- Susumu Terajima
Infobox actor
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name = Susumu Terajima
寺島 進
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birthname = nihongo|Susumu Terajima|寺島 進
location =Tokyo ,Japan
bloodtype = A
weight = 58k (128 lbs.)
height = 165cm (5'4")Profile
* Height:
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* Marital status: Single
* Hobbies: Travel, driving, photography
* Sometimes credited as: Susumu Terashimanihongo|Susumu Terajima|寺島 進|Terajima Susumu (born
12 November 1963 ) is a Japaneseactor 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 ofyakuza 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 ofOffice Kitano , the production company of actor/director/comedianTakeshi Kitano . [http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/Susumu_Terajima]Partial Filmography
2008
* "Bara_no_nai_Hanaya " - Fuji TV Series
* "Even If You Walk and Walk"2007
* "Shikyu no kioku"
* "Fūrinkazan "
* "Unfair: The Movie"
* "Tokyo tawa: Okan to Boku To, Tokidoki, Oton
* "Hasshu Mawari Kuwayama Jubei
* "Kantoku Banzai
* "Pacchigi! Love & Peace
* "Grow2006
* "Gamera the Brave"
* "The Uchoten Hotel "
* "LoveDeath"
* "Hana yori no naho"
* "Green Mind, Metal Bats
* "Hula Girls"
* "Kyacchi boru-ya"
* "Love Letter So-renka"2005
* "Kaizoku jingi"
* "Year One in the North"
* "Yumeno"
* "Yusha no hiho"
* "Gokudo no onna-tachi: Joen"
* "Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san "
* "Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi"
* "Summer of Ubume"
* "Takeshis' "
* "Funky Forest "
* "Custom Made 10.30"
* "Rampo Noir
* "Shisso"2004
* "Te wo nigiru dorobou no hanashi"
* "Antenna"
* "Flower and Snake"
* "Casshern "
* "The Taste of Tea "
* "Nobody Knows"
* "Cursed"
* "Hicchi haiku: oboreru hakobune"
* "Steamboy "
* "Izo "
* "Blood and Bones "
* "Kisu to kizu"2003
* "Kakuto"
* "The Thirteen Steps"
* "Moon Child"
* "Wild Berries"
* "Jump"
* "Hard Luck Hero "2002
* "Drive"
* "A Snake of June"
* "Asakusa Kid"
* "The Blessing Bell"
* "A Boy's Summer in 1945"2000-2001
* "Isola: Multiple Personality Girl" (2000)
* "Monday" (2000)
* "Hysteric" (2000)
* "Brother" (2000)
* "Hole in the Sky" (2001)
* "Distance" (2001)
* "Harmful Insect" (2001)
* "Ichi the Killer " (2001)
* "Misuzu" (2001)1997-1999
* "Postman Blues (1997)
* "Hana-bi " (1997)
* "Unlucky Monkey" (1998)
* "After Life" (1998)
* "Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl " (1998)
* "Dead or Alive" (1999)
* "Black Angel Vol. 2" (1999)
* "Gohatto" (1999)1995-1996
* "Getting Any? " (1995)
* "Marks" (1995)
* "Okaeri" (1995)
* "Kids Return " (1996)
* "Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero" (1996)
* "Chinpira: Two Punks" (1996)1990-1994
* "Inamura Jane" (1990)
* "A Scene at the Sea " (1992)
* "Nanmin rodo" (1992)
* "Sonatine " (1993)
* "Elephant Song" (1994)1986-1989
* "A-Houmansu" (1986)
* "Itoshi-no half moon " (1987)
* "So What" (1988)
* "Violent Cop " (1989)
* "Orugoru" (1989)Trivia
* Terajima has made appearances in several Japanese music videos (PVs), including
SMAP 's "FLY," AKTION'S "Still Neva Enuff," and Izumi Sakaki's "Family Tree."* Terajima's character in 2005's Kirin Fire canned coffee CMs, along with that of co-star
Tadanobu Asano , were featured in the film "Naisu no mori: The First Contact".* Since May 2006 Terajima has been writing a weekly advice column for Japan's CinemaToday website. His section of the CinemaToday website also lists up-to-date news on his recent activities.
External links
* [http://www.office-kitano.co.jp/contents/OFFICE/MENBER/tera/tera.html Office Kitano profile]
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* [http://cinematoday.jp/cat/terajima Terajima's weekly CinemaToday advice column]
* [http://www.eigapedia.com/wiki/Susumu_Terajima Susumu Terajima] at Eigapedia
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