Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 08, 1930
Died
Jun 24, 2003
Place of Birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
92 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
Chief Sakamoto
Round About Midnight
Homeless Man
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Love Letter
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Woman in Witness Protection
Director Hatano
Princess Mononoke
Cowherd (voice)
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
Kii Koya Bunzaemon
Bokyo
Tale of the Crane Princess
Kwaidan
Basara: The Princess Goh
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
(voice)
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Narrator (voice)
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
Free and Easy
Kaito Ruby
Forensic Examiner
The School Cop
Daigoro Sagami
ザ・スクールコップ
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
Ryuukichi
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Tamba
Kokugo Gannen
Stepsisters
Pastor Wakayama
Mahjong Horoki
Jyoushuu Tora
Eve in a Summer Dress
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Shusuke Tamba
Time and Tide
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Kameyama
Lullaby of Death
Furuya
Suspicion
Iwasaki
Stray Wolf
Lovers Lost
Katsu-san
Murder Case: Lover Swap
Station
Takada
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Sakio Hanamori
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
Zensuke(善助)
Human Revolution II
Love Is a Hunter
Takano
Oretachi no Tabi
Invitation of Lust
Matsuoka
Aoba shigereru
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Section Chief Akazawa