Susumu Terajima

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Biography

Susumu Terajima (寺島進) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 200 films, 15 commercials, and numerous television dramas in a 20-year career. He is rarely the star of the films he participates in but is widely respected for taking his work very seriously despite how small his role may be.

Known For

When Marnie Was There

Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)

Ran

Foot soldier (uncredited)

Ichi the Killer

Suzuki

Fireworks

Nakamura

Sonatine

Ken

Nobody Knows

Shinichi Izawa

Brother

Kato

Steamboy

Alfred Smith (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Unification of Japan 74 MOVIE	Self
2026	Unification of Japan 73 MOVIE	Self
2026	Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu MOVIE	Utabori
2026	Ryu Ga Gotoku Powered by Nihon Touitsu TV	Utabori
2026	Unification of Japan 72 MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 71 MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 70 MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 69 MOVIE	Self
2025	The Way of The Prison Guard MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 68 MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 67 MOVIE	Self
2025	Blazing Fists MOVIE	Self
2025	Unification of Japan 66 MOVIE	Self
2024	Unification of Japan 65 MOVIE	Self
2024	D＆D 〜医者と刑事の捜査線〜 TV	Bunpei Yuge
2024	テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜 MOVIE	Self
2023	Kubi MOVIE	Hanya no Sahei
2023	駐在刑事SP 2023 MOVIE	Self
2023	Quiet Don TV	Self
2023	The Quiet Don: Chapter 2 MOVIE	Sakamoto
2023	The Quiet Don: Chapter 1 MOVIE	Sakamoto
2023	Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition MOVIE	Self
2023	Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition TV	Self
2023	Yudo: The Way of the Bath MOVIE	Saku Kotaka
2023	What Will You Do, Ieyasu? TV	Mizuno Nobumoto
2022	駐在刑事SP 2022 MOVIE	Self
2022	Traveling Sandwich MOVIE	Kihara Yoji
2022	Renovation Like Magic TV	Self
2022	The Files of Young Kindaichi TV	Ginzô Kurotaka
2022	Noise MOVIE	Tadashi Okazaki
2021	Last of the Wolves MOVIE	Yoji Kakutani
2021	Chuzai Keiji 2021 SP MOVIE	Atsushi Enami
2021	Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors TV	Self
2019	Hit Me Anyone One More Time MOVIE	Minoru Nanjo
2019	The Kings of Laughter TV	Kiyoshi Agatsuma
2019	Love's Twisting Path MOVIE	Kurohito Mizoguchi
2019	Detective Zero TV	Ichiro Fukuchi
2018	Stationed Detective TV	Self
2018	As a Father of Murderer Son MOVIE	Igawa
2018	Mangan TV	Shigeharu
2018	Imagination Game MOVIE	Yasui Morioka
2018	Kuroshoin no Rokubei TV	Self
2017	Chūzai keiji SP 2017 MOVIE	Self
2017	MPD: Animal Unit TV	Tsutomu Kito
2017	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Returns: Life Theft! Champion of Earth Tournament MOVIE	Mario Mori
2017	Prison Break MOVIE	Self
2017	花実のない森 MOVIE	Self
2017	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future MOVIE	Mario Mori
2017	Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare TV	Himself
2017	Begging for Love MOVIE	Self
2017	Tensai Bakabon 2 MOVIE	A mysterious man selling suspicious things
