Personal Info
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آکیرا ناگویا
Akira Nagoya
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
as Chief Sakamoto
Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Love Letter
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
Bokyo
Tale of the Crane Princess
TV Shows
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
as (voice) · 24 ep.
The School Cop
as Daigoro Sagami · 15 ep.
津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件
1 ep.
An Early Autumn
1 ep.
Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama · 28 ep.
Kokugo Gannen
5 ep.
Ponytail Won't Look Back
as Tamba · 24 ep.
They Called Me a Bad Girl
as Shusuke Tamba · 24 ep.
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ryōzen · 1 ep.
Murder Case: Lover Swap
1 ep.