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Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Actor Dec 8 (died age 72) Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 1955–2001 (46 year career)
6.7 avg rating

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 pa…

Known For

Princess Mononoke
Film

Princess Mononoke

Cowherd (voice)
High and Low
Film

High and Low

Detective Yamamoto
A Thousand and One Nights
Film

A Thousand and One Nights

Sailor (voice)
Return of Ultraman
Film

Return of Ultraman

Narrator
Akitsu Hot Springs
Film

Akitsu Hot Springs

Shimamura
Ultraman Taro
Film

Ultraman Taro

Captain Yutaro Asahina
Flying Phantom Ship
Film

Flying Phantom Ship

Hayato's Father (voice)
A Wanderer's Notebook
Film

A Wanderer's Notebook

7.2 1962

Filmography

Acting (89)

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Movies (72)

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

2001

as Chief Sakamoto

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

1999
6.0
Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

1999

as Homeless Man

6.8
Yakuza Ladies: Decision

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

1998
6.0
Love Letter

Love Letter

1998
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997

as Cowherd (voice)

8.3
Woman in Witness Protection

Woman in Witness Protection

1997

as Director Hatano

5.9
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

1994

as Kii Koya Bunzaemon

Bokyo

Bokyo

1993
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1992
Basara: The Princess Goh

Basara: The Princess Goh

1992
6.9
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

1989

as Narrator (voice)

6.3
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II

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

1989
Kaito Ruby

Kaito Ruby

1988

as Forensic Examiner

6.9
ザ・スクールコップ

ザ・スクールコップ

1988
Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1988
7.3
A Tale of Young Elopement

A Tale of Young Elopement

1987

as Ryuukichi

The Great Department Store Robbery

The Great Department Store Robbery

1987
Ellie My Love

Ellie My Love

1987
5.0
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

1986

as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)

Eve in a Summer Dress

Eve in a Summer Dress

1984
Mahjong Horoki

Mahjong Horoki

1984

as Jyoushuu Tora

6.5
Time and Tide

Time and Tide

1983
7.5
Suspicion

Suspicion

1982

as Iwasaki

7.0
Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost

1982

as Katsu-san

6.2
Stray Wolf

Stray Wolf

1982
Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death

1982

as Furuya

5.0
Station

Station

1981

as Takada

6.1
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

as Sakio Hanamori

6.0
A Young Female Instructor

A Young Female Instructor

1978
A Portrait of Shunkin

A Portrait of Shunkin

1976

as Zensuke(善助)

7.3
Human Revolution II

Human Revolution II

1976
Invitation of Lust

Invitation of Lust

1975
6.0
Kandagawa

Kandagawa

1974
Aoba shigereru

Aoba shigereru

1974
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974

as Section Chief Akazawa

Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

1973

as 朝日奈勇太郎

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

1973
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

1973
A Woman Who Warns of Death

A Woman Who Warns of Death

1973
The Lucky Status Symbol

The Lucky Status Symbol

1972
Follow the Girls

Follow the Girls

1971

as Ichiro

Hajimete no Tabi

Hajimete no Tabi

1971
Return of Ultraman

Return of Ultraman

1971

as Narrator

6.0
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

1971

as Narrator

6.5
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

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

1971

as Takahashi, Club Min Manager

Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

1970
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1969

as Sailor (voice)

6.7
Flying Phantom Ship

Flying Phantom Ship

1969

as Hayato's Father (voice)

6.1
The Tempters: Smile After Tears

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

1969
Woman

Woman

1969
Young Challengers

Young Challengers

1968
Birth of a Fighter

Birth of a Fighter

1967
7.0
Monsieur Zivaco

Monsieur Zivaco

1967

as Narrator

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967

as Shanghai Dragon

Dreams Come True at Night

Dreams Come True at Night

1967

as Gen Kudo

Chivalry Broken from All Sides

Chivalry Broken from All Sides

1966

as Totsuka

Fort Graveyard

Fort Graveyard

1965

as Nezu

6.0
喜劇 各駅停車

喜劇 各駅停車

1965
In Tears

In Tears

1965
We Will Remember

We Will Remember

1965
Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill

1964
Could I But Live

Could I But Live

1964
Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat

1964

as Jiro

7.5
High and Low

High and Low

1963

as Detective Yamamoto

8.4
The Symbol of a Man

The Symbol of a Man

1963

as Saiga

7.0
The Dragon Crest

The Dragon Crest

1963
Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

as Shimamura

6.5
A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962
7.2
The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960
8.0
Dotanba

Dotanba

1956
6.0
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

1955

as Driver