Akira Nagoya
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-12-08 in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Died
2003-06-24
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.
Most Known For
Ultraman Taro
as Captain Yutaro Asahina
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Kameyama
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ryōzen
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
Taikouki
as Ichikawa Daisuke
Station
as Takada
Tabiji
as 駅手・伊東栄吉
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
as (voice)
Ponytail Won't Look Back
as Tamba
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
The School Cop
as Daigoro Sagami
They Called Me a Bad Girl
as Shusuke Tamba
松本清張の聞かなかった場所
Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san