Akira Nagoya
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
ActingBirthday
December 8, 1930Deathday
June 24, 2003Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
58Place of birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, JapanAlso known as
名古屋章, なごや あきらCast credits
Princess Mononoke
Cowherd (voice)High and Low
Detective YamamotoStation
TakadaMahjong Horoki
Jyoushuu ToraLovers Lost
Katsu-sanMister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Sakio HanamoriBasara: Princess Goh
Fort Graveyard
NezuA Wanderer's Notebook
A Portrait of Shunkin
Zensuke(善助)Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
DriverThe Twilight Story
Flying Phantom Ship
Hayato's Father (voice)Kandagawa
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Suspicion
IwasakiThe Lucky Status Symbol
Kaito Ruby
Man in White ClothAoba shigereru
Follow the Girls
Ichiro