{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|寺尾聰|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Akira Terao | native_name = 寺尾 聰 | native_name_lang = ja | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Akira Terao | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|18}}<ref name="grapee"/> | birth_place = [[Yokohama]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], Japan<ref name="grapee"/> | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician}} | years_active = 1964–present | father = [[Jūkichi Uno]] | spouse = {{ublist|{{Marriage|[[Bunjaku Han]]|1973|1974|reason=div}}| Mayumi Hoshino}} | awards = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instrument = Vocals | genre = | years_active = | label = }} | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Akira Terao'''|寺尾 聰|Terao Akira|born May 18, 1947}} is a Japanese musician, singer and actor. As of 2012, he is the only male actor to have received both the [[Japan Record Award]] and the [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Award]] for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
==Early life== Terao was born in [[Yokohama]] ([[Kanagawa prefecture]]) in Japan, son of the actor and film director [[Jūkichi Uno]].<ref name="grapee"/> He attended schools [[Wako Gakuen]], [[Hosei University Daini Senior High School]], and graduated from the vocational school [[Bunka Gakuin]].<ref name="grapee">{{cite news |title=寺尾聰は『ルビーの指輪』でヒット歌手に！ 父は俳優の宇野重吉 |url=https://grapee.jp/724120 |access-date=24 November 2019 |publisher=Grapee |date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
==Career== ===Singing career=== In 1966, he debuted as a bassist of a [[group sounds]] band called ''[[:ja:%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8|The Savage]]'' (ザ・サベージ).<ref name="grapee"/><ref name="tower">{{cite web |title=寺尾聰 |url=https://tower.jp/artist/279397/寺尾聰 |website=tower.jp |publisher=Tower |date=14 May 2018|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="nippon">{{cite news |title=12/15は『この手のひらに愛を/ザ・サベージ・アルバムNo.1』の発売日だった【大人のMusic Calendar】 |url=http://www.1242.com/lf/articles/28428/ |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=Nippon Broadcasting System |date=12 December 2014}}</ref> His solo debut album came out in 1970.<ref name="grapee"/>
As a singer, Terao is known mostly for the 1981 hit song {{nihongo|''Ruby no Yubiwa''|ルビーの指環}} and the album it was part of named {{nihongo|''[[Reflections (Akira Terao album)|Reflections]]''|リフレクションズ}}, which sold 1.6 million copies in Japan.<ref name="nipponhousou">{{cite news |last1=Kurimoto |first1=Hitoshi |title=A Guide to City Pop, the Soundtrack for Japan's Bubble-Era Generation |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00631/a-guide-to-city-pop-the-soundtrack-for-japan%E2%80%99s-bubble-era-generation.html |access-date=23 November 2019 |publisher=Nippon |date=30 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="nonno">{{cite web |title=寺尾 聰『ルビーの指輪』 |url=https://www.mensnonno.jp/special/momiyama2019/2019/03/09/39/ |website=mensnonno.jp |publisher=Men's Non-no |date=9 March 2019 |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202211834/https://www.mensnonno.jp/special/momiyama2019/2019/03/09/39/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="etalentbank">{{cite news |title=寺尾聰が語った「ルビーの指環」の誕生秘話に、中居正広「そんなカッコいい話あります？ |url=https://e-talentbank.co.jp/news/32384/ |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=E-Talentbank |date=5 April 2017}}</ref>
===Acting career=== As an actor, he debuted in ''[[The Sands of Kurobe]]'', a film directed by [[Kei Kumai]] in 1968.<ref name="zakzak"/> In 1985, Terao worked under director [[Akira Kurosawa]] in ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]''. Five years later he appeared as "I" in Kurosawa's ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]''. He has worked with director [[Takashi Koizumi]] in ''[[After the Rain (film)|After the Rain]]'' and ''[[The Professor's Beloved Equation (film)|The Professor's Beloved Equation]]''. As for dramas, Terao has acted with [[Kazunari Ninomiya]] in ''Yasashii Jikan'' as well as in the latest [[Takuya Kimura]]-helmed drama, ''Change'' (spring 2008). He won the award for best actor at the 47th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] for ''[[Half a Confession]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/2004/ |script-title=ja:ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー |access-date=2010-12-12 |language=ja |publisher=Cinema Hochi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219003015/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/2004/ |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> 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.