Akira Nagoya

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.

Cast

Princess Mononoke

(Cowherd (voice))

Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

High and Low

(Detective Yamamoto)

Chivalry Broken from All Sides

(Totsuka)

Dotanba

Woman

Hajimete no Tabi

Mahjong Horoki

(Jyoushuu Tora)

Station

(Takada)

Lovers Lost

(Katsu-san)

A Thousand and One Nights

(Sailor (voice))

Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

(Yûta Asahina)

The Great Department Store Robbery

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

(Shanghai Dragon)

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

(Sakio Hanamori)

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

Return of Ultraman

(Narrator)

Lullaby of Death

(Furuya)

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

(Narrator)

Basara: The Princess Goh

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

(Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo))

Round About Midnight

(Homeless Man)

Bokyo

Fort Graveyard

(Nezu)

Love Letter

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Portrait of Shunkin

(Zensuke(善助))

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

(Kii Koya Bunzaemon)

Eve in a Summer Dress

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

(Driver)

The Twilight Story

ウルトラマンタロウ ウルトラの母は太陽のように

(朝日奈勇太郎)

A Woman Who Warns of Death

Birth of a Fighter

Flying Phantom Ship

(Hayato's Father (voice))

Sweet Sweat

(Jiro)

Kandagawa

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

Suspicion

(Iwasaki)

The Lucky Status Symbol

Kaito Ruby

(Man in White Cloth)

Aoba shigereru

Follow the Girls

(Ichiro)

Invitation of Lust

Ellie My Love

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

(Narrator (voice))

Woman in Witness Protection

(Director Hatano)

A Tale of Young Elopement

(Ryuukichi)

A Young Female Instructor

The Dragon Crest

The Symbol of a Man

(Saiga)

Young Challengers

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

(Chief Sakamoto)

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

Monsieur Zivaco

(Narrator)

Dreams Come True at Night

(Gen Kudo)

Yakuza Ladies 8

Akitsu Hot Springs

Free and Easy

Human Revolution II

Could I But Live

Stray Wolf

Kwaidan

Time and Tide

Taikouki

(Ichikawa Daisuke)

松本清張の聞かなかった場所

Murder Case: Lover Swap

Stepsisters

(Pastor Wakayama)

An Early Autumn

Kokugo Gannen

Oretachi no Tabi

古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

(Kameyama)

Tabiji

(駅手・伊東栄吉)

古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

(Ryōzen)

Return of Ultraman

(Narrator)

Ultraman Taro

(Captain Yutaro Asahina)

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

They Called Me a Bad Girl

(Shusuke Tamba)

津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件