Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima
寺島 進
Born	(1963-11-12) 12 November 1963
Occupation	Actor

Susumu Terajima (寺島 進, Terajima Susumu, born 12 November 1963) is a Japanese 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 Japan Music Entertainment in December 2018.

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)
• 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)
• Casshern (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)

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

Video games

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

External links

• Japan Music Entertainment profile (in Japanese)
• Susumu Terajima at IMDb
• Susumu Terajima at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)