Akira Terao
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Akira Terao has become a familiar face whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. 'Dreams' counts among the more visible credits. 49 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. Playing Taro Takatora Ichimonji in 'Ran' put him in front of the widest audience of the career.
Akira Terao
34 Movies
15 Series
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Akira Terao has become a familiar face whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. 'Dreams' counts among the more visible credits. 49 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. Playing Taro Takatora Ichimonji in 'Ran' put him in front of the widest audience of the career.
Movies
Plays Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Ran
1985
Plays I
Dreams
1990
Plays Kinugawa
Lost Paradise
1997
Plays Matsuda
Into the Sun
2005
Plays Dr. Kotaro Azuma
Casshern
2004
Plays Old Dog (voice)
The Imaginary
2023
Plays Toshio Kanbe
Darkness in the Light
2001
Plays Ryutaro Kuroda
Cat's Eye
1997
Plays Ihei Misawa
After the Rain
2000
Plays Sawamura
Madadayo
1993
Plays Doctor
Rebirth of Mothra
1996
Plays Takayuki Azuma
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
2001
Plays Takao Ueda
Letter from the Mountain
2002
Plays Naofumi Ogyu
Mom, Is That You?!
2023
Plays Professor
The Professor and His Beloved Equation
2006
Plays Kazuo
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
Plays Shigeki Nagamine
The Hovering Blade
2009
Plays Hirotaka Miyazu
Aegis
2005
Plays Soichiro Kaji
Half a Confession
2004
Plays Kenichi
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Plays Takashi Saito
The Village
1975
Plays Kunio
Tokyo Marigold
2001
Plays Takayuki Sekiguchi
Awakening
2007
TV Shows
Plays Suenaga Takuro
Kokoro
2003
Plays Kainuma (teacher)
おくさまは18歳
1970
Plays Matsuda Takeshi
Seibu Keisatsu
1979
Plays Wakui Yukichi
Affectionate Time
2005
Plays Keisaku Mita
Love Letters - Men We Have Loved
2003
Plays Shoichi Kanbayashi
CHANGE
2008
Plays Haruyuki Iiyama
Rikuoh
2017
Plays Takada Soichiro
Cain and Abel
2016
Plays Taichi Kurata
Welcome to Our Home
2015
Plays Seiji Godou
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
2023
Plays Yoneda Denji
One in a Million: Tax Squad
2026
Plays Hikuma Koichi
Brass Dreams
2016
Plays Teizo Azuma
The Great White Tower
2019
Plays Fukamachi Jotaro
Jikenya Kagyou
2013
Plays Gendayu Hosoya
The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa
1997
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The Imaginary
Full Filmography
One in a Million: Tax Squad
Yoneda Denji · 9 episodes
2026
TV
Our Eternal Song
Tetsuta Mamiya
2025
Film
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
Seiji Godou · 10 episodes
2023
TV
The Imaginary
Old Dog (voice)
2023
Film
Mom, Is That You?!
Naofumi Ogyu
2023
Film
Mugonkan
Nomiyama Gyouji
2022
Film
The Great White Tower
Teizo Azuma · 5 episodes
2019
TV
Rikuoh
Haruyuki Iiyama · 10 episodes
2017
TV
Kohaku
Arai Toshio
2017
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Akira Terao and where are they from?
Akira Terao is 79 years old, born on May 18, 1947 in Kanagawa, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Akira Terao?
Akira Terao is best known for roles in Ran, Dreams, Casshern.
How many movies has Akira Terao been in?
Over a 58-year career (since 1968), Akira Terao has appeared in 34 movies and 15 TV shows.
What was Akira Terao's first movie?
The career of Akira Terao began with The Sands of Kurobe (1968).
What is Akira Terao's most recent movie or series?
Akira Terao's most recent release is One in a Million: Tax Squad, which premiered on January 8, 2026.
What TV shows has Akira Terao appeared in?
On television, Akira Terao has appeared in Rikuoh, Last Man: The Blind Profiler, CHANGE, Brass Dreams.
Akira Terao
1947-05-18 · Kanagawa, Japan
Akira Terao (寺尾 聰, Terao Akira, born May 18, 1947) is Japanese musician and movie actor.Akira Terao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.