--- name: "Susumu Terajima" canonical: "https://film.one/person/susumu-terajima" fi1m_id: "susumu-terajima" imdb_id: "nm0855398" tmdb_id: 4990 wikidata_id: "Q738476" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 November 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 87 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-04T04:25:37.186658+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Susumu Terajima ## Identity Susumu Terajima - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/susumu-terajima - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** susumu-terajima - **IMDb ID:** nm0855398 - **TMDB ID:** 4990 - **Wikidata ID:** Q738476 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susumu_Terajima, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855398/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4990 Actor. Born 12 November 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 November 1963, Tokyo, Japan - **Active:** 1997–2004 - **Also known as:** 寺島 進, Susumu Terashima - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 92 (1), 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 87 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 80 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susumu_Terajima, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855398/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4990 ## Coming up - *Unification of Japan 77* (2026-11-04) - *Kaiji: Life Revenge Game* (2027-01-29), as Kozo Nonomura ## Biography Susumu Terajima (寺島 進) is a Japanese actor. He made his screen debut in the 1986 film *A Homansu* and trained at the Mifune Art Academy. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, often portraying yakuza figures, and has appeared in many films directed by Takeshi Kitano, including *Violent Cop* (1989), *Sonatine* (1993) and *Fireworks* (1997), in which he played Nakamura. Other credits include *Ichi the Killer* (2001), *Nobody Knows* (2004) and the voice of Kiyomasa Oiwa in *When Marnie Was There* (2014). He is associated with Office Kitano. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *Nobody Knows* (2004), Fi1m 87, as Shinichi Izawa — [page](https://film.one/film/nobody-knows.md) - *After Life* (1999), Fi1m 85, as Satoru Kawashima — [page](https://film.one/film/after-life.md) - *Fireworks* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Nakamura — [page](https://film.one/film/fireworks.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Ran* (1985), Fi1m 92, as Foot soldier (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ran.md) ## Complete filmography (281) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Kaiji: Life Revenge Game* (2027), as Kozo Nonomura - *Unification of Japan 77* (2026), Actor - *Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.* (2026), as Kijima Johichiro - *Unification of Japan 76* (2026), Actor - *The Invisibles* (2026), Actor - *Unification of Japan 75* (2026), Actor - *Unification of Japan 74* (2026), Actor - *Unification of Japan 73* (2026), Actor - *Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu* (2026), as Utabori - *Unification of Japan 72* (2026), Actor - *Unification of Japan 71* (2025), Actor - *Unification of Japan 70* (2025), Actor - *Unification of Japan 69* (2025), Actor - *The Way of The Prison Guard* (2025), Actor - *Unification of Japan 68* (2025), Actor - *Unification of Japan 67* (2025), Actor - *Blazing Fists* (2025), as Takayuki Hino - *Unification of Japan 66* (2025), Actor - *Unification of Japan 65* (2024), Actor - *D＆D 〜医者と刑事の捜査線〜* (2024), series, as Bunpei Yuge - *テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜* (2024), Actor - *Kubi* (2023), as Hanya no Sahei - *駐在刑事SP 2023* (2023), Actor - *Quiet Don* (2023), series, Actor - *The Quiet Don: Chapter 2* (2023), as Sakamoto - *The Quiet Don: Chapter 1* (2023), as Sakamoto - *Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition* (2023), series, Actor - *Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition* (2023), Actor - *Yudo* (2023), as Saku Kotaka - *What Will You Do, Ieyasu?