Akira Terao - Actor Profile

Akira Terao

Acting
50Total Films
9.0 Highest Rated
Born: May 18, 1947
Birth Place: Kanagawa, Japan

About Akira Terao

Akira Terao (寺尾 聰, Terao Akira, born May 18, 1947) is Japanese musician and movie actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akira Terao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best Akira Terao Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Akira Terao's career based on audience ratings.

★9.0
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) movie poster
★9.0

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset — Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed.

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

1976•Comedy
★8.5
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) movie poster
★8.5

Tora-san Meets His Lordship — Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides som

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977•Comedy
★8.4
Letter from the Mountain (2002) movie poster
★8.4

Letter from the Mountain — Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural farming village where

Letter from the Mountain

2002•Drama
★8.1
The Hovering Blade (2009) movie poster
★8.1

The Hovering Blade — Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible yout

The Hovering Blade

2009•Drama
★8.0
Ran (1985) movie poster
★8.0

Ran — Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlor

Ran

1985•Action

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Akira Terao.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2025 Our Eternal Song Tetsuta Mamiya Super Hit Similar →
2025 Kaneko's Commissary - Super Hit Similar →
2023 The Imaginary Old Dog (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2023 Mom, Is That You?! Naofumi Ogyu Average Similar →
2022 Fragments of the Last Will - Super Hit Similar →
2022 Mugonkan Nomiyama Gyouji Flop Similar →
2021 Greatest Gift of Life Ryosuke Sasai Average Similar →
2018 The Crow In Broad Daylight Gomi Jinsuke Flop Similar →
2017 Kohaku Arai Toshio Flop Similar →
2015 Welcome to Our Home Taichi Kurata Hit Similar →
2014 Delivery of Death Jiro Yamazaki Average Similar →
2014 球形の荒野 - Flop Similar →
2013 Chicken Race Tobita Joe Average Similar →
2013 Jikenya Kagyou 事件屋稼業 - Flop Similar →
2012 The Eternal Fountain Akio Yamauchi Flop Similar →
2009 Hi to Shio 熊代繁 Flop Similar →
2009 The Hovering Blade Shigeki Nagamine Super Hit Similar →
2007 Awakening Takayuki Sekiguchi Flop Similar →
2006 The Professor and His Beloved Equation Professor Hit Similar →
2005 Into the Sun Matsuda Flop Similar →
2005 Aegis Hirotaka Miyazu Flop Similar →
2004 Casshern Dr. Kotaro Azuma Average Similar →
2004 Half a Confession Soichiro Kaji Super Hit Similar →
2002 Letter from the Mountain Takao Ueda Super Hit Similar →
2001 Tokyo Marigold Kunio Average Similar →
2001 Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius Takayuki Azuma Hit Similar →
2001 Darkness in the Light Toshio Kanbe Average Similar →
2000 After the Rain Ihei Misawa Hit Similar →
1998 Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror III Matsushita Flop Similar →
1997 Cat's Eye Ryutaro Kuroda Flop Similar →
1997 Lost Paradise Kinugawa Average Similar →
1996 Rebirth of Mothra Doctor Average Similar →
1995 History of Jirocho Shimizu - Flop Similar →
1994 Free and Easy 7 - Super Hit Similar →
1994 The Hungry Shinjuku Detective - Flop Similar →
1993 Madadayo Sawamura Hit Similar →
1990 Tora-san Takes a Vacation Kazuo Super Hit Similar →
1990 Making of 'Dreams' Self Super Hit Similar →
1990 Dreams I Super Hit Similar →
1986 Take It Easy - Flop Similar →
1985 Ran Taro Takatora Ichimonji Super Hit Similar →
1985 Dangerous Women Hideo Tanase Flop Similar →
1983 The Politicians Nobuyuki Doi Flop Similar →
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship - Super Hit Similar →
1976 Sachiko no sachi Hirosawa Flop Similar →
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset - Super Hit Similar →
1975 The Village Takashi Saito Hit Similar →
1971 The Earth is Born Again Tsuchiya Flop Similar →
1970 Charming Men Tamio Flop Similar →
1968 The Sands of Kurobe Kenichi Hit Similar →

Akira Terao - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Akira Terao?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Akira Terao is "Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset" with a rating of 9.0/10.

How many movies has Akira Terao acted in?

Akira Terao has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Akira Terao?

Other notable films include "Tora-san Meets His Lordship", "Letter from the Mountain", and "The Hovering Blade".