2016	IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius TV	Kenjou
2016	Dr. Hikojiro 2 MOVIE	Hikojiro Oyabu
2016	必殺仕事人2016 MOVIE	Self
2016	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Heart Pounding Circus Panic! MOVIE	Mario Mori
2016	The Woman Who Took the Local Paper MOVIE	Yamashita
2016	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger TV	Mario Mori
2015	Aka Medaka MOVIE	Self
2015	Kiyamachi Daruma MOVIE	Eiiichi Arai
2015	Dr. Hikojiro MOVIE	Hikojiro Oyabu
2015	Partner in Crime MOVIE	秋月義彦
2015	Double Meaning: Chain Reaction MOVIE	Self
2015	UNFAIR: the end MOVIE	Tetsuo Yamazaki
2015	Chasuke's Journey MOVIE	Kuroki
2015	April Fools MOVIE	Poor Kidnapper
2015	KYOTO BLACK 2: Black Purity MOVIE	Self
2015	Second Love TV	Shigeyoshi Tajima
2015	KYOTO BLACK: Black Samurai MOVIE	Terao
2015	Drifter Teppei MOVIE	Teppei Mihogawa
2015	The Guide - Five Stars in Kyoto TV	Tetsuo Kawabata
2014	実録新選組 MOVIE	Hijikata Toshizo
2014	25 MOVIE	Self
2014	In the Hero MOVIE	Goro Unno
2014	Out Burn MOVIE	Shuuhei Kawakami
2014	When Marnie Was There MOVIE	Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)
2014	Delivery of Death MOVIE	Ryuzo Nishida
2013	A Message Sent to You TV	Professor Maeda
2013	Olympic Ransom TV	Self
2013	The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji MOVIE	Akio Sakuno
2013	The Kiyosu Conference MOVIE	Yoshitaka Kuroda
2013	Disregarded People MOVIE	Self
2013	The Human Trust MOVIE	Tadashi Sakata
2013	Kumokiri Nizaemon TV	Self
2013	Double Meaning: Yes or No? MOVIE	Tetsuo Yamaji
2012	Odayaka MOVIE	Self
2012	The Last Train Bound for Nagoya TV	Self
2012	Kamihate Store MOVIE	Yoshio Morita
2012	Resident: Story of 5 Interns TV	Miyama Katsumi
2012	西村京太郎サスペンス　秋葉京介探偵事務所～狙われた男～ MOVIE	Yasuhiko Tajima
2012	Helter Skelter MOVIE	Keita Tsukahara
2012	Go, Masao! MOVIE	Susumu Terajima
2012	灰色の虹 TV	이사야마 타케오미
2012	Presumed Guilty TV	Naoto Katsuragi
2012	Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai MOVIE	Self
2012	Unforgiven MOVIE	Self
2012	Solitary Gourmet TV	ご主人
2011	Smuggler MOVIE	Joe's friend
2011	Antarctica TV	Naohito Samejima
2011	Double Meaning MOVIE	Tetsuo Yamaji
2011	UNFAIR: the answer MOVIE	Tetsuo Yamazaki
2011	Ninja Kids!!! MOVIE	Self
2010	The Face of Minami MOVIE	Self
2010	GOLD TV	Akashi Tatsuya
2010	Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose MOVIE	Jôichirô Kijima
2010	Steel Frame TV	Self
2010	Zatoichi: The Last MOVIE	Tatsuji
2010	Keiji Narusawa Ryou TV	Self
2010	Trouble Man TV	Asai Akira
2010	The History of Our Family TV	Shoji Hiiragi
2010	再捜査刑事・片岡悠介 TV	Self
2009	Go Find a Psychic! MOVIE	Mr. Invincible
2009	Untouchable TV	Eiichi Nagakura
2009	Air Doll MOVIE	Police Officer Todoroki
2009	The Super Splendid Spy TV	Seiichi Kiriyama
2008	My Grandma MOVIE	Kotaro Shinkai
2008	The Soup of Heaven MOVIE	Self
2008	Ties of Shooting Stars TV	Ariake Yukihiro
2008	The Yagyu Conspiracy MOVIE	Self
2008	Showa Gamblers Gaiden MOVIE	Self
2008	Achilles and the Tortoise MOVIE	Yakuza Pimp
2008	The Road to Sirius MOVIE	Katsuya Hamai
2008	越境捜査 TV	Self
2008	Code Blue TV	Kaji Hisashi
2008	Still Walking MOVIE	Sushi Deliverer
2008	The Magic Hour MOVIE	Hiromi Kurokawa
