshima (film, 1952)
- The Anjō Family's Ball (film, 1947)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Deep realist actingMeticulous character construction
- Recurring Motifs
- Portrayals of historical figuresArtist archetypesEthics and responsibility
Health
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Pneumonia2000年6月Died of pneumonia in June 2000
Legacy
A leading actor and director of the shingeki movement, often called the "god of shingeki." He influenced many later actors and had a long career on stage and screen.
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority records, etc.)
In Popular Culture
- Often referred to in popular discourse as the "god of shingeki"
Quotes
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I always demand perfection in a role. Pursuing realism thoroughly is an actor's sincerity.
Source: NHK interviews and public remarks (citation needed) (2006)
Trivia
- Reportedly lost 6 kg for the role in "En no Hito" as part of character preparation.
- Hobbies included oil painting and photography; he painted stage props such as sunflowers for performances.
- During wartime, he cultivated a vegetable garden to secure food.
- Lived his life in rented houses and never owned a home.