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.
Acted in 82
1990s
- 1999
Round About Midnight
Homeless Man
- 1998
- 1997
Woman in Witness Protection
Director Hatano
- 1993
Bokyo
Movie
Tale of the Crane Princess
Movie
- 1992
Kwaidan
Movie
Basara: The Princess Goh
Movie
1980s
- 1989
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
Movie
- 1988
Kaito Ruby
Forensic Examiner
- 1987
The Great Department Store Robbery
Movie
An Early Autumn
TV
Ellie My Love
Movie
- 1986
- 1985
Kokugo Gannen
TV
Stepsisters
Pastor Wakayama · 28 episodes
- 1984
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Shusuke Tamba · 24 episodes
- 1983
- 1982
Stray Wolf
Movie
Murder Case: Lover Swap
TV
- 1981
Station
Takada
- 1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Sakio Hanamori
1970s
- 1978
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
TV
- 1976
A Portrait of Shunkin
Zensuke(善助)
Human Revolution II
Movie
Love Is a Hunter
Takano
- 1975
Oretachi no Tabi
TV
Invitation of Lust
Matsuoka
- 1974
Aoba shigereru
Movie
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Section Chief Akazawa
Kandagawa
Movie
- 1973
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
朝日奈勇太郎
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Movie
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Movie
A Woman Who Warns of Death
Movie
- 1972
The Lucky Status Symbol
Movie
- 1971
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Takahashi, Club Min Manager
Follow the Girls
Ichiro
Hajimete no Tabi
Movie
- 1970
I Want to Sleep
Movie
Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki
Shijō / Yamamoto Shijō
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Woman
Movie
Flying Phantom Ship
Hayato's Father (voice)
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
Movie
- 1968
Young Challengers
Movie
- 1967
- 1966
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
Totsuka
- 1965
Fort Graveyard
Nezu
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Movie
We Will Remember
Movie
- 1964
Sweet Sweat
Jiro
Could I But Live
Staff Member at Health Ministry
- 1963
The Dragon Crest
Movie
Miren
Aoshima
The Symbol of a Man
Saiga
- 1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
Movie
- 1961
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
Movie
- 1960
The Twilight Story
Movie
1950s
- 1956
Dotanba
Movie
- 1955
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
Driver
Appearances5
1980s
- 1989
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Narrator (voice)
1970s
- 1971
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Narrator
Return of Ultraman
Narrator
1960s
- 1967
Monsieur Zivaco
Narrator