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Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Acting • 1930-12-08 • Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

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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Princess Mononoke8.3

Princess Mononoke

1997

Ultraman Taro8.1

Ultraman Taro

1973

Flying Phantom Ship6.2

Flying Phantom Ship

1969

Tabiji9.0

Tabiji

1967

A Thousand and One Nights6.6

A Thousand and One Nights

1969

Woman in Witness Protection6.4

Woman in Witness Protection

1997

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