Akira Nagoya
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
1997
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
1970
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
1963
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
as Totsuka
1966
Dotanba
1956
Woman
1969
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
1984
Station
as Takada
1981
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
1982
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
1969
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as Shanghai Dragon
1967
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Sakio Hanamori
1980
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
1971
Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
1982
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
as Narrator
1971
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
1986
TV Appearances
Taikouki
as Ichikawa Daisuke
1965
松本清張の聞かなかった場所
1979
Murder Case: Lover Swap
1982
Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama
1985
An Early Autumn
1987
Kokugo Gannen
1985
Oretachi no Tabi
1975
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Kameyama
1983
Tabiji
as 駅手・伊東栄吉
1967
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ryōzen
1983
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
1971
Ultraman Taro
as Captain Yutaro Asahina
1973