Susumu Terajima

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Susumu Terajima (寺島 進, Terajima Susumu^?, born 12 November 1963) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work, regardless of how minor his role might be. Terajima is best known for his portrayal of yakuza figures, most notably in the films of colleague and close friend Kitano.

Terajima was born in Tokyo, Japan, where he still resides. He made his acting debut in 1986's A-Homance, and has been steadily furthering his career ever since. He is part of Office Kitano, the production company of actor/director/comedian Takeshi Kitano.

Select filmography

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• Air Doll (2009)
• Goemon (2009)
• Kantoku Banzai (2007)
• The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
• Custom Made 10.30 (2005)
• Takeshis' (2005)
• Funky Forest (2005)
• Casshern (2004)
• The Taste of Tea (2004)
• Nobody Knows
• The Blessing Bell (2002)
• Hole in the Sky (2001)
• Distance (2001)
• Ichi the Killer (2001)
• Brother (2000)
• Dead or Alive (1999)
• Unlucky Monkey (1998)
• After Life (1998)
• Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
• Postman Blues (1997)
• Hana-bi (1997)
• Kids Return (1996)
• Getting Any? (1995)
• Okaeri (1995)
• Elephant Song (1994)
• Sonatine (1993)
• A Scene at the Sea (1992)
• Violent Cop (1989)
• A-Houmansu (1986)

References

External links

• Office Kitano profile (Japanese)
• Terajima Susumu at the Internet Movie Database
• Terajima's weekly CinemaToday advice column (Japanese)