Akira Nagoya
Acting · Born 1930-12-08 · age 72 at death · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Titles
Princess Mononoke
High and Low
A Thousand and One Nights
Flying Phantom Ship
Akitsu Hot Springs
Station
Basara: The Princess Goh
Woman in Witness Protection
Lovers Lost
Ultraman Taro
A Wanderer's Notebook
Kaito Ruby
Fort Graveyard
Round About Midnight
Suspicion
Mahjong Horoki
Lullaby of Death
A Portrait of Shunkin
Free and Easy
Sweet Sweat
Time and Tide
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
The Twilight Story
Birth of a Fighter
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Invitation of Lust
Dotanba
Hajimete no Tabi
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
Bokyo
Love Letter
Eve in a Summer Dress
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
Kandagawa
Aoba shigereru
Follow the Girls
Ellie My Love
A Tale of Young Elopement
The Symbol of a Man
Young Challengers
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Human Revolution II
Could I But Live
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
We Will Remember
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
Woman
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
A Woman Who Warns of Death
The Lucky Status Symbol
The Dragon Crest
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Dreams Come True at Night