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Actor
Akira Nagoya
- Born December 8, 1930 in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Died June 24, 2003
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.
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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
Princess Mononoke1997
High and Low1963
A Thousand and One Nights1969
Flying Phantom Ship1969
Akitsu Hot Springs1962
Return of Ultraman1971
Station1981
Basara: The Princess Goh1992
Filmography
- 2001Destination Station Series - Homicide AssignmentFilmChief Sakamoto
- 1999Round About MidnightFilmHomeless Man
- 1999Yakuza Ladies: Red MurderFilm
- 1998Yakuza Ladies: DecisionFilm
- 1998Love LetterFilm
- 1997Princess MononokeFilmCowherd (voice)
- 1997Woman in Witness ProtectionFilmDirector Hatano
- 1994The Notorious Bored Samurai 9FilmKii Koya Bunzaemon
- 1993BokyoFilm
- 1993Tale of the Crane PrincessFilm
- 1992Basara: The Princess GohFilm
- 1992SuccessionFilm
- 1992KwaidanFilm
- 1989Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to HellFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1989The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective IIFilm
- 1989Sakyou Komatsu's Animation TheaterSeries(voice)
- 1988Kaito RubyFilmForensic Examiner
- 1988Free and EasyFilm
- 1988津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件Series
- 1988The School CopSeriesDaigoro Sagami
- 1987The Great Department Store RobberyFilm
- 1987Ellie My LoveFilm
- 1987A Tale of Young ElopementFilmRyuukichi
- 1987An Early AutumnSeries
- 1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthFilmShoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
- 1985StepsistersSeriesPastor Wakayama
- 1985Kokugo GannenSeries
- 1985Ponytail Won't Look BackSeriesTamba
- 1984Mahjong HorokiFilmJyoushuu Tora
- 1984Eve in a Summer DressFilm
- 1984They Called Me a Bad GirlSeriesShusuke Tamba
- 1983Time and TideFilm
- 1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesSeriesKameyama, Ryōzen
- 1982Lovers LostFilmKatsu-san
- 1982SuspicionFilmIwasaki
- 1982Lullaby of DeathFilmFuruya
- 1982Stray WolfFilm
- 1982Murder Case: Lover SwapSeries
- 1981StationFilmTakada
- 1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyFilmSakio Hanamori
- 1979松本清張の聞かなかった場所Series
- 1978A Young Female InstructorFilm
- 1978Prime Minister of YuhigaokaSeries
- 1976A Portrait of ShunkinFilmZensuke(善助)
- 1976Human Revolution IIFilm
- 1976Love Is a HunterFilmTakano
- 1975Invitation of LustFilmMatsuoka
- 1975Oretachi no TabiSeries
- 1974KandagawaFilm
- 1974Aoba shigereruFilm
- 1974Comedy: Love and Justice Among CheatersFilmSection Chief Akazawa
- 1973Ultraman TaroSeriesCaptain Yutaro Asahina
- 1973Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of UltraFilm朝日奈勇太郎
- 1973A Woman Who Warns of DeathFilm
- 1973Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū MuramasaFilm
- 1973Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no MuramasaFilm
- 1972The Lucky Status SymbolFilm
- 1971Return of UltramanSeriesNarrator
- 1971Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout MonstersFilmNarrator
- 1971Return of UltramanFilmNarrator
- 1971Hajimete no TabiFilm
- 1971Follow the GirlsFilmIchiro
- 1971First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-FriFilmTakahashi, Club Min Manager
- 1970Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerôFilm
- 1970I Want to SleepFilm
- 1970Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no MakiFilmShijō / Yamamoto Shijō
- 1969A Thousand and One NightsFilmSailor (voice)
- 1969Flying Phantom ShipFilmHayato's Father (voice)
- 1969The Tempters: Smile After TearsFilm
- 1969WomanFilm
- 1968Young ChallengersFilm
- 1967Birth of a FighterFilm
- 1967Monsieur ZivacoFilmNarrator
- 1967TabijiSeries駅手・伊東栄吉
- 1967The Kanto Region Is Also ExpandingFilmShanghai Dragon
- 1967Dreams Come True at NightFilmGen Kudo
- 1966Chivalry Broken from All SidesFilmTotsuka
- 1965Fort GraveyardFilmNezu
- 1965We Will RememberFilm
- 1965Retirement of a Train EngineerFilm