As Actor
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
6.0
Akira Nagoya
Acting
Birth Date
December 8, 1930
Place of Birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death
June 24, 2003
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Woman in Witness Protection
1997
6.4
As Actor
Ellie My Love
1987
5.0
As Actor
Mahjong Horoki
1984
6.5
As Actor
Suspicion
1982
6.7
As Actor
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
6.0
As Actor
A Portrait of Shunkin
1976
7.3
As Actor
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
1971
6.5
As Actor
Return of Ultraman
1971
6.0
As Actor
Flying Phantom Ship
1969
6.2
As Actor
Fort Graveyard
1965
6.7
As Actor
The Symbol of a Man
1963
7.0