Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1930
Place of Birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- なごや あきら
- آکیرا ناگویا
Akira Nagoya
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.
Known For - Movies
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
A Wanderer's Notebook
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
as Narrator
Suspicion
as Iwasaki
Known For - TV Shows
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Kameyama
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ryōzen
Tabiji
as 駅手・伊東栄吉
Ultraman Taro
as Captain Yutaro Asahina
Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
Taikouki
as Ichikawa Daisuke
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama
Oretachi no Tabi
Ponytail Won't Look Back
as Tamba