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Akira Nagoya
Actor
Born December 8, 1930Died June 24, 2003 (72 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1999 | Round About Midnight · as Homeless Man |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection · as Director Hatano |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke · as Cowherd (voice) |
| 1995 | Yoshimune (1995) (TV Series) · as Masanao Tsuchiya |
| 1992 | |
| 1989 | Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikakunin. Haha koishi Daigorô zesshô! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Kaitô Ruby · as Forensic Examiner |
| 1987 | Seishun kakeochi-hen · as Ryuukichi |
| 1984 | Mahjong Horoki · as Jyoushuu Tora |
| 1984 | School Wars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Konoko no nanatsu no oiwai ni · as Furuya |
| 1982 | Suspicion · as Iwasaki |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost · as Katsu-San |
| 1981 | Station · as Takada |
| 1980 | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely · as Sakio Hanamori |
| 1977 | Double Suicide at Nishijin · as Cast |
| 1976 | Shunkinsho · as Zensuke(善助) |
| 1976 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | Submersion of Japan · as D-2 Security |
| 1973 | The Human Revolution · as Cast |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Lone Wolf and Cub (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Ultraman Taro (TV Series) · as Captain Yutaro Asahina |
| 1971 | Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin · as Takahashi, Club Min Manager |
| 1971 | Follow the Girls · as Ichiro |
| 1971 | Return of Ultraman (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Flying Phantom Ship · as Hayato's Father (voice) |
| 1969 | A Thousand & One Nights · as Sailor (voice) |
| 1967 | Monsieur Zivaco · as Narrator |
| 1967 | Yume wa yoru hiraku · as Gen Kudo |
| 1965 | Fort Graveyard · as Nezu |
| 1963 | Otoko no monshô · as Saiga |
| 1963 | High and Low · as Detective Yamamoto |
| 1962 | |
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| 1960 | |
| 1956 |