Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Actor

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
December 8, 1930

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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Akira Nagoya 1
Akira Nagoya 2

Representative Works

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
8.3
/ Japanese
High and Low
High and Low
8.4
/ Japanese
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights
6.7
/ Japanese
Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection
6.4
/ Japanese
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
7.5
/ Japanese
Flying Phantom Ship
Flying Phantom Ship
6.2
/ Japanese
Station
Station
6.4
/ Japanese
Bokyo
Bokyo
9.0
/ Japanese
Invitation of Lust
Invitation of Lust
7.5
/ Japanese
We Will Remember
We Will Remember
10.0
/ Japanese
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
6.8
/ Japanese
Follow the Girls
Follow the Girls
8.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Princess Mononoke
1997Winner

Best Performance

Princess Mononoke

High and Low
1963Winner

Best Performance

High and Low

A Thousand and One Nights
1969Nominee

Best Performance

A Thousand and One Nights

Career Highlights

Woman in Witness Protection
1997Highlight

Best Director

Woman in Witness Protection

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980Highlight

Best Performance

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

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