
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
Movies & web series
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Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974 · Movie
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Hajimete no Tabi
1971 · Movie
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First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971 · Movie
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We Will Remember
1965 · Movie
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Bokyo
1993 · Movie
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The Great Department Store Robbery
1987 · Movie
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A Tale of Young Elopement
1987 · Movie
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Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
1955 · Movie
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Princess Mononoke
1997 · Movie
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Return of Ultraman
1971 · Series
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The Twilight Story
1960 · Movie
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High and Low
1963 · Movie
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Love Letter
1998 · Movie
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Sweet Sweat
1964 · Movie
Eve in a Summer Dress
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Eve in a Summer Dress
1984 · Movie
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Human Revolution II
1976 · Movie
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Kandagawa
1974 · Movie
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Follow the Girls
1971 · Movie
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Young Challengers
1968 · Movie
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Monsieur Zivaco
1967 · Movie
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Could I But Live
1964 · Movie
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Ultraman Taro
1973 · Series
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A Portrait of Shunkin
1976 · Movie
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Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998 · Movie
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Free and Easy
1988 · Movie
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Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980 · Movie
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Invitation of Lust
1975 · Movie
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Time and Tide
1983 · Movie
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Mahjong Horoki
1984 · Movie
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Round About Midnight
1999 · Movie
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Kaito Ruby
1988 · Movie
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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983 · Series
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Basara: The Princess Goh
1992 · Movie
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Suspicion
1982 · Movie
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A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 · Movie
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Aoba shigereru
1974 · Movie
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The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969 · Movie
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Birth of a Fighter
1967 · Movie
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Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989 · Movie
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The Symbol of a Man
1963 · Movie
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A Thousand and One Nights
1969 · Movie
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Akitsu Hot Springs
1962 · Movie
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Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
1971 · Movie
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Lovers Lost
1982 · Movie
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Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Movie
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Station
1981 · Movie
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Lullaby of Death
1982 · Movie
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Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
1999 · Movie