<ref name="zakzak">{{cite news |title=【裕次郎番記者だけが知る 寺尾聰ワンパク半生】ドル箱女優と隠密結婚も…寺尾聰はインタビューで「そうね、話すことないね」 |url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/ent/news/181120/ent1811209286-n1.html |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=Zakzak |date=27 November 2018}}</ref> 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 (film)|Ran]]'' (1985) – Ichimonji Taro Takatora * ''[[Rock yo shizukani nagareyo]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/40169/|title= ロックよ、静かに流れよ|access-date= March 13, 2021|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (1990) – "I" * ''[[Madadayo]]'' (1993) - Sawamura * ''[[After the Rain (film)|After the Rain]]'' (1999) – Ihei Misawa * ''[[Darkness in the Light (film)|Darkness in the Light]]'' (2001)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/40419/|title= 日本の黒い夏 冤罪|access-date= 28 March 2026|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Letters from the Mountains]]'' (2002) - Takao Ueda * ''[[Casshern (film)|Casshern]]'' (2004) – Professor Kotaro Azuma * ''[[Half a Confession]]'' (2004) – Soichiro Kaji * ''[[Into the Sun (2005 film)|Into the Sun]]'' (2005) – Matsuda * ''[[The Professor's Beloved Equation (film)|The Professor's Beloved Equation]]'' (2006) - the professor * ''[[Samayou Yaiba|The Hovering Blade]]'' (2009) – Shigeki Nagamine * ''Fragments of the Last Will'' (2022) – old Ken'ichi Yamamoto<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/489901|title= 二宮和也「ラーゲリより愛を込めて」捕虜仲間に松坂桃李、中島健人、桐谷健太、安田顕|access-date= August 17, 2022|work= Natalie}}</ref> * ''Mom, Is That You?!'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98064/|title= こんにちは、母さん|access-date= March 16, 2023|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[The Imaginary (film)|The Imaginary ]]'' (2023) – old dog (voice)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/96279/|title= 屋根裏のラジャー|access-date= October 27, 2023|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Kaneko's Commissary'' (2025) – Hoshida<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102337/|title= 金子差入店|access-date= 27 August 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Unforgettable'' (2025) – Tetta Mamiya<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103167/|title= 父と僕の終わらない歌|access-date= 27 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Let's Meet at Angie's Bar'' (2025) – Kumasaka<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103231/|title= アンジーのBARで逢いましょう|access-date= 16 January 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
===Television=== * ''[[Kunitori Monogatari]]'' (1973) – [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]<ref name=Ieyasu/> * ''[[Daitokai Series]]'' (1976–1979) – He was in only the 1st and 3rd seasons of the show. * ''[[Seibu Keisatsu]]'' (1979) – Takeshi Matsuda, but prefers to be called 'Rikki' by his colleagues. His character is killed in the line of duty in the 123rd episode of Part I of the show. * ''[[Taiyō ni Hoero!]] Part2'' (1986) * ''[[Gunshi Kanbei]]'' (2014) – Tokugawa Ieyasu<ref name=Ieyasu>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2037421/full/|title= 【軍師官兵衛】寺尾聰、41年ぶり2度目の家康役 岡田准一と初共演「楽しみ」|access-date= 27 August 2024|work= Oricon}}</ref> * ''Nobunaga Moyu'' (2016) – [[Konoe Sakihisa]] * ''Kohaku'' (2017) – Toshio Arai * ''Rikuoh'' (2017) – Haruyuki Iiyama * ''[[Shiroi Kyotō]]'' (2019) – Professor Azuma<ref name="grapee"/>
==Discography==
* ''[[Reflections (Akira Terao album)|Reflections]]'' (1981) * ''Atmosphere'' (1983) * ''Standard'' (1987)
==Honours== *[[Medals of Honor (Japan)|Medal with Purple Ribbon]] (2008) *[[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette]] (2018)
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Discogs artist|2958575-Akira-Terao}}
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