Akira Terao
Japanese actor and musician · Japan · On the map · Actors · Born 1947 · age 79
Akira Terao is a Japanese musician, singer and actor. As of 2012, he is the only male actor to have received both the Japan Record Award and the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
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One in a Million: Tax SquadSeries, Yoneda Denji2025
Kaneko's CommissaryFilm2022
Fragments of the Last WillFilm2019
The Great White TowerSeries, Teizo Azuma2018
Special Investigation NineSeries, Sakutaro Munakata2016
Brass DreamsSeries, Hikuma Koichi2015
Welcome to Our HomeFilm, Taichi Kurata2014
Strategist KANBESeries, Ieyasu Tokugawa2013
Jikenya KagyouSeries, Fukamachi Jotaro
Chicken RaceFilm, 2013Tobita Joe2008Medal with Purple RibbonAward2006
The Professor and His Beloved EquationFilm, Professor2005Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ActorAward
Affectionate TimeSeries, 2005Wakui Yukichi2004
CasshernFilm, Dr. Kotaro Azuma2001Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleAward
Darkness in the LightFilm, 2001Toshio Kanbe1997
The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei FujisawaSeries, Gendayu Hosoya
Cat's EyeFilm, 1997Ryutaro Kuroda1995
History of Jirocho ShimizuFilm1993
MadadayoFilm, Sawamura1985
Dangerous WomenFilm, Hideo Tanase198123rd Japan Record AwardsAward1979
Seibu KeisatsuSeries, Matsuda Takeshi1977
Tora-san Meets His LordshipFilm, 巡查1975
The VillageFilm, Takashi Saito1970
おくさまは18歳Series, Kainuma (teacher)1968
The Sands of KurobeFilm, Kenichi1947Born18 May 1947
One in a Million: Tax SquadSeries, Yoneda Denji2025Kaneko's CommissaryFilm2022Fragments of the Last WillFilm2019The Great White TowerSeries, Teizo Azuma2018Special Investigation NineSeries, Sakutaro Munakata2016Brass DreamsSeries, Hikuma Koichi2015Welcome to Our HomeFilm, Taichi Kurata2014Strategist KANBESeries, Ieyasu Tokugawa2013Jikenya KagyouSeries, Fukamachi JotaroChicken RaceFilm, 2013Tobita Joe2008Medal with Purple RibbonAward2006The Professor and His Beloved EquationFilm, Professor2005Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ActorAwardAffectionate TimeSeries, 2005Wakui Yukichi2004CasshernFilm, Dr. Kotaro Azuma2001Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleAwardDarkness in the LightFilm, 2001Toshio Kanbe1997The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei FujisawaSeries, Gendayu HosoyaCat's EyeFilm, 1997Ryutaro Kuroda1995History of Jirocho ShimizuFilm1993MadadayoFilm, Sawamura1985Dangerous WomenFilm, Hideo Tanase198123rd Japan Record AwardsAward1979Seibu KeisatsuSeries, Matsuda Takeshi1977Tora-san Meets His LordshipFilm, 巡查1975The VillageFilm, Takashi Saito1970おくさまは18歳Series, Kainuma (teacher)1968The Sands of KurobeFilm, Kenichi1947Born18 May 1947People around Akira
Akira Kurosawa Directed Ran, Dreams and Madadayo
Yōji Yamada Directed Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Takashi Koizumi Directed After the Rain (1999)
Mieko Harada Also in Ran, Dreams and After the Rain
Hidetaka Yoshioka Also in Half a Confession and Madadayo
Hisashi Igawa Also in Ran, Dreams and Madadayo
Chieko Baishō Also in Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Junji Sakamoto Directed Aegis (2005), directed Awakening (2007)
Yoshitarō Nomura Directed Dangerous Women (1985)- Hisao Kurosawa Produced After the Rain (1999)
Steven Spielberg Produced Dreams (1990)
Steven Seagal Produced Into the Sun (2005)- Yoko Ogawa Wrote The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006)
Chishū Ryū Also in Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset and Dreams
Kei Kumai Directed The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
Kiyoshi Atsumi Also in Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Yūjirō Ishihara Also in Seibu Keisatsu and The Sands of Kurobe
Shin'ichirō Ikebe Wrote Dreams and Madadayo
Ryo Katsuji Also in Aegis and Greatest Gift of Life
Kiyoshi Sasabe Directed Half a Confession (2004)
Tatsuo Matsumura Also in Madadayo and After the Rain
Gekidan Hitori Directed Mugonkan (2022)
Masami Shimojō Also in Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Mayu Tsuruta Also in Casshern and Half a Confession
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Ran 1985
Dreams 1990
The Imaginary 2023
After the Rain 2000
Madadayo 1993
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Filmography 40
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Television 22
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Born 1947 · age 79
