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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 | |
| 1998 | Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1997 | Kaseifu wa mita (TV Series) · as Nakazo Kiso |
| 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection · as Director Hatano |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke · as Cowherd (voice) |
| 1995 | Yoshimune (1995) (TV Series) · as Masanao Tsuchiya |
| 1994 | The Notorious Bored Samurai 9 · as Kii Koya Bunzaemon |
| 1993 | Burst Into Flames (TV Series) · as Narito Fujiwara |
| 1992 | Natsu no arashi! (TV Series) · as Genkichi Nakano |
| 1992 | |
| 1989 | Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikakunin. Haha koishi Daigorô zesshô! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Kaitô Ruby · as Forensic Examiner |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Kesa no aki · as Dr. Maesaki |
| 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 |
| 1977 | Flower Spirit (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1976 | Shunkinsho · as Zensuke(善助) |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Oretachi no Tabi (TV Series) |
| 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 |
| 1973 | Tale of Taking Countries (TV Series) · as Kani Gonzô |
| 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 |
| 1971 | Ore wa otokoda! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1970 | The Fir Tree Remained (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1969 | Flying Phantom Ship · as Hayato's Father (voice) |
| 1969 | A Thousand & One Nights · as Sailor (voice) |
| 1969 | Ten to chi to (TV Series) · as Kakizaki Yasaburô |
| 1967 | Monsieur Zivaco · as Narrator |
| 1967 | |
| 1965 | Fort Graveyard · as Nezu |
| 1965 | Takôki (TV Series) · as Ichikawa Daisuke |
| 1964 | Tekkaba yaburi · as Cast |
| 1963 | Otoko no monshô · as Saiga |
| 1963 | The Sunshine Girl · as Cast |
| 1963 | High and Low · as Detective Yamamoto |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Akitsu Springs · as Shimamura |
| 1960 | |
| 1956 |