* (2023), series, as Mizuno Nobumoto - *駐在刑事SP 2022* (2022), Actor - *Traveling Sandwich* (2022), as Kihara Yoji - *Renovation Like Magic* (2022), series, Actor - *The Files of Young Kindaichi* (2022), series, as Ginzô Kurotaka - *Take Me to the Best Restaurant, Mr. Taxi!* (2022), series, Actor - *Noise* (2022), as Tadashi Okazaki - *Last of the Wolves* (2021), as Yoji Kakutani - *Chuzai Keiji 2021 SP* (2021), as Atsushi Enami - *Hit Me Anyone One More Time* (2019), as Minoru Nanjo - *The Kings of Laughter* (2019), series, as Kiyoshi Agatsuma - *Love's Twisting Path* (2019), as Kurohito Mizoguchi - *Detective Zero* (2019), series, as Ichiro Fukuchi - *Stationed Detective* (2018), series, Actor - *As a Father of Murderer Son* (2018), as Igawa - *Mangan* (2018), series, as Shigeharu - *Imagination Game* (2018), as Yasui Morioka - *Kuroshoin no Rokubei* (2018), series, Actor - *Chūzai keiji SP 2017* (2017), Actor - *MPD: Animal Unit* (2017), series, as Tsutomu Kito - *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Returns: Life Theft! Champion of Earth Tournament* (2017), as Mario Mori - *Prison Break* (2017), Actor - *花実のない森* (2017), Actor - *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future from Super Sentai* (2017), as Mario Mori - *Begging for Love* (2017), Actor - *Tensai Bakabon 2* (2017), as A mysterious man selling suspicious things - *IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius* (2016), series, as Kenjou - *Dr. Hikojiro 2* (2016), as Hikojiro Oyabu - *必殺仕事人2016* (2016), Actor - *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Heart Pounding Circus Panic!* (2016), as Mario Mori - *The Woman Who Took the Local Paper* (2016), as Yamashita - *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger* (2016), series, as Mario Mori - *Aka Medaka* (2015), Actor - *Kiyamachi Daruma* (2015), as Eiiichi Arai - *Dr. Hikojiro* (2015), as Hikojiro Oyabu - *Partner in Crime* (2015), as 秋月義彦 - *Double Meaning: Chain Reaction* (2015), Actor - *UNFAIR: the end* (2015), as Tetsuo Yamazaki - *Chasuke's Journey* (2015), as Kuroki - *April Fools* (2015), as Poor Kidnapper - *KYOTO BLACK 2: Black Purity* (2015), Actor - *Second Love* (2015), series, as Shigeyoshi Tajima - *KYOTO BLACK: Black Samurai* (2015), as Terao - *Drifter Teppei* (2015), as Teppei Mihogawa - *The Guide - Five Stars in Kyoto* (2015), series, as Tetsuo Kawabata - *実録 新選組* (2014), as Hijikata Toshizo - *25* (2014), Actor - *In the Hero* (2014), as Goro Unno - *Out Burn* (2014), as Shuuhei Kawakami - *When Marnie Was There* (2014), as Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice) - *Delivery of Death* (2014), as Ryuzo Nishida - *A Message Sent to You* (2013), series, as Professor Maeda - *Olympic Ransom* (2013), series, Actor - *The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji* (2013), as Akio Sakuno - *The Kiyosu Conference* (2013), as Yoshitaka Kuroda - *Disregarded People* (2013), Actor - *The Human Trust* (2013), as Tadashi Sakata - *Kumokiri Nizaemon* (2013), series, Actor - *Double Meaning: Yes or No?* (2013), as Tetsuo Yamaji - *Odayaka* (2012), Actor - *The Last Train Bound for Nagoya* (2012), series, Actor - *Kamihate Store* (2012), as Yoshio Morita - *Resident: Story of 5 Interns* (2012), series, as Miyama Katsumi - *西村京太郎サスペンス　秋葉京介探偵事務所～狙われた男～* (2012), as Yasuhiko Tajima - *Helter Skelter* (2012), as Keita Tsukahara - *Go, Masao!* (2012), as Susumu Terajima - *灰色の虹* (2012), series, as 이사야마 타케오미 - *Presumed Guilty* (2012), series, as Naoto Katsuragi - *Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai* (2012), Actor - *Unforgiven* (2012), Actor - *Solitary Gourmet* (2012), series, as ご主人 - *Smuggler* (2011), as Joe's friend - *Antarctica* (2011), series, as Naohito Samejima - *Double Meaning* (2011), as Tetsuo Yamaji - *UNFAIR: the answer* (2011), as Tetsuo Yamazaki - *Ninja Kids!!!* (2011), Actor - *GEDO: Heretical Corps* (2011), Actor - *The Face of Minami* (2010), Actor - *GOLD* (2010), series, as Akashi Tatsuya - *Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose* (2010), as Joichiro Kijima - *Steel Frame* (2010), series, Actor - *Zatoichi: The Last* (2010), as Tatsuji - *Keiji Narusawa Ryou* (2010), series, Actor - *The History of Our Family* (2010), series, as Shoji Hiiragi - *Trouble Man* (2010), series, as Asai Akira - *再捜査刑事・片岡悠介* (2010), series, Actor - *Go Find a Psychic!