Minori Terada

Minori Terada (寺田農, Terada Minori) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He played various guest roles across the Ultraman Series.

Career

Terada initially entered the Bungakuza Drama Research Institute as a first-year student in 1961. He made his first appearance in 1965 in An Innocent Witch, directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

In 1964, Terada met Akio Jissoji through an introduction from Teruhiko Kuze. The two collaborated for the first time in the television drama "Live Large!" From then on, Terada frequently appeared as a guest in Jissoji's directed works, including multiple appearances in the Ultraman Series.^[1]^[2]

Death

On March 23, 2024, Terada's talent agency reported that he had passed away of lung cancer on March 14, at the age of 81.^[3]^[4]

Roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Ultraman	Truck Driver's Assistant	Episode 14 "The Pearl Defense Directive"
1990	Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars	Yamane
1997	Ultraman Tiga	Masachika Nezu	Episode 32 "Zelda Point's Defenses"
1997	Ultraman Tiga	Taro Miyagawa	Episode 40 "Dream"
1998	Ultraman Dyna	Yanase (Sensei)	Episode 37 "Yumenokatamari"
2003	The Ultra Q Club	Kunio	Voice
2004	Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy	Taro Magara	Episode 24 "Hitogata"
2004	Mysterious Incident Special Investigation Team SRI: The Sneering Man Engulfed in Flames	Chief Yamamoto
2005	Ultraman Max	Alien Metron	Human form and voice Episode 24 "The Untargeted Town"
2007	Operation: Mystery - Second File	Taizo Machida
2017	Ultraman Geed	Sui Asakura	Episode 12 "My Name"
2023	Ultraman Blazar	Yu Dobashi	Episodes 14, 18-19, 24-25