Acting
Akira Terao
- Titles
- 40movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Ran91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Mystery2.9, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Contemplative 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Family Under Siege 2
- Human Connection 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Gentle Humor 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Urban Realism 2
- Atmospheric 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hisashi IgawaActorRan, Dreams, Madadayo, After the Rain, The Professor and His Beloved Equation, +1 more
Hidetaka YoshiokaActorMadadayo, After the Rain, Half a Confession, The Professor and His Beloved Equation, Tora-san Takes a Vacation, +1 more- SShoji UedaCinematographerRan, Dreams, Madadayo, After the Rain, Letter from the Mountain
Mieko HaradaActorRan, Dreams, After the Rain, Half a Confession
Akira KurosawaWriterRan, Dreams, Madadayo, After the Rain
Yoshikazu OkadaWriterGreatest Gift of Life, Chicken Race, Kohaku, 人生最高の贈りもの
Ryo KatsujiActorAegis, Greatest Gift of Life, 人生最高の贈りもの
Kasumi ArimuraActorWelcome to Our Home, Welcome to Our Home, Chicken Race
Erika SawajiriActorThe Great White Tower, Welcome to Our Home, Welcome to Our Home
Yoshiko MiyazakiActorRan, After the Rain, Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Takashi KoizumiDirectorAfter the Rain, The Professor and His Beloved Equation, Letter from the Mountain- HHideto AgaEditorAfter the Rain, The Professor and His Beloved Equation, Letter from the Mountain
Movies and TV shows
61Upcoming
1 title
TV show
2020s
8 titles · average score 69
TV show · as Yoneda Denji
as Tetsuta Mamiya
75
as Old Dog (voice)
63
as Naofumi Ogyu
TV show · as Seiji Godou
as Nomiyama Gyouji
as 笹井亮介
TV show · as 笹井亮介
2010s
16 titles · average score 79
TV show · as Teizo Azuma
TV show · as Sakutaro Munakata
74
TV show · as Haruyuki Iiyama
TV show · as Hikuma Koichi
TV show · as Takada Soichiro
TV show · as Taichi Kurata
as Taichi Kurata
TV show
84
TV show · as Ieyasu Tokugawa
as Jiro Yamazaki
as Tobita Joe
TV show · as Fukamachi Jotaro
2000s
18 titles · average score 65
70
as Shigeki Nagamine
as Takayuki Sekiguchi
70
as Professor
TV show · as Wakui Yukichi
48
as Hirotaka Miyazu
66
as Dr. Kotaro Azuma
as Soichiro Kaji
78
as Takao Ueda
as Toshio Kanbe
64
as Takayuki Azuma
63
as Kunio
74
as Ihei Misawa
1990s
8 titles · average score 66
as Matsushita
62
as Kinugawa
56
as Ryutaro Kuroda
TV show · as Gendayu Hosoya
55
as Doctor
84
as Sawamura
73
as I
as Kazuo
1980s
3 titles · average score 91
91
as Taro Takatora Ichimonji
as Hideo Tanase
as Nobuyuki Doi
1970s
6 titles · average score 70
70
as Takashi Saito
as Hirosawa
as Tsuchiya
as Tamio
TV show · as Kainuma (teacher)
1960s
1 title
as Kenichi