* (2009), as Mr. Invincible - *Untouchable* (2009), series, as Eiichi Nagakura - *Air Doll* (2009), as Police Officer Todoroki - *The Super Splendid Spy* (2009), series, as Seiichi Kiriyama - *My Grandma* (2008), as Kotaro Shinkai - *The Soup of Heaven* (2008), Actor - *Ties of Shooting Stars* (2008), series, as Ariake Yukihiro - *The Yagyu Conspiracy* (2008), Actor - *Showa Gamblers Gaiden* (2008), Actor - *Achilles and the Tortoise* (2008), as Yakuza Pimp - *The Road to Sirius* (2008), as Katsuya Hamai - *越境捜査* (2008), series, Actor - *Code Blue* (2008), series, as Kaji Hisashi - *Still Walking* (2008), as Sushi Deliverer - *The Magic Hour* (2008), as Hiromi Kurokawa - *All Around Us* (2008), as Katsutoshi Yoshida - *Flower Shop Without Rose* (2008), series, as Kengo Shijo - *Smile* (2007), as Night shift security guard at Hospital - *Vanishing Glow* (2007), as Sakazaki - *Memories of the Womb: You Are Here* (2007), Actor - *Glory to the Filmmaker!* (2007), as Young Man - *Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces* (2007), series, Actor - *Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad* (2007), Actor - *UNFAIR: the movie* (2007), as Tetsuo Yamazaki - *The Secret Garden* (2007), series, Actor - *Samurai Banners* (2007), series, Actor - *Love Letter So-renka* (2006), as Ryota's father - *Chosyu Five* (2006), Actor - *The Catch Man* (2006), Actor - *Unfair: Code Breaking* (2006), Actor - *Yakuza Don* (2006), Actor - *Hula Girls* (2006), as Ishida - *Green Mind, Metal Bats* (2006), as Ochiai - *Uramiya Honpo* (2006), series, as Jyouhouya - *Lovely Complex* (2006), as Umibozu - *Hana* (2006), as Kichiemon Terasaka - *Gamera the Brave* (2006), as Osamu Nishio - *Jitsuroku Shinsengumi 2* (2006), Actor - *LoveDeath* (2006), Actor - *Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard* (2006), Actor - *Suite Dreams* (2006), as Jose Kôchi - *Unfair* (2006), series, as Tetsuo Yamaji - *Dead Run* (2005), as Oni Ken - *Fugitive Joichiro Kijima* (2005), Actor - *Custom Made 10.30* (2005), Actor - *The King of Minami 32* (2005), Actor - *Funky Forest: The First Contact* (2005), as Katsuichi Tanaka - *Takeshis'* (2005), as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor - *Summer of Ubume* (2005), as Goichi Harasawa - *Rampo Noir* (2005), as (segment "Mirror Hell") - *Negotiator* (2005), as Kishima - *Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims* (2005), as Policeman - *Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire* (2005), Actor - *Yumeno* (2005), as Tetsuya - *Fire and Ice 2* (2005), Actor - *Year One in the North* (2005), Actor - *The Millionaire Detective* (2005), series, as Koushiro Nunobiki - *Isolation Letter* (2005), Actor - *True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma* (2004), Actor - *Blood and Bones* (2004), as Hee-bom Park - *Kiss & Hurt* (2004), as Yasumi - *Hitch-Hike* (2004), Actor - *The Hokkaido Suikoden 484 Blues Legend: The Withered Rose* (2004), Actor - *Izo* (2004), Actor - *Fire and Ice* (2004), Actor - *Nobody Knows* (2004), as Shinichi Izawa — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/nobody-knows.md) - *Steamboy* (2004), as Alfred Smith (voice) - *The Taste of Tea* (2004), as Tattooed Man - *Walking With The Dog* (2004), Actor - *Casshern* (2004), as Sakamoto - *Cursed* (2004), as Akira Tejima - *Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel* (2004), Actor - *Flower & Snake* (2004), Actor - *Shura's Blood* (2004), Actor - *Tracing Jake* (2004), Actor - *10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal* (2004), as Takamichi Mizoguchi - *Winning Pass* (2004), Actor - *Antenna* (2004), as Fallen Angel Employee - *Hazan* (2004), as Sabu - *竜馬がゆく* (2004), series, Actor - *Kanto Yakuza War: Chalice of Shura* (2003), Actor - *Hard Luck Hero* (2003), as Yakuza - *Wild Berries* (2003), as Maeda - *Jump* (2003), Actor - *Kakuto* (2003), Actor - *4Teen* (2003), Actor - *A Snake of June* (2003), as Policeman - *Moon Child* (2003), as Shinji - *Thirteen Steps* (2003), as Okazaki - *The Detective Who Can