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