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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1930
Died
June 24, 2003
Place of Birth
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- なごや あきら
- آکیرا ناگویا
Akira Nagoya
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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
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Chief Sakamoto
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
2001
6.8
Homeless Man
Round About Midnight
1999
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Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
1999
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Love Letter
1998
6.0
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
5.9
Director Hatano
Woman in Witness Protection
1997
8.3
Cowherd (voice)
Princess Mononoke
1997
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Kii Koya Bunzaemon
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994
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Bokyo
1993
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Kwaidan
1992
Credits
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Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
as Chief Sakamoto
2001
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Round About Midnight
as Homeless Man
1999
6.8
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
1999
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Love Letter
1998
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Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
6.0
Woman in Witness Protection
as Director Hatano
1997
5.9
Princess Mononoke
as Cowherd (voice)
1997
8.3
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Kii Koya Bunzaemon
1994
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Bokyo
1993
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Kwaidan
1992
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Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
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Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
as (voice)
1989
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Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Narrator (voice)
1989
6.3
The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II
1989
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Free and Easy
1988
7.3
Kaito Ruby
as Forensic Examiner
1988
6.9
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The School Cop
as Daigoro Sagami
1988
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ザ・スクールコップ
1988
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津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件
1988
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The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
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An Early Autumn
1987
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Ellie My Love
1987
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A Tale of Young Elopement
as Ryuukichi
1987
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)
1986
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Ponytail Won't Look Back
as Tamba
1985
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Kokugo Gannen
1985
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Stepsisters
as Pastor Wakayama
1985
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Mahjong Horoki
as Jyoushuu Tora
1984
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Eve in a Summer Dress
1984
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They Called Me a Bad Girl
as Shusuke Tamba
1984
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Time and Tide
1983
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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Kameyama
1983
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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ryōzen
1983
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Lullaby of Death
as Furuya
1982
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Suspicion
as Iwasaki
1982
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Stray Wolf
1982
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Lovers Lost
as Katsu-san
1982
6.2
Murder Case: Lover Swap
1982
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Station
as Takada
1981
6.1
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Sakio Hanamori
1980
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松本清張の聞かなかった場所
1979
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Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
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A Young Female Instructor
1978
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A Portrait of Shunkin
as Zensuke(善助)
1976
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Human Revolution II
1976
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Oretachi no Tabi
1975
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Invitation of Lust
1975
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Aoba shigereru
1974
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Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
as Section Chief Akazawa
1974
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Kandagawa
1974
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Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
as 朝日奈勇太郎
1973
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Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973
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Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
1973
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Ultraman Taro
as Captain Yutaro Asahina
1973
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A Woman Who Warns of Death
1973
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The Lucky Status Symbol
1972
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Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
as Narrator
1971
6.5
First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday
as Takahashi, Club Min Manager
1971
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Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
1971
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Follow the Girls
as Ichiro
1971
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Return of Ultraman
as Narrator
1971
8.6
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
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Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
1970
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Woman
1969
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Flying Phantom Ship
as Hayato's Father (voice)
1969
6.1
A Thousand and One Nights
as Sailor (voice)
1969
6.7
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969
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Young Challengers
1968
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Monsieur Zivaco
as Narrator
1967
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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as Shanghai Dragon
1967
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Tabiji
as 駅手・伊東栄吉
1967
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Birth of a Fighter
1967
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Dreams Come True at Night
as Gen Kudo
1967
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Chivalry Broken from All Sides
as Totsuka
1966
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Fort Graveyard
as Nezu
1965
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喜劇 各駅停車
1965
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We Will Remember
1965
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Taikouki
as Ichikawa Daisuke
1965
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Sweet Sweat
as Jiro
1964
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Could I But Live
1964
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Sunset Hill
1964
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The Dragon Crest
1963
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The Symbol of a Man
as Saiga
1963
7.0
High and Low
as Detective Yamamoto
1963
8.3
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
7.2
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shimamura
1962
6.5
The Twilight Story
1960
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Dotanba
1956
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Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
as Driver
1955
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