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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-12-08

Day of Death

2003-06-24 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

なごや あきら

آکیرا ناگویا

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

Acting

Princess Mononoke

1997

Princess Mononoke

as

Cowherd (voice)

High and Low

1963

High and Low

as

Detective Yamamoto

Dotanba

1956

Dotanba

as

Woman

1969

Woman

as

Mahjong Horoki

1984

Mahjong Horoki

as

Jyoushuu Tora

Station

1981

Station

as

Takada

Lovers Lost

1982

Lovers Lost

as

Katsu-san

A Thousand and One Nights

1969

A Thousand and One Nights

as

Sailor (voice)

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

as

Sakio Hanamori

Return of Ultraman

1971

Return of Ultraman

as

Narrator

Lullaby of Death

1982

Lullaby of Death

as

Furuya

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

1986

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

as

Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)

Round About Midnight

1999

Round About Midnight

as

Homeless Man

Bokyo

1993

Bokyo

as

Fort Graveyard

1965

Fort Graveyard

as

Nezu

A Portrait of Shunkin

1976

A Portrait of Shunkin

as

Zensuke(善助)

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

1994

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

as

Kii Koya Bunzaemon

Flying Phantom Ship

1969

Flying Phantom Ship

as

Hayato's Father (voice)

Sweet Sweat

1964

Sweet Sweat

as

Jiro

Kandagawa

1974

Kandagawa

as

Suspicion

1982

Suspicion

as

Iwasaki

Kaito Ruby

1988

Kaito Ruby

as

Forensic Examiner

Follow the Girls

1971

Follow the Girls

as

Ichiro

Woman in Witness Protection

1997

Woman in Witness Protection

as

Director Hatano

Monsieur Zivaco

1967

Monsieur Zivaco

as

Narrator

Kwaidan

1992

Kwaidan

as

Comedy: Love and Justice Among  Cheaters

1974

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

as

Section Chief Akazawa

Taikouki

Taikouki

as

Ichikawa Daisuke

Stepsisters

Stepsisters

as

Pastor Wakayama

Tabiji

Tabiji

as

駅手・伊東栄吉

Ultraman Taro

Ultraman Taro

as

Captain Yutaro Asahina

The School Cop

The School Cop

as

Daigoro Sagami

Production

Crew

Directing