2008	All Around Us MOVIE	Katsutoshi Yoshida
2008	Flower Shop Without Rose TV	Kengo Shijo
2007	Smile MOVIE	Night shift security guard at Hospital
2007	Vanishing Glow MOVIE	Sakazaki
2007	Memories of the Womb: You Are Here MOVIE	Self
2007	Glory to the Filmmaker! MOVIE	Young Man
2007	Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces TV	Self
2007	Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad MOVIE	Self
2007	UNFAIR: the movie MOVIE	Tetsuo Yamazaki
2007	The Secret Garden TV	Self
2007	Samurai Banners TV	Self
2006	Love Letter So-renka MOVIE	Ryota's father
2006	Gamera the Brave MOVIE	Osamu Nishio
2006	Chosyu Five MOVIE	Self
2006	The Catch Man MOVIE	Self
2006	Unfair: Code Breaking MOVIE	Self
2006	Yakuza Don MOVIE	Self
2006	Hula Girls MOVIE	Ishida
2006	Green Mind, Metal Bats MOVIE	Ochiai
2006	Uramiya Honpo TV	Jyouhouya
2006	Lovely Complex MOVIE	Umibozu
2006	Hana MOVIE	Kichiemon Terasaka
2006	Jitsuroku Shinsengumi 2 MOVIE	Self
2006	LoveDeath MOVIE	Self
2006	Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard MOVIE	Self
2006	Suite Dreams MOVIE	Jose Kôchi
2006	Unfair TV	Yamaji Tetsuo
2005	Dead Run MOVIE	Oni Ken
2005	Fugitive Joichiro Kijima MOVIE	Self
2005	Custom Made 10.30 MOVIE	Self
2005	The King of Minami 32 MOVIE	Self
2005	Funky Forest: The First Contact MOVIE	Katsuichi Tanaka
2005	Takeshis' MOVIE	Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
2005	Summer of Ubume MOVIE	Goichi Harasawa
2005	Rampo Noir MOVIE	(segment "Mirror Hell")
2005	Negotiator MOVIE	Kishima
2005	Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims MOVIE	Policeman
2005	Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire MOVIE	Self
2005	Yumeno MOVIE	Tetsuya
2005	Fire and Ice 2 MOVIE	Self
2005	Year One in the North MOVIE	Self
2005	The Millionaire Detective TV	Koushiro Nunobiki
2004	True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma MOVIE	Self
2004	Blood and Bones MOVIE	Hee-bom Park
2004	Kiss & Hurt MOVIE	Yasumi
2004	北海水滸伝４８４のブルース　伝説・枯木のバラ MOVIE	Self
2004	Izo MOVIE	Self
2004	Fire and Ice MOVIE	Self
2004	Nobody Knows MOVIE	Shinichi Izawa
2004	Steamboy MOVIE	Alfred Smith (voice)
2004	The Taste of Tea MOVIE	Tattooed Man
2004	Walking With The Dog MOVIE	Self
2004	Casshern MOVIE	Sakamoto
2004	Cursed MOVIE	Akira Tejima
2004	Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel MOVIE	Self
2004	Flower & Snake MOVIE	Self
2004	Shura's Blood MOVIE	Self
2004	Tracing Jake MOVIE	Self
2004	10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal MOVIE	Takamichi Mizoguchi
2004	Winning Pass MOVIE	Self
2004	Antenna MOVIE	Fallen Angel Employee
2004	Hazan MOVIE	Sabu
2004	竜馬がゆく TV	Self
2003	Kanto Yakuza War: Chalice of Shura MOVIE	Self
2003	Hard Luck Hero MOVIE	Yakuza
2003	Wild Berries MOVIE	Maeda
2003	Jump MOVIE	Self
2003	Kakuto MOVIE	Self
2003	4Teen MOVIE	Self
2003	A Snake of June MOVIE	Policeman
2003	Moon Child MOVIE	Shinji
2003	Thirteen Steps MOVIE	Okazaki
2003	Deka Matsuri MOVIE	Self
2003	The Detective Who Can Say No MOVIE	Self
2003	True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War 3 MOVIE	Self
2002	A Boy's Summer in 1945 MOVIE	Self
2002	Blessing Bell MOVIE	Satoru Igarashi
