Susumu Terajima

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Susumu Terajima (寺島進, Terajima Susumu) is a Japanese actor and veteran of nearly 100 movies 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. He is currently a member of Office Kitano, the production company of prolific actor and director Takeshi Kitano.

Contents 1 Profile 2 Awards 3 Filmography 4 External Links

[edit] Profile

• Name: Susumu Terajima (寺島進, Terajima Susumu)
• Birth date: November 12, 1963
• Blood type: A
• Height: 5' 5" (165cm)
• Hobbies: Travel, driving
• Specialties: Sword-fighting, horseback riding
• Licenses: Automobile, motorcycle

[edit] Awards

• 2002 Japanese Professional Movie Awards
  • Best Actor for Hole in the Sky (won)
• 2002 Mainichi Film Concours
  • Best Supporting Actor for Misuzu and Hole in the Sky (won)
• 2006 Awards of the Japanese Academy
  • Best Supporting Actor for Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi (nominated)

[edit] Filmography

• [1986] A Homance
• [1987] Itoshi no Half Moon ... Hooligan
• [1988] So What
• [1989] Orugoru
• [1989] Violent Cop
• [1990] Inamura Jane
• [1991] A Scene at the Sea
• [1992] Nanmin Rodo
• [1993] Sonatine ... Ken
• [1994] Elephant Song ... Yoshiki
• [1995] Getting Any? ... Injured Yakuza
• [1995] Marks ... Junichi Terajima
• [1995] Welcome Home ... Takashi Kitazawa
• [1996] Kids Return ... No. 2 In Local Gang
• [1996] Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself 6: The Hero ... Mikiro Aoyanagi
• [1996] Chinpira ... Masao
• [1997] Postman Blues ... Detective Maeda
• [1997] Fireworks ... Nakamura
• [1998] Unlucky Monkey
• [1998] After Life ... Satoru Kawashima, counsellor
• [1998] Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl ... Sawada
• [1999] Dead or Alive ... Inoue
• [1999] Black Angel Vol. 2 ... Itakura
• [1999] Taboo ... Spy of Shinsen-gumi
• [2000] Isola ... Katsumi Maezono
• [2000] Monday
• [2000] Hysteric
• [2000] Brother ... Kato
• [2001] Hole in the Sky ... Ichio
• [2001] Distance ... Makoto
• [2001] Harmful Insect
• [2001] Ichi the Killer ... Suzuki
• [2001] Misuzu ... Kuzuhara, Shinji
• [2002] Drive ... Arai Jyoun
• [2002] A Snake of June
• [2002] Asakusa Kid
• [2002] The Blessing Bell ... Igarashi
• [2002] A Boy's Summer in 1945 ... Hideyuki Kodera
• [2003] Kakuto ... Yakuza boss
• [2003] 13 Steps ... Okazaki
• [2003] Moon Child ... Shinji
• [2003] Wild Berries ... Maeda
• [2003] Jump ... Owner of Convenience Store
• [2003] Hard Luck Hero ... Shingo Shibata
• [2004] Te wo Nigiru Dorobou no Hanashi ... Susumu Terajima
• [2004] Antenna ... (voice)
• [2004] Flower and Snake ... Yamazaki
• [2004] Casshern ... Sakamoto
• [2004] The Taste of Tea ... Tattooed man
• [2004] Nobody Knows ... Baseball coach
• [2004] Cursed ... Akira Tejima
• [2004] Hitch-Hike
• [2004] Steamboy ... Freddie (voice)
• [2004] Izo
• [2004] Blood and Bones ... Hee-bom Park
• [2004] Kisu to Kizu
• [2005] Year One in the North ... Kanji Hanamura
• [2005] Yumeno ... Tetsuya
• [2005] The Cruel Stone
• [2005] Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire
• [2005] Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims ... The Policeman
• [2005] Negotiator Mashita Masayoshi ... Kishima
• [2005] Summer of Ubume ... Goichi Harazawa
• [2005] Takeshis' ... Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's yakuza neighbor
• [2005] Funky Forest: The First Contact
• [2005] Custom Made 10.30
• [2005] Rampo Noir ... (segment "Kagami jigoku")
• [2005] Dead Run ... Oni Ken
• [2006] Gamera the Brave
• [2006] The Wow-Choten Hotel ... Jose Kochi
• [2006] LoveDeath
• [2006] Jitsuroku Shinsengumi
• [2006] Jitsuroku Shinsengumi: Kanketsu-hen
• [2006] Hana Yori mo Naho ... Kichiemon Terasaka
• [2006] Green Mind, Metal Bats ... Ochiai
• [2006] Hula Girls
• [2006] Catchball-ya ... Sakamoto
• [2006] Love★Com: The Movie ... Umibozu
• [2006] Love Letter So-renka ... Ryota's father
• [2007] Shikyu no Kioku
• [2007] Unfair: The Movie ... Tetsuo Yamazaki
• [2007] Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
• [2007] Grow
• [2007] Kantoku Banzai!
• [2007] Pacchigi! Love & Peace
• [2008] Even If You Walk and Walk
• [2008] All Around Us

[edit] External Links

• Susumu Terajima at the Internet Movie Database
• Susumu Terajima at the Japanese Movie Database
• Susumu Terajima at Wikipedia
• Susumu Terajima at Japanese Wikipedia
• Susumu Terajima profile at Office Kitano