# Minori Terada

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

## Life and career

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. He died of lung cancer on March 14, 2024, at the age of 81.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Inori | | Katsuya Matsumura | |
| 2022 | Blue Thermal | Aonagi's director | Masaki Tachibana | Voice role |
| TBA | Shasen Henkō | | Hiroshi Akabane | |

### Television

| 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 | Gō | 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 |

### Original video animation (OVA)

* Wild 7 (1994) - Masaru Kusanami

### Dubbing

* Blade Runner (1986 TBS edition) – Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer)
* Cat People (1985 Fuji TV edition) – Paul Gallier (Malcolm McDowell)
* Centennial – Jacques Pasquinel (Stephen McHattie)
* Gandhi (1987 Fuji TV edition) – Mahatma Gandhi (Ben Kingsley)
* Shōgun – Father Martin Alvito (Damien Thomas)
* Wanted Dead or Alive – Josh Randall (Steve McQueen)

### Narration

* Homura Tatsu (1993 NHK Taiga drama)

## Awards and prizes

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