Akira Nagoya
Acting
Born December 8, 1930 · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Return of Ultraman
Tabiji
Princess Mononoke
Ultraman Taro
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
High and Low
Taikouki
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Stepsisters
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
They Called Me a Bad Girl
A Thousand and One Nights
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
The School Cop
Bokyo
Station
Woman
Lovers Lost
Oretachi no Tabi
Murder Case: Lover Swap
Human Revolution II
Flying Phantom Ship
An Early Autumn
Kokugo Gannen
松本清張の聞かなかった場所
Kaito Ruby
Love Is a Hunter
Suspicion
Akitsu Hot Springs
A Wanderer's Notebook
Woman in Witness Protection
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Mahjong Horoki
Invitation of Lust
A Portrait of Shunkin
Basara: The Princess Goh
Time and Tide
津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件