actor Minori Terada dead at 81
 

best known as Ryubee Sonozaki from W.

https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/26096505/

R.I.P. He was a very charismatic actor.

RIP. I loved his guest role in Geed episode 12.

RIP

He was also just recently in Ultraman Blazar.

RIP Terada-san.

Man, I'm rewatching W right now, and I love that dude's energy. His character is sort of impossible to travel with as a viewer -- inscrutable but effervescent, largely detached from the day-to-day of villainy in favor of semi-retired menace. But the actor just gives it such presence and joy, which makes the entire villain side of W come together in ways that the story sort of leaves hanging. And that LAUGH. Seriously, you know a USB drug metaphor crime-lord is worth paying attention to when he's got a memorable laugh.

Anyway, RIP, the man had a career with some legendary work in it.

His yelling "EXTREEEEEMEEE" lives in my head.

Oh, god, yeah. Completely iconic. I never got the DX Xtreme Memory, but I sure hope it had that voice clip in as a sound.

RIP to a legend. Anyone here familiar with his work outside of W?

At a minimum, he is also the father of two riders from Gaim.

This is sad to hear. He was definitely one of my favorite Rider villains just by the atmosphere he exuded. And seeing him in Blazar also gave me the feeling of "I don't know where he's going with this" which was great! I might be mistaken, but I think he was also in Shin Godzilla?

Anyway, it's truly sad to have lost him. Rest in Peace, Minori Terada-San.