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.
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