Akira Terao
| Akira Terao | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 18, 1947 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Parent(s) | Jūkichi Uno (father) |
Akira Terao (寺尾 聰 Terao Akira?, born May 18, 1947) is a Japanese musician, singer and movie actor. He is the eldest son of actor Jūkichi Uno. 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". He attended schools Wako Gakuen, Hosei University Daini Senior High School, and graduated from the vocational school Bunka Gakuin.The promotional agencies to which he has belonged are, in order, Horipro, Ishihara International Productions, Inc., and Terao Ongaku Jimusho (寺尾音楽事務所), literally "Terao Music Offices," his own, personal office. As of 2012, he is the only male actor to have received both the Japan Record Award and the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
In 1966, he debuted as a bassist of Group Sounds band, The Savage. As an actor, he debuted as Kenichi in Chikadō no taiyō made, a film directed by Kei Kumai in 1968.
As a singer, Terao was known mostly for his 1981 album Reflections (リフレクションズ?), which sold more than one and a half million copies in Japan with the hit song "Ruby no Yubiwa" (ルビーの指環?).
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