Akira Terao
Actor · 42 credits · 12 in highly-rated films
Best known for Ran (1985)
Frequent collaborators: Hisashi Igawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Mieko Harada, Toshie Negishi, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Best Akira Terao movies by genre
Movies (42 total, ranked by score)
1Ran
1985 · ★ 8.0 (1,883 votes)
Action, Drama, History
2Dreams
1990 · ★ 7.7 (582 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
3The Imaginary
2023 · ★ 7.6 (97 votes)
Animation, Adventure, Drama
4Madadayo
1993 · ★ 7.3 (138 votes)
Drama, Comedy
5After the Rain
2000 · ★ 7.3 (101 votes)
Drama
6Letter from the Mountain
2002 · ★ 8.2 (12 votes)
Drama
7Lost Paradise
1997 · ★ 6.0 (27 votes)
Drama, Romance
8The Professor and His Beloved Equation
2006 · ★ 6.8 (19 votes)
Drama, Family, Romance
9Half a Confession
2004 · ★ 7.9 (9 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Crime
10Kaneko's Commissary
2025 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)
Drama
11Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
2001 · ★ 6.7 (7 votes)
Drama, Fantasy
12The Hovering Blade
2009 · ★ 8.2 (8 votes)
Drama
13Dangerous Women
1985
Mystery, Thriller
14The Politicians
1983
Crime, Drama, Mystery
15Mom, Is That You?!
2023 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)
Drama, Comedy
16Casshern
2004 · ★ 5.9 (257 votes)
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
17Tokyo Marigold
2001 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)
Romance, Drama
18Darkness in the Light
2001 · ★ 6.8 (3 votes)
Drama
19Delivery of Death
2014 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Mystery
20Greatest Gift of Life
2021 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
TV Movie, Drama, Family
21Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)
Comedy
22Our Eternal Song
2025 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama
23Making of 'Dreams'
1990 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
24Chicken Race
2013 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
TV Movie
25The Earth is Born Again
1971
Drama
26Charming Men
1970
Comedy
27Free and Easy 7
1994 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
28Cat's Eye
1997 · ★ 4.0 (13 votes)
Action, Comedy
29Rock Requiem
1988
30Awakening
2007 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.