Akira Nagoya
Acting
Born: December 8, 1930 · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 24, 2003 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Photos (2)
Movies (73)
Princess Mononoke
Cowherd (voice)
High and Low
Detective Yamamoto
A Thousand and One Nights
Sailor (voice)
Akitsu Hot Springs
Shimamura
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Sakio Hanamori
Free and Easy
1988
Lovers Lost
Katsu-san
Station
Takada
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Narrator (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
Hayato's Father (voice)
Bokyo
1993
Woman
1969
Woman in Witness Protection
Director Hatano
Round About Midnight
Homeless Man
Kaito Ruby
Forensic Examiner
Mahjong Horoki
Jyoushuu Tora
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
Suspicion
Iwasaki
The Symbol of a Man
Saiga
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
Sweet Sweat
Jiro
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
Fort Graveyard
Nezu
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973
A Tale of Young Elopement
Ryuukichi
The Lucky Status Symbol
1972
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Shanghai Dragon
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
Return of Ultraman
Narrator
Love Letter
1998
Birth of a Fighter
1967
Time and Tide
1983
Ellie My Love
1987
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Section Chief Akazawa
Human Revolution II
1976
A Portrait of Shunkin
Zensuke(善助)
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
1999
Tale of the Crane Princess
1993
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Narrator
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Takahashi, Club Min Manager
The Dragon Crest
1963
Aoba shigereru
1974
Lullaby of Death
Furuya
Invitation of Lust
Matsuoka
In Tears
1965
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
1973
The Twilight Story
1960
Follow the Girls
Ichiro
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
Driver
Stray Wolf
1982
Love Is a Hunter
Takano
Monsieur Zivaco
Narrator
Miren
Aoshima
Could I But Live
Staff Member at Health Ministry
Kandagawa
1974
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
朝日奈勇太郎
A Woman Who Warns of Death
1973
Dotanba
1956
Kwaidan
1992
Young Challengers
1968
We Will Remember
1965
Dreams Come True at Night
Gen Kudo
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
1970
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
1989
ザ・スクールコップ
1988
Sunset Hill
1964
Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
Totsuka
I Want to Sleep
1970
TV Shows (14)
Return of Ultraman
Narrator · 51 eps
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Kameyama · 1 eps
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Ryōzen · 1 eps
Ultraman Taro
Captain Yutaro Asahina · 53 eps
Tabiji
駅手・伊東栄吉 · 309 eps
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Tamba · 24 eps
Taikouki
Ichikawa Daisuke · 52 eps
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
40 eps
Stepsisters
Pastor Wakayama · 28 eps
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Shusuke Tamba · 24 eps
Kokugo Gannen
5 eps
Oretachi no Tabi
2 eps
Murder Case: Lover Swap
1 eps
An Early Autumn
1 eps