Akira Terao

Born 1947 · Japanese actor and musician

Akira Terao is a Japanese musician, singer and actor. As of 2012, he is the only male actor to have received both the Japan Record Award and the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

Akira Terao, in order

1. 1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset: acted · directed by Yōji Yamada
2. 1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship: acted · directed by Yōji Yamada
3. 1979 Seibu Keisatsu (TV series): acted
4. 1985 Dangerous Women: acted · directed by Yoshitarō Nomura
5. 1985 Ran: acted · directed by Akira Kurosawa · critics 96%, audiences 94% · streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Tubi
6. 1990 Dreams: acted · directed by Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda · critics 66%, audiences 86% · streaming on YouTube (free)
7. 1993 Madadayo: acted · directed by Akira Kurosawa · critics 88%, audiences 81% · streaming on Criterion Channel
8. 1997 Cat's Eye: acted · directed by Kaizō Hayashi
9. 1997 Lost Paradise: acted · directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
10. 1999 After the Rain: acted · directed by Takashi Koizumi · audiences 86%
11. 2004 Casshern: acted · directed by Kazuaki Kiriya
12. 2004 Half a Confession: acted · directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe
13. 2004 Samayou Yaiba: acted · directed by Shōichi Mashiko
14. 2005 Aegis: acted · directed by Junji Sakamoto
15. 2005 Into the Sun: acted · directed by Christopher Morrison
16. 2006 The Professor's Beloved Equation: acted · directed by Takashi Koizumi
17. 2022 Mugonkan (TV series): acted · directed by Gekidan Hitori
18. FROM SIBERIA WITH LOVE: acted · directed by Takahisa Zeze