Akira Nagoya
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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
Credits
Princess Mononoke (1997)
as Cowherd (voice)
High and Low (1963)
as Detective Yamamoto
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
as Sailor (voice)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Sakio Hanamori
Station (1981)
as Takada
Lovers Lost (1982)
as Katsu-san
Bokyo (1993)
Actor
Flying Phantom Ship (1969)
as Hayato's Father (voice)
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Kaito Ruby (1988)
as Forensic Examiner
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
as Director Hatano
Suspicion (1982)
as Iwasaki
Woman (1969)
Actor
Yakuza Ladies: Decision (1998)
Actor
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
Actor
Round About Midnight (1999)
as Homeless Man
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Shimamura
Time and Tide (1983)
Actor
Mahjong Horoki (1984)
as Jyoushuu Tora
Birth of a Fighter (1967)
Actor
Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
Actor
Invitation of Lust (1975)
as Matsuoka
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)
as Ryuukichi
Ellie My Love (1987)
Actor
Sweet Sweat (1964)
as Jiro
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)
as Zensuke(善助)
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters (1971)
as Narrator
The Twilight Story (1960)
Actor
The Lucky Status Symbol (1972)
Actor
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)
as Takahashi, Club Min Manager
The Dragon Crest (1963)
Actor
Human Revolution II (1976)
Actor
Tale of the Crane Princess (1993)
Actor
Follow the Girls (1971)
as Ichiro
The Symbol of a Man (1963)
as Saiga
Free and Easy (1988)
Actor
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa (1973)
Actor
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder (1999)
Actor
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)
Actor
Fort Graveyard (1965)
as Nezu
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974)
as Section Chief Akazawa
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986)
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding (1967)
as Shanghai Dragon
Return of Ultraman (1971)
as Narrator
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô (1970)
Actor
Lullaby of Death (1982)
as Furuya
Young Challengers (1968)
Actor
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking (1961)
Actor
Dotanba (1956)
Actor
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)
as Narrator
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (1973)
Actor
Aoba shigereru (1974)
Actor
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (1955)
as Driver
Hajimete no Tabi (1971)
Actor
Love Is a Hunter (1976)
as Takano
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9 (1994)
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
The Tempters: Smile After Tears (1969)
Actor
Kwaidan (1992)
Actor
Sunset Hill (1964)
Actor
Could I But Live (1964)
as Staff Member at Health Ministry
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra (1973)
as 朝日奈勇太郎
Retirement of a Train Engineer (1965)
Actor
A Young Female Instructor (1978)
Actor
A Woman Who Warns of Death (1973)
Actor
Kandagawa (1974)
Actor
In Tears (1965)
Actor
Stray Wolf (1982)
Actor
Chivalry Broken from All Sides (1966)
as Totsuka
We Will Remember (1965)
Actor
Miren (1963)
as Aoshima
ザ・スクールコップ (1988)
Actor
Dreams Come True at Night (1967)
as Gen Kudo
Eve in a Summer Dress (1984)
Actor
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II (1989)
Actor
I Want to Sleep (1970)
Actor
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment (2001)
as Chief Sakamoto