Acting
Akira Nagoya
JA, EN cinema · 78 credits
Born
8 December 1930
Died
24 June 2003 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as なごや あきら · آکیرا ناگویا
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
終着駅シリーズ 殺人の赴任
2001
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
as Chief Sakamoto
Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
ご存知！旗本退屈男Ⅸ
1994
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
Bokyo
Actor
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Narrator (voice)
Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Ryuukichi
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
Suspicion
as Iwasaki
Station
as Takada
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Sakio Hanamori
A Portrait of Shunkin
as Zensuke(善助)
Love Is a Hunter
as Takano
Invitation of Lust
as Matsuoka
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Section Chief Akazawa
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
Follow the Girls
as Ichiro
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Takahashi, Club Min Manager
Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki
as Shijō / Yamamoto Shijō
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as Shanghai Dragon
Monsieur Zivaco
as Narrator
Dreams Come True at Night
as Gen Kudo
Fort Graveyard
as Nezu
Sweet Sweat
as Jiro
Could I But Live
as Staff Member at Health Ministry
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
The Symbol of a Man
as Saiga
Miren
as Aoshima
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shimamura
Dotanba
Actor
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
as Driver