Akira Nagoya
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-12-08
Day of Death
2003-06-24 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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
Acting
(2001)
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
as Chief Sakamoto
(1999)
Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
(1999)
(1998)
(1998)
(1997)
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
(1997)
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
(1994)
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
(1993)
(1992)
(1992)
(1989)
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Narrator (voice)
(1988)
Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
(1988)
(1987)
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Ryuukichi
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
(1984)
Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
(1984)
(1983)
(1982)
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
(1982)
Suspicion
as Iwasaki
(1982)
Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
(1982)
(1981)
Station
as Takada
(1980)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Sakio Hanamori
(1978)
(1976)
A Portrait of Shunkin
as Zensuke(善助)
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Section Chief Akazawa
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
(1971)
Follow the Girls
as Ichiro
(1971)
(1971)
(1970)
(1969)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
(1969)
Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as Shanghai Dragon
(1967)
Dreams Come True at Night
as Gen Kudo
(1967)
Monsieur Zivaco
as Narrator
(1966)
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
as Totsuka
(1965)
Fort Graveyard
as Nezu
(1965)
(1964)
Sweet Sweat
as Jiro
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
(1963)
The Symbol of a Man
as Saiga
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
(1960)
(1956)
(1955)
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
as Driver