Akira Nagoya

Known for ActingBorn 1930-12-08Died 2003-06-24Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

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.Read more

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Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

Hajimete no Tabi

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

We Will Remember

Bokyo

The Great Department Store Robbery

A Tale of Young Elopement

Tabiji

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

Return of Ultraman

Princess Mononoke

The Twilight Story

High and Low

Love Letter

Sweet Sweat

Eve in a Summer Dress

Human Revolution II

Kandagawa

Follow the Girls

Young Challengers

Monsieur Zivaco

Could I But Live

Ultraman Taro

Succession

A Portrait of Shunkin

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

Free and Easy

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

Invitation of Lust

Time and Tide

Round About Midnight

Basara: The Princess Goh

Kaito Ruby

Mahjong Horoki

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

A Wanderer's Notebook

Suspicion

Aoba shigereru

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

Birth of a Fighter

The Symbol of a Man

A Thousand and One Nights

Woman in Witness Protection

Lovers Lost

Akitsu Hot Springs

Lullaby of Death

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