Minori Terada

was a Japanese actor and voice artist.

Life and career Terada was born in Tokyo, as the first son of , 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 films.

Terada loved reading. He died of lung cancer on March 14, 2024.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1968 The Human Bullet Him Kihachi Okamoto Lead role 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Togashi Yasuie Kihachi Okamoto 1973 Tsugaru Folk Song Yutaka Kōichi Saitō 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 1976Kaze to Kumo to Niji toFujiwara no MasatsuneNHKTaiga 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 TV2003MusashiKakubei IwamaNHKTaiga 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 2023–2024 Ultraman Blazar Yu Dobashi (ep. 14, 18–19, 24–25) 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