Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

1930-12-08 – 2003-06-24 (age 72) Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke

1997

as Cowherd (voice)

High and Low
High and Low

1963

as Detective Yamamoto

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights

1969

as Sailor (voice)

Suspicion
Suspicion

1982

as Iwasaki

Lovers Lost
Lovers Lost

1982

as Katsu-san

Flying Phantom Ship
Flying Phantom Ship

1969

as Hayato's Father (voice)

Invitation of Lust
Invitation of Lust

1975

as Matsuoka

Round About Midnight
Round About Midnight

1999

as Homeless Man

Kaito Ruby
Kaito Ruby

1988

as Forensic Examiner

Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection

1997

as Director Hatano

Return of Ultraman
Return of Ultraman

1971

as Narrator

Mahjong Horoki
Mahjong Horoki

1984

as Jyoushuu Tora

Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

as Shimamura

Station
Station

1981

as Takada

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

as Sakio Hanamori

Time and Tide