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