Say No* (2003), Actor - *Deka Matsuri* (2003), Actor - *True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War 3* (2003), Actor - *A Boy's Summer in 1945* (2002), Actor - *Blessing Bell* (2002), as Satoru Igarashi - *Shura Group Part 2* (2002), Actor - *Drive* (2002), as Arai Jyoun - *Let's Fall in Love* (2002), series, Actor - *Harmful Insect* (2002), as Male Teacher - *Shura Group* (2002), Actor - *True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War 2* (2002), Actor - *True Story: Okinawa Yakuza War* (2002), Actor - *Shura Group Part 1* (2002), Actor - *Ichi the Killer* (2001), as Suzuki - *Misuzu* (2001), as Kuzuhara, Shinji - *Hiroshima Yakuza War Continues: Bloodshed! The Third Conflict Erupts!* (2001), Actor - *Hole in the Sky* (2001), as Ichio - *Distance* (2001), as Minoru Kai - *Chogokudo* (2001), Actor - *Brother* (2000), as Kato - *Otoko Michi 3* (2000), Actor - *巡査鉄兵の推理日誌* (2000), Actor - *Hysteric* (2000), Actor - *Monday* (2000), as Saburo Nakano - *Isola: Multiple Personality Girl* (2000), as Katsumi Maezono - *Hot Blooded Yakuza at the Shopping District! - Chapter 2: The Explosion* (2000), Actor - *Taboo* (1999), as Spy - *Dead or Alive* (1999), as Inoue - *Black Angel 2* (1999), as Itakura - *Hot Blooded Yakuza at the Shopping District! - Chapter 1: The Rage* (1999), Actor - *Revenge* (1999), Actor - *After Life* (1999), as Satoru Kawashima — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/after-life.md) - *Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl* (1999), as Sawada - *New Gokudo Legend: Three Dragons* (1999), Actor - *Unlucky Monkey* (1998), as Yakuza - *Eyes of the Spider* (1998), as Avenging Man - *Fireworks* (1997), as Nakamura — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/fireworks.md) - *Be-Bop High School 12* (1997), Actor - *Postman Blues* (1997), as Detective Maeda - *The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness* (1997), Actor - *Two Punks* (1996), as Masao - *Be-Bop High School 6* (1996), Actor - *Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Hero* (1996), as Aoyagi Mikio - *Kids Return* (1996), as No. 2 in Local Gang - *Gonin 2* (1996), as Kudo - *Lustful Revenge* (1996), Actor - *Confinement Escape: Indecent Prey* (1996), Actor - *Seraphim Night* (1996), Actor - *Will You Die in the Chinpira Dream Chara!* (1995), Actor - *The Files of the Young Kindaichi* (1995), series, as Ginzô Kurotaka - *MARKS* (1995), as Junichi Terajima - *Getting Any?* (1995), as Injured Yakuza - *Welcome Home* (1995), as Takashi Kitazawa - *Yakuza Taxi* (1994), as Katsumasa Kudô - *Elephant Song* (1994), as Yoshiki - *The Wild Beat: Requiem of Betrayal* (1994), Actor - *Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination* (1994), Actor - *Many Happy Returns* (1993), as Man beaten up in alley - *Sonatine* (1993), as Ken - *Nanmin Road* (1992), Actor - *Twilight Mystery Murder Game* (1991), Actor - *A Scene at the Sea* (1991), as Light Truck Man - *The Man With No Name* (1991), Actor - *Inamura Jane* (1990), Actor - *Tuff Part I - Origin* (1990), Actor - *Violent Cop* (1989), as Kiyohiro's Henchman #2 - *Music Box* (1989), Actor - *Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage* (1989), as Yakuza (uncredited) - *Dragonfly* (1988), series, as Nao - *So What* (1988), as Thug - *Bu-ra-i no onna* (1988), Actor - *The Heartbreak Yakuza* (1987), Actor - *A Homance* (1986), Actor - *Cabaret* (1986), as (uncredited) - *Go for Broke* (1985), Actor - *Ran* (1985), as Foot soldier (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/ran.md) - *TATARA*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Susumu Terajima](https://film.one/media/person/87404/gallery-cb77d7d8580f.jpg) Susumu Terajima — Image via TMDB - ![Susumu Terajima](https://film.one/media/person/87404/gallery-46f3456fd442.jpg) Susumu Terajima — Image via TMDB - ![Susumu Terajima](https://film.one/media/person/87404/gallery-9b193a95a562.jpg) Susumu Terajima — Image via TMDB - ![Susumu Terajima](https://film.one/media/person/87404/gallery-e30afaebfe36.jpg) Susumu Terajima — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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