
Akira Nagoya
Acting
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
1999Round About Midnight
Homeless Man
1999Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
1998Love Letter
1998Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1997Princess Mononoke
Cowherd (voice)
1997Woman in Witness Protection
Director Hatano
1993Bokyo
1993Tale of the Crane Princess
1992Basara: The Princess Goh
1992Kwaidan
1989Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Narrator (voice)
1989The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
1988Kaito Ruby
Forensic Examiner
1988Free and Easy
1988ザ・スクールコップ
1987The Great Department Store Robbery
1987Ellie My Love
1987A Tale of Young Elopement
Ryuukichi
1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
1984Mahjong Horoki
Jyoushuu Tora
1983Time and Tide
1982Lovers Lost
Katsu-san
1982Lullaby of Death
Furuya
1982Suspicion
Iwasaki