Susumu Terajima (寺島 進 Terajima Susumu, born 12 November 1963) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work, regardless of how minor his role might be. Terajima is best known for his portrayal of yakuza figures, most notably in the films of colleague and close friend Kitano. He often works along with Takeshi and Ren Osugi as well.
Terajima was born in Tokyo, Japan, where he still resides. He made his acting debut in 1986’s A-Homance, and has been steadily furthering his career ever since. He is part of Office Kitano, the production company of actor/director/comedian Takeshi Kitano. —Wikipedia
he manages to become your best friend in every movie he's in. he's so rarely the main player, and even when he's not really a good guy, he finds a way to make you like him every time he's in a film.
The man doesn't say a word in "The Taste of Tea" but he manages to be both creepy and hysterically funny. He's one of those ubiquitous supporting players you see in almost every contemporary Japanese film.