Akira Nagoya
Acting
Born: 1930-12-08 in 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 work as a freelance theatre artist, appearing on stages such as Jijinkai and Komatsuza.
Known For
Princess Mononoke
Cowherd (voice)
Return of Ultraman
Narrator
Ultraman Taro
Captain Yutaro Asahina
High and Low
Detective Yamamoto
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Kameyama
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Ryōzen
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Tamba
Tabiji
駅手・伊東栄吉
A Thousand and One Nights
Sailor (voice)
Taikouki
Ichikawa Daisuke
In Tears
Stepsisters
Pastor Wakayama
Invitation of Lust
Matsuoka
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Sakio Hanamori
Time and Tide
Flying Phantom Ship
Hayato's Father (voice)
Akitsu Hot Springs
Shimamura
Woman in Witness Protection
Director Hatano
Birth of a Fighter
Bokyo
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Dreams Come True at Night
Gen Kudo
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
A Portrait of Shunkin
Zensuke(善助)
Sunset Hill
Station
Takada
Follow the Girls
Ichiro
Basara: The Princess Goh
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Narrator (voice)
The Symbol of a Man
Saiga
The Dragon Crest
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Shusuke Tamba
Woman
Mahjong Horoki
Jyoushuu Tora