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 1997 ★ 8.3
Bokyo 1993 ★ 9.0
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell 1989 ★ 6.8
Kaito Ruby 1988 ★ 7.0
Stepsisters 1985
Ponytail Won't Look Back 1985
Mahjong Horoki 1984 ★ 7.2
They Called Me a Bad Girl 1984
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series 1983 ★ 7.0
Lovers Lost 1982 ★ 6.5
Station 1981 ★ 6.4
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely 1980 ★ 7.5
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka 1978
Human Revolution II 1976 ★ 8.0
Oretachi no Tabi 1975
Ultraman Taro 1973 ★ 7.9
Return of Ultraman 1971 ★ 8.6
A Thousand and One Nights 1969 ★ 6.7
Woman 1969
Flying Phantom Ship 1969 ★ 6.3
Tabiji 1967
Taikouki 1965
High and Low 1963 ★ 8.4
Akitsu Hot Springs 1962 ★ 6.6