Akira Nagoya

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.

Filmography (89 Appearances)

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

2001

Round About Midnight

1999

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

1999

Love Letter

1998

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

1998

Woman in Witness Protection

1997

Princess Mononoke

1997

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

1994

Bokyo

1993

Kwaidan

1992

Basara: The Princess Goh

1992

Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

1989

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

1989

The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II

1989

Free and Easy

1988

Kaito Ruby

1988

The School Cop

1988

ザ・スクールコップ

1988

津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

1988

The Great Department Store Robbery

1987

An Early Autumn

1987

Ellie My Love

1987

A Tale of Young Elopement

1987

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

1986

Ponytail Won't Look Back

1985

Kokugo Gannen

1985

Stepsisters

1985

Mahjong Horoki

1984

Eve in a Summer Dress

1984

They Called Me a Bad Girl

1984

Time and Tide

1983

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

1983

Lullaby of Death

1982

Suspicion

1982

Stray Wolf

1982

Lovers Lost

1982

Murder Case: Lover Swap

1982

Station

1981

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

松本清張の聞かなかった場所

1979

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

1978

A Young Female Instructor

1978

A Portrait of Shunkin

1976

Human Revolution II

1976

Oretachi no Tabi

1975

Invitation of Lust

1975

Aoba shigereru

1974

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974

Kandagawa

1974

Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

1973

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

1973

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

1973

Ultraman Taro

1973

A Woman Who Warns of Death

1973

The Lucky Status Symbol

1972

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

1971

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

1971

Return of Ultraman

1971

Follow the Girls

1971

Return of Ultraman

1971

Hajimete no Tabi

1971

Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

1970

Woman

1969

Flying Phantom Ship

1969

A Thousand and One Nights

1969

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

1969

Young Challengers

1968

Monsieur Zivaco

1967

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967

Tabiji

1967

Birth of a Fighter

1967

Dreams Come True at Night

1967

Chivalry Broken from All Sides

1966

In Tears

1965

Fort Graveyard

1965

喜劇 各駅停車

1965

We Will Remember

1965

Taikouki

1965

Sweet Sweat

1964

Could I But Live

1964

Sunset Hill

1964

The Dragon Crest

1963

The Symbol of a Man

1963

High and Low

1963

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

The Twilight Story

1960

Dotanba

1956

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

1955 Debut
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