Akira Nagoya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-12-08

Day of death

2003-06-24 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Akira Nagoya

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

    Princess Mononoke

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

    Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

    Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

  • Ultraman Taro

    Ultraman Taro

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Return of Ultraman

    Return of Ultraman

  • 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

  • The Lucky Status Symbol

    The Lucky Status Symbol

  • Kaito Ruby

    Kaito Ruby

  • Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

    Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

  • Station

    Station

  • Lovers Lost

    Lovers Lost

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Tabiji

    Tabiji

  • Taikouki

    Taikouki

  • Flying Phantom Ship

    Flying Phantom Ship

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Invitation of Lust

    Invitation of Lust

  • Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    Yakuza Ladies: Decision

  • Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

  • Dreams Come True at Night

    Dreams Come True at Night

  • A Portrait of Shunkin

    A Portrait of Shunkin

  • Stepsisters

    Stepsisters

  • Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

  • Fort Graveyard

    Fort Graveyard

  • Eve in a Summer Dress

    Eve in a Summer Dress

  • Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

    Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

  • Hajimete no Tabi

    Hajimete no Tabi

  • Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

    Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

  • Basara: The Princess Goh

    Basara: The Princess Goh

  • Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

    Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

  • Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

  • The Symbol of a Man

    The Symbol of a Man

  • A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

  • Ponytail Won't Look Back

    Ponytail Won't Look Back

  • Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

    The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

  • Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

    Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

  • Dotanba

    Dotanba

  • Kandagawa

    Kandagawa

  • Follow the Girls

    Follow the Girls

  • Could I But Live

    Could I But Live

  • The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

  • Bokyo

    Bokyo

  • Woman

    Woman

  • Stray Wolf

    Stray Wolf

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Chivalry Broken from All Sides

    Chivalry Broken from All Sides

  • Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

  • Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

  • Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

  • Human Revolution II

    Human Revolution II

  • Birth of a Fighter

    Birth of a Fighter

  • The Tempters: Smile After Tears

    The Tempters: Smile After Tears

  • Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

    Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

  • Mahjong Horoki

    Mahjong Horoki

  • Return of Ultraman

    Return of Ultraman

  • Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

  • The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

  • Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

  • Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

  • A Young Female Instructor

    A Young Female Instructor

  • Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

  • Aoba shigereru

    Aoba shigereru

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • Sunset Hill

    Sunset Hill

  • Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

  • The Dragon Crest

    The Dragon Crest

  • 喜劇 各駅停車

    喜劇 各駅停車

  • Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

  • Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

    Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

  • Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

    Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

  • ザ・スクールコップ

    ザ・スクールコップ

  • Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

  • They Called Me a Bad Girl

    They Called Me a Bad Girl

  • 松本清張の聞かなかった場所

    松本清張の聞かなかった場所

  • Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

    Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

  • 津軽海峡殺しの双曲線　最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

    津軽海峡殺しの双曲線　最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

  • Oretachi no Tabi

    Oretachi no Tabi

  • The School Cop

    The School Cop

  • Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

    Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

  • An Early Autumn

    An Early Autumn

  • Murder Case: Lover Swap

    Murder Case: Lover Swap

  • Kokugo Gannen

    Kokugo Gannen

  • We Will Remember

    We Will Remember

  • A Woman Who Warns of Death

    A Woman Who Warns of Death

  • First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday

    First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday