Akira Nagoya
Acting
Born 1930-12-08 · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan · Died 2003-06-24
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.
Acting
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
ザ・スクールコップ
The School Cop
Daigoro Sagami
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