Minori Terada (Japanese: 寺田 農, Hepburn: Terada Minori, November 7, 1942 – March 14, 2024) was a Japanese actor and voice artist.

Minori Terada
寺田 農
Born(1942-11-07)November 7, 1942
DiedMarch 14, 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2024
Spouse
Noriko Takahashi
(m. 1970; div. 2006)

Life and career

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Minori Terada was born in Tokyo, as the first son of Masaaki Terada [ja], a famous painter. In 1961, he began to work as an actor.

Terada was known for his roles as villains, including Alien Metron in Ultraman Max and Colonel Muska in Castle in the Sky. He was also the narrator for several television dramas, documents, and movies.

Terada loved reading.[1] He died of lung cancer on March 14, 2024, at the age of 81.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1968 The Human Bullet Him Kihachi Okamoto Lead role
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Togashi Yasuie Kihachi Okamoto
1978 The Fall of Ako Castle Ōtaka Gengo Kinji Fukasaku
1981 Eijanaika Ijūin Shohei Imamura
1981 Station Rikiishi Yasuo Furuhata
1982 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Hagiwara Shinji Sōmai
1983 The Highest Honor Captain Uno Peter Maxwell/Seiji Maruyama
1983 Legend of the Eight Samurai Inumura Daikaku Masanori Kinji Fukasaku
1985 Love Hotel Tetsuro Muraki Shinji Sōmai
1985 Typhoon Club Ken's father Shinji Sōmai
1986 Castle in the Sky Colonel Muska Hayao Miyazaki Voice role
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Masatoshi Ōkōchi Akio Jissoji
1988 Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari Yusuke Mikuni Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari
1990 Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars Yamane Akio Jissoji
1991 Rainbow Kids narrator Kihachi Okamoto [3]
1995 Maborosi Hirokazu Koreeda
1998 Murder on D Street Shūhei Akimura Akio Jissoji
1998 Pride Mamoru Shigemitsu Shunya Itō
2001 Hush! Asako's father Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
2003 Dragon Head Andō George Iida
2005 Hasami Otoko Toshiharu Ikeda
2005 Rampo Noir (segment "Kagami jigoku") Inspector Namikoshi Akio Jissoji
2006 Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu Dr. Tadokoro Minoru Kawasaki
2007 Unfair: The Movie Superintendent General Yoshinori Kobayashi
2008 The Truth about Nanjing Kōki Hirota Satoru Mizushima
2008 Gururi no koto Eiichi Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
2009 Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 Ryubei Sonozaki Ryuta Tasaki
2010 Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate Ryubei Sonozaki Koichi Sakamoto
2018 We Make Antiques! Masaharu Take
2020 Howling Village Takashi Shimizu
2021 Nobutora Takeda Nobutora Shusuke Kaneko Lead role[4]
2021 Inori Katsuya Matsumura [5]
2022 Blue Thermal Aonagi's director Masaki Tachibana Voice role[6]
TBA Shasen Henkō Hiroshi Akabane

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1971 Daichūshingura Katsuta Shinzaemon NET
1975, 1978 Ōoka Echizen Yatarō, Kinji TBS
1976 Kaze to Kumo to Niji to Fujiwara no Masatsune NHK Taiga drama
1978, 1984 Taiyō ni Hoero! Ichiki, Tajima NTV
1983 Tokugawa Ieyasu Akechi Mitsuhide NHK Taiga drama
1987 Dokuganryū Masamune Ōuchi Sadatsuna NHK Taiga drama
1992 Nobunaga ~King of Zipangu Azai Hisamasa NHK Taiga drama
1997 Ultraman Tiga Masachika Nezu (ep. 32), Miyagawa (ep. 40) MBS Tokusatsu
1998 Ultraman Dyna Sensei (ep. 37) MBS Tokusatsu
2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Nijō Akizane NHK Taiga drama
2001 Hero Watanuki Fuji TV
2003 Musashi Kakubei Iwama NHK Taiga drama
2004 Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy Taro Makoto TX Tokusatsu
2005 Ultraman Max Alien Metron CBC Tokusatsu
2005 Dragon Zakura Ryūzaburō Akutayama TBS
2009–2010 Kamen Rider W Ryubei Sonozaki/Terror Dopant TV Asahi Tokusatsu
2011 Azai Hisamasa NHK Taiga drama
2017 Ultraman Geed Sui Asakura (ep. 12) TV Tokyo Tokusatsu
2024 Sunny Sticky (S. 1 Ep. 4) Apple TV Drama [7]

Original video animation (OVA)

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  • Wild 7 (1994) - Masaru Kusanami

Dubbing

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Narration

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  • Homura Tatsu (1993 NHK Taiga drama)

Awards and prizes

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Year Award Category Title Result
1968 23rd Mainichi Film Award Best Actor The Human Bullet Won[10]

References

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  1. ^ "【本ナビ+1】俳優・寺田農 『消えたフェルメール』朽木ゆり子著 なぜ何度も盗難に遭うのか". SANKEI DIGITAL (in Japanese). December 1, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ^ 俳優・寺田農さん死去 81歳 最後まで仕事を続けながら…多数の作品で存在感 『ラピュタ』ムスカ大佐も. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (May 16, 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  4. ^ "映画『信虎 信玄陣没!国主の帰還』について". Miyaobi Publishing. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "祈り 幻に長崎を想う刻(とき)". eiga.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Blue Thermal Anime Film Reveals More Cast, March 4 Opening". Anime News Network. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sticky". IMDb.
  8. ^ "【Amazon.co.jp限定】キャット・ピープル -HDリマスター版-(オリジナルブロマイド付) [Blu-ray]". Amazon. December 2, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "拳銃無宿". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mainichi Film Award Winners: 23rd (1968)" (in Japanese). Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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