Akira Nagoya
ActingAlso Known As
なごや あきら, آکیرا ناگویا
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.
Movies
(72 total)
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shimamura
Station
as Takada
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
Fort Graveyard
as Nezu
Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
Suspicion
as Iwasaki
Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
A Portrait of Shunkin
as Zensuke(善助)
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Narrator (voice)
Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
TV Shows
(18 total)
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
Ultraman Taro
as Captain Yutaro Asahina
Taikouki
as Ichikawa Daisuke
Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama
Tabiji
as 駅手・伊東栄吉
They Called Me a Bad Girl
as Shusuke Tamba
Ponytail Won't Look Back
as Tamba