Acting
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.
Filmography
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
Film · 2001
Round About Midnight
Film · 1999
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Film · 1999
Love Letter
Film · 1998
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Film · 1998
Princess Mononoke
Film · 1997
Woman in Witness Protection
Film · 1997
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
Film · 1994
Bokyo
Film · 1993
Tale of the Crane Princess
Film · 1993
Basara: The Princess Goh
Film · 1992
Kwaidan
Film · 1992
Succession
Film · 1992
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Film · 1989
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
Film · 1989
Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
Series · 1989
Kaito Ruby
Film · 1988
Free and Easy
Film · 1988
津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件
Series · 1988
The School Cop
Series · 1988
The Great Department Store Robbery
Film · 1987
Ellie My Love
Film · 1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
Film · 1987
An Early Autumn
Series · 1987
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Film · 1986
Stepsisters
Series · 1985
Kokugo Gannen
Series · 1985
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Series · 1985
Mahjong Horoki
Film · 1984
Eve in a Summer Dress
Film · 1984
They Called Me a Bad Girl
Series · 1984
Time and Tide
Film · 1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Series · 1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Series · 1983
Lovers Lost
Film · 1982
Lullaby of Death
Film · 1982
Suspicion
Film · 1982
Stray Wolf
Film · 1982
Murder Case: Lover Swap
Series · 1982
Station
Film · 1981
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Film · 1980
松本清張の聞かなかった場所
Series · 1979
A Young Female Instructor
Film · 1978
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Series · 1978
A Portrait of Shunkin
Film · 1976
Human Revolution II
Film · 1976
Love Is a Hunter
Film · 1976
Invitation of Lust
Film · 1975
Oretachi no Tabi
Series · 1975
Kandagawa
Film · 1974
Aoba shigereru
Film · 1974
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Film · 1974
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
Film · 1973
A Woman Who Warns of Death
Film · 1973
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Film · 1973
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Film · 1973
Ultraman Taro
Series · 1973
The Lucky Status Symbol
Film · 1972
Hajimete no Tabi
Film · 1971
Return of Ultraman
Film · 1971
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Film · 1971
Follow the Girls
Film · 1971
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Film · 1971
Return of Ultraman
Series · 1971
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
Film · 1970
I Want to Sleep
Film · 1970
Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki
Film · 1970
Woman
Film · 1969
A Thousand and One Nights
Film · 1969
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
Film · 1969
Flying Phantom Ship
Film · 1969
Young Challengers
Film · 1968
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Film · 1967
Birth of a Fighter
Film · 1967
Monsieur Zivaco
Film · 1967
Dreams Come True at Night
Film · 1967
Tabiji
Series · 1967
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
Film · 1966
Fort Graveyard
Film · 1965
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Film · 1965
We Will Remember
Film · 1965
In Tears
Film · 1965
Taikouki
Series · 1965
Sweet Sweat
Film · 1964
Could I But Live
Film · 1964
Sunset Hill
Film · 1964
High and Low
Film · 1963
The Symbol of a Man
Film · 1963
The Dragon Crest
Film · 1963
Miren
Film · 1963
A Wanderer's Notebook
Film · 1962
Akitsu Hot Springs
Film · 1962
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
Film · 1961
The Twilight Story
Film · 1960
Dotanba
Film · 1956
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
Film · 1955