Akira Nagoya

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.

Known For

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Princess Mononoke

Return of Ultraman

Ultraman Taro

High and Low

Tabiji

Taikouki

All Movies (75)

• Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment2001 · as Chief Sakamoto
• Round About Midnight1999 · as Homeless Man
• Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder1999
• Love Letter1998
• Yakuza Ladies: Decision1998
• Woman in Witness Protection1997 · as Director Hatano
• Princess Mononoke1997 · as Cowherd (voice)
• The Notorious Bored Samurai 91994 · as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
• Bokyo1993
• Tale of the Crane Princess1993
• Kwaidan1992
• Basara: The Princess Goh1992
• Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell1989 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II1989
• Free and Easy1988
• Kaito Ruby1988 · as Forensic Examiner
• ザ・スクールコップ1988
• The Great Department Store Robbery1987
• Ellie My Love1987
• A Tale of Young Elopement1987 · as Ryuukichi
• Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth1986 · as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
• Mahjong Horoki1984 · as Jyoushuu Tora
• Eve in a Summer Dress1984
• Time and Tide1983
• Lullaby of Death1982 · as Furuya
• Suspicion1982 · as Iwasaki
• Stray Wolf1982
• Lovers Lost1982 · as Katsu-san
• Station1981 · as Takada
• Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely1980 · as Sakio Hanamori
• A Young Female Instructor1978
• A Portrait of Shunkin1976 · as Zensuke(善助)
• Human Revolution II1976
• Love Is a Hunter1976 · as Takano
• Invitation of Lust1975 · as Matsuoka
• Aoba shigereru1974
• Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters1974 · as Section Chief Akazawa
• Kandagawa1974
• Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra1973 · as 朝日奈勇太郎
• Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa1973
• Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa1973
• A Woman Who Warns of Death1973
• The Lucky Status Symbol1972
• Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters1971 · as Narrator
• First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri1971 · as Takahashi, Club Min Manager
• Return of Ultraman1971 · as Narrator
• Follow the Girls1971 · as Ichiro
• Hajimete no Tabi1971
• I Want to Sleep1970
• Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô1970
• Woman1969
• Flying Phantom Ship1969 · as Hayato's Father (voice)
• A Thousand and One Nights1969 · as Sailor (voice)
• The Tempters: Smile After Tears1969
• Young Challengers1968
• Monsieur Zivaco1967 · as Narrator
• The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding1967 · as Shanghai Dragon
• Birth of a Fighter1967
• Dreams Come True at Night1967 · as Gen Kudo
• Chivalry Broken from All Sides1966 · as Totsuka
• In Tears1965
• Fort Graveyard1965 · as Nezu
• Retirement of a Train Engineer1965
• We Will Remember1965
• Sweet Sweat1964 · as Jiro
• Could I But Live1964
• Sunset Hill1964
• The Dragon Crest1963
• The Symbol of a Man1963 · as Saiga
• High and Low1963 · as Detective Yamamoto
• A Wanderer's Notebook1962
• Akitsu Hot Springs1962 · as Shimamura
• The Twilight Story1960
• Dotanba1956
• Nobuko Rides on a Cloud1955 · as Driver

All TV Shows (18)

• Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater1989 · as (voice)
• The School Cop1988 · as Daigoro Sagami
• 津軽海峡殺しの双曲線　最後の青函連絡船殺人事件1988
• An Early Autumn1987
• Ponytail Won't Look Back1985 · as Tamba
• Kokugo Gannen1985
• Stepsisters1985 · as Pastor Wakayama
• They Called Me a Bad Girl1984 · as Shusuke Tamba
• Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series1983 · as Kameyama
• Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series1983 · as Ryōzen
• Murder Case: Lover Swap1982
• 松本清張の聞かなかった場所1979
• Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka1978
• Oretachi no Tabi1975
• Ultraman Taro1973 · as Captain Yutaro Asahina
• Return of Ultraman1971 · as Narrator
• Tabiji1967 · as 駅手・伊東栄吉
• Taikouki1965 · as Ichikawa Daisuke