Portrait of Susumu Terajima

Acting

Susumu Terajima

Career

Active from 1988 to 2027, busiest in 2015 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fireworks
Fireworks
GoodWatch score85/100

Characters

12

The characters Susumu Terajima played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susumu Terajima Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Character Study 6
  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Intrigue 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

175
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

19 titles · average score 69
Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.
Bayside Shakedown N.E.W. (2026)

as Kijima Johichiro

Blazing Fists
Blazing Fists (2025)

as Takayuki Hino

Yudo
Yudo (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

as Saku Kotaka

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023)

TV show · as Mizuno Nobumoto

Kubi
Kubi (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hanya no Sahei

Quiet Don
Quiet Don (2023)

TV show

The Quiet Don: Chapter 1
The Quiet Don: Chapter 1 (2023)

as Sakamoto

The Files of Young Kindaichi
The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Ginzô Kurotaka

Renovation Like Magic
Renovation Like Magic (2022)

TV show

Traveling Sandwich
Traveling Sandwich (2022)

as Kihara Yoji

Noise
Noise (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tadashi Okazaki

Last of the Wolves
Last of the Wolves (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yoji Kakutani

2010s

61 titles · average score 66
Detective Zero
Detective Zero (2019)

TV show · as Ichiro Fukuchi

Mangan
Mangan (2018)

TV show · as Shigeharu

MPD: Animal Unit
MPD: Animal Unit (2017)

TV show · as Tsutomu Kito

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mario Mori

Second Love
Second Love (2015)

TV show · as Shigeyoshi Tajima

When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There (2014)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)

Delivery of Death
Delivery of Death (2014)

as Ryuzo Nishida

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as ご主人

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Keita Tsukahara

Kamihate Store
Kamihate Store (2012)

as Yoshio Morita

GOLD
GOLD (2010)

TV show · as Akashi Tatsuya

Trouble Man
Trouble Man (2010)

TV show · as Asai Akira

2000s

66 titles · average score 66
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (2007)

TV show

Uramiya Honpo
Uramiya Honpo (2006)

TV show · as Jyouhouya

Unfair
Unfair (2006)

TV show · as Tetsuo Yamaji

Funky Forest: The First Contact
Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
GoodWatch score 55

as Katsuichi Tanaka

Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi
Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kishima

Takeshis'
Takeshis' (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor

A Snake of June
A Snake of June (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Policeman

Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Satoru Igarashi

Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Suzuki

Distance
Distance (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Minoru Kai

Hole in the Sky
Hole in the Sky (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ichio

Brother
Brother (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kato

1990s

23 titles · average score 71
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Satoru Kawashima

Taboo
Taboo (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Spy

Black Angel 2
Black Angel 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Itakura

Unlucky Monkey
Unlucky Monkey (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yakuza

Eyes of the Spider
Eyes of the Spider (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Avenging Man

Fireworks
Fireworks (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Nakamura

Kids Return
Kids Return (1996)
GoodWatch score 89

as No. 2 in Local Gang

Two Punks
Two Punks (1996)

as Masao

Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

as Takashi Kitazawa

Elephant Song
Elephant Song (1994)

as Yoshiki

Sonatine
Sonatine (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ken

A Scene at the Sea
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as Light Truck Man

1980s

6 titles · average score 80
Violent Cop
Violent Cop (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kiyohiro's Henchman #2

Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage
Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yakuza (uncredited)

Dragonfly
Dragonfly (1988)

TV show · as Nao

So What
So What (1988)

as Thug

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

as (uncredited)

Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 90

as Foot soldier (uncredited)