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.

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Filmography

View Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

1983Series
7.0
View Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997Film
8.3
View Tabiji
Tabiji

Tabiji

1967Series0
View Ultraman Taro
Ultraman Taro

Ultraman Taro

1973Series
7.9
View High and Low
High and Low

High and Low

1963Film
8.4
View Taikouki
Taikouki

Taikouki

1965Series0
View Return of Ultraman
Return of Ultraman

Return of Ultraman

1971Series
8.6
View Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

1978Series0
View A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1969Film
6.7
View Oretachi no Tabi
Oretachi no Tabi

Oretachi no Tabi

1975Series0
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Stepsisters

Stepsisters

1985Series0
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Kokugo Gannen

Kokugo Gannen

1985Series0