2002	Shura Group Part 2 MOVIE	Self
2002	Drive MOVIE	Arai Jyoun
2002	Let's Fall in Love TV	Self
2002	Harmful Insect MOVIE	Male Teacher
2002	Shura Group MOVIE	Self
2002	True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War 2 MOVIE	Self
2002	Shura Group Part 1 MOVIE	Self
2002	True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War MOVIE	Self
2001	Ichi the Killer MOVIE	Suzuki
2001	Misuzu MOVIE	Kuzuhara, Shinji
2001	Hiroshima Yakuza War Continues: Bloodshed! The Third Conflict Erupts! MOVIE	Self
2001	Hole in the Sky MOVIE	Ichio
2001	Distance MOVIE	Minoru Kai
2001	Chogokudo MOVIE	Self
2000	Brother MOVIE	Kato
2000	Otoko Michi 3 MOVIE	Self
2000	巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 MOVIE	Self
2000	Hysteric MOVIE	Self
2000	Monday MOVIE	Saburo Nakano
2000	Isola: Multiple Personality Girl MOVIE	Katsumi Maezono
2000	Hot Blooded Yakuza at the Shopping District! - Chapter 2: The Explosion MOVIE	Self
1999	Taboo MOVIE	Spy
1999	Dead or Alive MOVIE	Inoue
1999	Black Angel 2 MOVIE	Itakura
1999	Hot Blooded Yakuza at the Shopping District! - Chapter 1: The Rage MOVIE	Self
1999	Revenge MOVIE	Self
1999	After Life MOVIE	Satoru Kawashima
1999	Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl MOVIE	Sawada
1999	New Gokudo Legend: Three Dragons MOVIE	Self
1998	Unlucky Monkey MOVIE	Yakuza
1998	Eyes of the Spider MOVIE	Avenging Man
1997	Fireworks MOVIE	Nakamura
1997	Be-Bop High School 12 MOVIE	Self
1997	Postman Blues MOVIE	Detective Maeda
1997	The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness MOVIE	Self
1996	Making-of Kids Return MOVIE	Himself
1996	Two Punks MOVIE	Masao
1996	Be-Bop High School 6 MOVIE	Self
1996	Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Hero MOVIE	Aoyagi Mikio
1996	Kids Return MOVIE	No. 2 in Local Gang
1996	Gonin 2 MOVIE	Kudo
1996	Lustful Revenge MOVIE	Self
1996	Confinement Escape: Indecent Prey MOVIE	Self
1996	Seraphim Night MOVIE	Self
1995	Will You Die in the Chinpira Dream Chara! MOVIE	Self
1995	The Files of the Young Kindaichi TV	Ginzô Kurotaka
1995	MARKS MOVIE	Junichi Terajima
1995	Getting Any? MOVIE	Injured Yakuza
1995	Welcome Home MOVIE	Takashi Kitazawa
1994	Yakuza Taxi MOVIE	Katsumasa Kudô
1994	Elephant Song MOVIE	Yoshiki
1994	The Wild Beat: Requiem of Betrayal MOVIE	Self
1994	Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination MOVIE	Self
1993	Many Happy Returns MOVIE	Man beaten up in alley
1993	Sonatine MOVIE	Ken
1992	Nanmin Road MOVIE	Self
1991	Twilight Mystery Murder Game MOVIE	Self
1991	A Scene at the Sea MOVIE	Light Truck Man
1991	The Man With No Name MOVIE	Self
1990	Inamura Jane MOVIE	Self
1990	Tuff Part I - Origin MOVIE	Self
1989	Violent Cop MOVIE	Kiyohiro's Henchman #2
1989	Music Box MOVIE	Self
1989	Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage MOVIE	Yakuza (uncredited)
1988	Dragonfly TV	Nao
1988	So What MOVIE	Thug
1988	Bu-ra-i no onna MOVIE	Self
1987	The Heartbreak Yakuza MOVIE	Self
1986	A Homance MOVIE	Self
1986	Cabaret MOVIE	(uncredited)
1985	Go for Broke MOVIE	Self
1985	Ran MOVIE	Foot soldier (uncredited)
	TATARA MOVIE	Self

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