Akira Nagoya
Acting
- Born:
- 1930-12-08
- Died:
- 2003-06-24
- Place of birth:
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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
Filmography
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
Round About Midnight
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Love Letter
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Woman in Witness Protection
Princess Mononoke
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
Bokyo
Tale of the Crane Princess
Succession
Kwaidan
Basara: The Princess Goh
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
Free and Easy
Kaito Ruby
The School Cop
津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件
The Great Department Store Robbery
An Early Autumn
Ellie My Love
A Tale of Young Elopement
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Kokugo Gannen
Stepsisters
Mahjong Horoki
Eve in a Summer Dress
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Time and Tide
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Lullaby of Death
Suspicion
Stray Wolf
Lovers Lost
Murder Case: Lover Swap
Station
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
松本清張の聞かなかった場所
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
A Young Female Instructor
A Portrait of Shunkin
Human Revolution II
Love Is a Hunter
Oretachi no Tabi
Invitation of Lust
Aoba shigereru
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Kandagawa
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Ultraman Taro
A Woman Who Warns of Death
The Lucky Status Symbol
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Return of Ultraman