Akira Nagoya
Acting
Akira Nagoya was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who specialized in playing comical roles. He's well know for playing Yūtarō Asahina in the Tokusatsu superhero series Ultraman Taro. After graduating from junior high school in 1949, he entered the Tokyo Broadcasting Company (NHK) training school as a third-year student. His classmates included Hisashi Katsuta and Kazue Takahashi, who later became active as voice actors. In 1959, he joined the Bungakuza theatre company; in 1963, he participated in the founding of the theatre company Kumo. When Kumo disbanded in 1975, he moved on to work as a freelance theatre artist, appearing on stages such as Jijinkai and Komatsuza.
Known for
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Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
2001
Chief Sakamoto
movieRound About Midnight
1999
Homeless Man
movieWoman in Witness Protection
1997
Director Hatano
moviePrincess Mononoke
1997
Cowherd (voice)
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994
Kii Koya Bunzaemon
movieLone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989
Narrator (voice)
movieKaito Ruby
1988
Forensic Examiner
The School Cop
1988
Daigoro Sagami
movieA Tale of Young Elopement
1987
Ryuukichi
movieBaby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1986
Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
tvStepsisters
1985
Pastor Wakayama
movieMahjong Horoki
1984
Jyoushuu Tora
tvThey Called Me a Bad Girl
1984
Shusuke Tamba
tvFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
Kameyama / Ryōzen
movieSuspicion
1982
Iwasaki
movieLovers Lost
1982
Katsu-san
movieStation
1981
Takada
movieMister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
Sakio Hanamori
movieA Portrait of Shunkin
1976
Zensuke(善助)
movieInvitation of Lust
1975
Matsuoka
movieComedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
Section Chief Akazawa
tvUltraman Taro
1973
Captain Yutaro Asahina
movieFirst-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971
Takahashi, Club Min Manager
movieReturn of Ultraman
1971
Narrator
tvReturn of Ultraman
1971
Narrator
movieFlying Phantom Ship
1969
Hayato's Father (voice)
movieA Thousand and One Nights
1969
Sailor (voice)
movieMonsieur Zivaco
1967
Narrator
movieThe Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
1967
Shanghai Dragon
tvTabiji
1967
駅手・伊東栄吉
tvTaikouki
1965
Ichikawa Daisuke
movieHigh and Low
1963
Detective Yamamoto
movieAkitsu Hot Springs
1962
Shimamura
