Takaaki Terahara (寺原 孝明 Terahara Takaaki), known professionally as Julius Arnest "J.A." Caesar (born 6 October 1948), is a Japanese film and theater music composer. Seazer enjoyed popularity among students in Japan during the 1960s, and worked closely with director Shuji Terayama and his theater Tenjo Sajiki until Terayama's death (besides incidental music, he wrote a few full-fledged rock operas for Tenjo Sajiki, including Shintokumaru). He is a member of the theatrical company Experimental Laboratory of Theatre ◎ Universal Gravitation (演劇実験室◎万有引力 Engeki-Jikkenshitsu Ban'yū Inryoku), better known as just Ban'yū Inryoku. He gained more mainstream attention for his songs composed for the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena, and has also composed the score to the animated film adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's manga Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show (also known as Midori or Shojo-tsubaki). -- Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 6, 1948 (78)
- Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
- Composer, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Known for
What are J.A. Seazer's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 6
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch J.A. Seazer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for J.A. Seazer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Basara ningen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Heaven and Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midori(1992)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Farewell to the Ark(1984)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Lemmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Fruits of Passion(1981)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
La bourgeoise et le loubard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Grass Labyrinth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Private Collections(1979)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all filmsAn Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Directions to Servants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Shintokumaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Reading Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Boxer(1977)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Eraser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Woman with Two Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Bôkenshatachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Young Person's Guide to Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Bluebeard's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1964 to 2009.
Biggest box office
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena (1999)
Highest rated
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
Most popular right now
Midori (1992)
Film career
- 1971Screen debut· Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do J.A. Seazer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 78/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is J.A. Seazer's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does J.A. Seazer work with?
People who share at least 2 of J.A. Seazer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shūji Terayama shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Shūji TerayamaShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981), Private Collections (1979), The Boxer (1977), Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Shūji Terayama
Writers
- Rio KishidaShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981), Private Collections (1979), The Boxer (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Rio Kishida
Actors
- Takeshi WakamatsuShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981), Private Collections (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Takeshi Wakamatsu
- Hitomi TakahashiShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Hitomi Takahashi
- Renji IshibashiShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Renji Ishibashi
Cinematographers
- Tatsuo SuzukiShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981), Private Collections (1979), The Boxer (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Tatsuo Suzuki
Producers
- Eiko KûjôShared titles: Farewell to the Ark (1984), Fruits of Passion (1981), Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Eiko Kûjô