Akira Nagoya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

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

  • Tabiji

    Tabiji

  • 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

  • Taikouki

    Taikouki

  • Lovers Lost

    Lovers Lost

  • A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

  • Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

  • Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

    Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

  • Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    Yakuza Ladies: Decision

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

  • Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

  • Bokyo

    Bokyo

  • Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

    Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

  • Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

    Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

  • Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

    Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

  • Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

  • Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

  • Eve in a Summer Dress

    Eve in a Summer Dress

  • Mahjong Horoki

    Mahjong Horoki

  • Flying Phantom Ship

    Flying Phantom Ship

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

    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

  • Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

  • A Portrait of Shunkin

    A Portrait of Shunkin

  • The Tempters: Smile After Tears

    The Tempters: Smile After Tears

  • Sunset Hill

    Sunset Hill

  • Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

    Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

    The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

  • Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

    Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

  • Hajimete no Tabi

    Hajimete no Tabi

  • Invitation of Lust

    Invitation of Lust

  • Human Revolution II

    Human Revolution II

  • Birth of a Fighter

    Birth of a Fighter

  • Dreams Come True at Night

    Dreams Come True at Night

  • Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

  • Basara: The Princess Goh

    Basara: The Princess Goh

  • The Symbol of a Man

    The Symbol of a Man

  • The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

  • Woman

    Woman

  • Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

    Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

  • Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

  • Ponytail Won't Look Back

    Ponytail Won't Look Back

  • Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

  • Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

    Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

  • The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

  • Aoba shigereru

    Aoba shigereru

  • 喜劇 各駅停車

    喜劇 各駅停車

  • Chivalry Broken from All Sides

    Chivalry Broken from All Sides

  • Fort Graveyard

    Fort Graveyard

  • Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

    Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

  • Follow the Girls

    Follow the Girls

  • A Young Female Instructor

    A Young Female Instructor

  • Kaito Ruby

    Kaito Ruby

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

  • Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

  • Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

    Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

  • Kandagawa

    Kandagawa

  • Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

  • Stray Wolf

    Stray Wolf

  • Could I But Live

    Could I But Live

  • The Dragon Crest

    The Dragon Crest

  • The Lucky Status Symbol

    The Lucky Status Symbol

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Dotanba

    Dotanba

  • Return of Ultraman

    Return of Ultraman

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • 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

  • Stepsisters

    Stepsisters

  • ザ・スクールコップ

    ザ・スクールコップ

  • Oretachi no Tabi

    Oretachi no Tabi

  • Station

    Station

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • 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

  • The School Cop

    The School Cop

  • Murder Case: Lover Swap

    Murder Case: Lover Swap

  • Kokugo Gannen

    Kokugo Gannen

  • An Early Autumn

    An Early Autumn

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Woman Who Warns of Death

    A Woman Who Warns of Death