[Obituary News] Actor Nobu Terada passed away, a ``chameleon actor'' who played the role of Muska in ``Castle in the Sky'' and was active in movies, dramas, and stage plays.

His agency, CES Entertainment, announced that actor Minori Terada passed away due to lung cancer on March 14, 2024. Mr. Terada has been active as an actor for over 60 years, and continued to appear in many works in 2023, adding depth to his works.

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Actor Nobu Terada dies at age 81 | NHK | Obituary
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Mr. Terada was born on November 7, 1942 in Tokyo. His father is Masaaki Terada, a Western painter.

I entered Waseda University with the intention of becoming a newspaper reporter, but at the invitation of a friend, I joined the Bungakuza Research Institute as one of the first students. He made his first stage appearance in 1961, his first year as a performer. The following year, in 1962, she made her drama debut.

As he became busy as an actor, it became difficult for him to attend university and he dropped out.However, it was in 1968 that Terada realized that he could make a living as an actor, when he starred in the film ``Nikudan'' directed by Kihachi Okamoto and appeared in the Mainichi movie. This was around the time he won the Best Actor Award at a contest. She also appeared in director Okamoto's ``Akaage'' the following year in 1969.

He also appeared in many films directed by Shinji Somai, including ``Sailor Suit and Machine Gun'' released in 1981, and they were like allies.

He played the role of Colonel Muska in Hayao Miyazaki's film ``Castle in the Sky'', which was released in 1986. However, because the recording was done in two days and because he had not seen the finished movie at all, Terada himself did not remember the role at all and told Weekly Women that he had 'no attachment to it.' This was revealed in an interview with.

Noh Terada, 60 years of acting career recognized by film industry legends: ``I am a great amateur actor'' ``I have no attachments'' to the role of Muska in ``Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' | Weekly Joshi PRIME
https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/26513

In recent years, his success has continued to grow, and he showed off his splendor as Dobashi in the special effects drama ``Ultraman Blazer.'' Mr. Terada also appeared in 'Ultraman' which was broadcast in 1966, and there are eight works in the series including TV and movies.

Mr. Terada has appeared in many works, but when asked about his representative works in an interview with Weekly Women, he used the expression 'chameleon actor' that was used when he appeared on NHK, and said, ``The color of an actor varies depending on the director's image. He answered, ``There is no work that I can say ``this is mine.''''