*anese actor (born 1963)

Susumu Terajima (寺島 進, Terajima Susumu, born 12 November 1963) is a *anese actor. He is best known for his portrayal of yakuza figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano.

Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's A Homansu. He joined *an Music Entertainment in December 2018.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Selected filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
  • 3.3 Video games
• 4 Books
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Terajima was born in *agawa, downtown of Tokyo. He is the second son of three and his father was a tatami craftsman. His childhood memory was when he and his mother walking to kindergarten together and his teacher called him "mu-chan" because of his cute face. Terajima's interest in acting began when he watched an action-comedy movie, Truck Yarou. He was also love to perform singing, impersonating Pink Lady with his friends.After graduated from high school, to pursue his dream to be an actor, he continued his education in Mifune Art Academy, although his parents did not agree with his decision because they want him to continue his family business. During those years, Terajima did many side jobs, including as stuntman, until he met Yusaku Matsuda, who directed A Homansu and gave Terajima a role in the movie.

Career

Terajima played a supporting role in Violent Cop (1989), where he met his respectful mentor, Takeshi Kitano. His breakthrough as an actor was on Sonatine. After the success of Sonatine, Terajima played various movie roles.

Selected filmography

Film

• A Homansu (1986)
• Itoshino Half Moon (1987)
• Violent Cop (1989)
• A Scene at the Sea (1992)
• Sonatine (1993)
• Elephant Song (1994)
• Getting Any? (1995)
• Okaeri (1995)
• Marks (1995)
• Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero (1996)
• Kids Return (1996)
• Postman Blues (1997)
• Hana-bi (1997)
• Unlucky Monkey (1998)
• After Life (1998)
• Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
• Eyes of the Spider (1998)
• Taboo (1999)
• Dead or Alive (1999)
• Brother (2000)
• Hole in the Sky (2001)
• Distance (2001)
• Ichi the Killer (2001)
• The Blessing Bell (2002)
• Harmful Insect (2002)
• Moon Child (2003)
• C*hern (2004)
• The Taste of Tea (2004)
• Nobody Knows (2004)
• Custom Made 10.30 (2005)
• Takeshis' (2005)
• Funky Forest (2005)
• Hana (2006)
• Unfair (2006)
• The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
• Hula Girls (2006)
• Unfair SP (2006)
• Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)
• Unfair: The Movie (2007)
• Kantoku Banzai (2007)
• Still Walking (2008)
• All Around Us (2008)
• The Magic Hour (2008)
• Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
• Air Doll (2009)
• Goemon (2009)
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010)
• Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
• Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
• Smuggler (2011)
• Unfair: The Answer SP (2011)
• Helter Skelter (2012)
• Human Trust (2013)
• The Kiyosu Conference (2013) – Kuroda Kanbei
• When Marnie Was There (2014)
• April Fools (2015)
• Chasuke's Journey (2015)
• Love's Twisting Path (2019)
• Hit me Anyone One More Time (2019)
• Last of the Wolves (2021) – Yōji Kakutani
• Noise (2022)

Television

• Double Meaning: Yes or No? (2013)
• Sanada Maru (2016) – Ideura Masasuke
• Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) – Mario Mori (Yamato's Uncle)
• The Supporting Actors (2017) – himself
• Hagoku (2017) – Hisashi Nishina
• Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018) – Katsu Kaishū
• Chuuzai Keiji (2014-2021) - Atsushi Enami
• Gold (2010) - Tatsuya Akaishi
• Saisosa Keiji:: Kataoka Yuusuke (2010-2019) - Yuusuke Kataoka
• Code Blue (2008) - Hisashi Kaji
• The Millionaire Detective (2006) - Koushirou Nunobiki
• The Millionaire Detective (2005) - Koushirou Nunobiki

Video games

• Yakuza 2 as Jiro Kawara (2006)
• Yakuza Kenzan as Itō Ittōsai (2008)
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 as Jiro Kawara (2017)

Books

• Terajima no aniki ni kike yo! Komatta toki wa itsudemo koi! (2007) ISBN 978-4-576-07018-6
• Teppen toru made (2020) ISBN 978-4-591-16586-7

References

External links

• *an Music Entertainment profile (in *anese)
• Susumu Terajima at IMDb
• Susumu Terajima at the *anese Movie Database (in *anese)