Akira Terao

Career Singing career In 1966, he debuted as a bassist of a group sounds band called The Savage (ザ・サベージ). His solo debut album came out in 1970.

Acting career As an actor, he debuted in The Sands of Kurobe, a film directed by Kei Kumai in 1968. The promotional agencies to which he has belonged are Horipro, Ishihara International Productions, Inc. and his current personal agency Terao Music Offices (寺尾音楽事務所).

Personal life

He was married to Bunjaku Han from 1973 to 1974 (ending in divorce). His current wife is Mayumi Hoshino. Terao is known for wearing sunglasses and for his expressions of nihilism. Because he has two moles on one cheek, he has the nickname of "hoppe" (ボッペ), meaning "cheek".

Filmography

Films The Sands of Kurobe (1968) Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) Ran (1985), Ichimonji Taro Takatora Rock yo shizukani nagareyo (1988) Dreams (1990), "I" Madadayo (1993) - Sawamura After the Rain (1999), Ihei Misawa Darkness in the Light (2001) Letters from the Mountains (2002) - Takao Ueda Casshern (2004), Professor Kotaro Azuma Half a Confession (2004), Soichiro Kaji Into the Sun (2005), Matsuda The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006) - the professor The Hovering Blade (2009), Shigeki Nagamine Fragments of the Last Will (2022), old Ken'ichi Yamamoto Mom, Is That You?! (2023) The Imaginary (2023), old dog (voice) Kaneko's Commissary (2025), Hoshida Unforgettable (2025), Tetta Mamiya Let's Meet at Angie's Bar (2025), Kumasaka

Television Kunitori Monogatari (1973), Tokugawa Ieyasu Nobunaga Moyu (2016), Konoe Sakihisa Kohaku (2017), Toshio Arai Rikuoh (2017), Haruyuki Iiyama Shiroi Kyotō (2019), Professor Azuma

Discography

Ring of Ruby (1981) Reflections (1981) Atmosphere (1983) Standard (1987)

Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (2008) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)