Acting
Akira Nagoya
Born 1930-12-08
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Department: Acting
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
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Princess Mononoke
1997
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High and Low
1963
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Tabiji
1967
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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
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Ultraman Taro
1973
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Return of Ultraman
1971
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Ponytail Won't Look Back
1985
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A Thousand and One Nights
1969
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Flying Phantom Ship
1969
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Taikouki
1965
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (95 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment | Chief Sakamoto | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Round About Midnight | Homeless Man | Movie | 1999 |
 | Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Love Letter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
 | Yakuza Ladies: Decision | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
 | Woman in Witness Protection | Director Hatano | Movie | 1997 |
 | Princess Mononoke | Cowherd (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
| The Notorious Bored Samurai 9 | Kii Koya Bunzaemon | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Bokyo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Tale of the Crane Princess | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Kwaidan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
 | Basara: The Princess Goh | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
| Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater | (voice) | TV Series | 1989 | |
 | Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Free and Easy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Kaito Ruby | Forensic Examiner | Movie | 1988 |
 | ザ・スクールコップ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| The School Cop | Daigoro Sagami | TV Series | 1988 | |
| 津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 | |
 | The Great Department Store Robbery | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | An Early Autumn | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Ellie My Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | A Tale of Young Elopement | Ryuukichi | Movie | 1987 |
 | Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth | Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Ponytail Won't Look Back | Tamba | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Kokugo Gannen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Stepsisters | Pastor Wakayama | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Mahjong Horoki | Jyoushuu Tora | Movie | 1984 |
| Eve in a Summer Dress | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
 | They Called Me a Bad Girl | Shusuke Tamba | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Time and Tide | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series | Kameyama | TV Series | 1983 |
| Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series | Ryōzen | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Lullaby of Death | Furuya | Movie | 1982 |
 | Suspicion | Iwasaki | Movie | 1982 |
 | Stray Wolf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Lovers Lost | Katsu-san | Movie | 1982 |
 | Murder Case: Lover Swap | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Station | Takada | Movie | 1981 |
 | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely | Sakio Hanamori | Movie | 1980 |
| 松本清張の聞かなかった場所 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
| A Young Female Instructor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 | |
 | A Portrait of Shunkin | Zensuke(善助) | Movie | 1976 |
 | Human Revolution II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Love Is a Hunter | Takano | Movie | 1976 |
 | Oretachi no Tabi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Invitation of Lust | Matsuoka | Movie | 1975 |
 | Aoba shigereru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters | Section Chief Akazawa | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kandagawa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra | 朝日奈勇太郎 | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Ultraman Taro | Captain Yutaro Asahina | TV Series | 1973 |
 | A Woman Who Warns of Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Lucky Status Symbol | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters | Narrator | Movie | 1971 |
 | First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri | Takahashi, Club Min Manager | Movie | 1971 |
 | Return of Ultraman | Narrator | Movie | 1971 |
 | Follow the Girls | Ichiro | Movie | 1971 |
 | Return of Ultraman | Narrator | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Hajimete no Tabi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | I Want to Sleep | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Flying Phantom Ship | Hayato's Father (voice) | Movie | 1969 |
 | A Thousand and One Nights | Sailor (voice) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Tempters: Smile After Tears | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Young Challengers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Monsieur Zivaco | Narrator | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding | Shanghai Dragon | Movie | 1967 |
 | Tabiji | 駅手・伊東栄吉 | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Birth of a Fighter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Dreams Come True at Night | Gen Kudo | Movie | 1967 |
 | Chivalry Broken from All Sides | Totsuka | Movie | 1966 |
 | In Tears | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Fort Graveyard | Nezu | Movie | 1965 |
 | Retirement of a Train Engineer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | We Will Remember | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Taikouki | Ichikawa Daisuke | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Sweet Sweat | Jiro | Movie | 1964 |
 | Could I But Live | Staff Member at Health Ministry | Movie | 1964 |
 | Sunset Hill | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Dragon Crest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Miren | Aoshima | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Symbol of a Man | Saiga | Movie | 1963 |
 | High and Low | Detective Yamamoto | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Akitsu Hot Springs | Shimamura | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Age of Lawless Moneymaking | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Twilight Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Dotanba | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Nobuko Rides on a Cloud | Driver | Movie | 1955 |