Akira Nagoya
78 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 8, 1930
- Died
- Jun 24, 2003 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- なごや あきら · آکیرا ناگویا
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.
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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.
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Known for
Akira Nagoya: movies and TV shows
Acting (95)
- 2001 Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
as Chief Sakamoto
- 1999 Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
- 1997 Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
- 1994 The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1989
- 1989 Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Narrator (voice)
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 A Tale of Young Elopement
as Ryuukichi
- 1986 Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982 Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
- 1982 Suspicion
as Iwasaki
- 1982
- 1982 Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
- 1982
- 1981 Station
as Takada
- 1980 Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Sakio Hanamori
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1976 A Portrait of Shunkin
as Zensuke(善助)
- 1976
- 1976 Love Is a Hunter
as Takano
- 1975
- 1975 Invitation of Lust
as Matsuoka
- 1974
- 1974 Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Section Chief Akazawa
- 1974
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971 First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Takahashi, Club Min Manager
- 1971 Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
- 1971 Follow the Girls
as Ichiro
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki
as Shijō / Yamamoto Shijō
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969 Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
- 1969 A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967 Monsieur Zivaco
as Narrator
- 1967 The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as Shanghai Dragon
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 Dreams Come True at Night
as Gen Kudo
- 1966 Chivalry Broken from All Sides
as Totsuka
- 1965
- 1965 Fort Graveyard
as Nezu
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964 Sweet Sweat
as Jiro
- 1964 Could I But Live
as Staff Member at Health Ministry
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963 Miren
as Aoshima
- 1963 The Symbol of a Man
as Saiga
- 1963 High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
- 1962
- 1962 Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shimamura
- 1961
- 1960
- 1956
- 1955 Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
as Driver