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