Akira Nagoya

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 08, 1930 (94 years old)
Death date
Jun 24, 2003

Akira Nagoya

Known For

Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater
0h 5m
TV Show 1989

Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

A collection of sci-fi stories based on Sakyou Komatsu's writing.

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
2h 20m
Movie 1989

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor Takahashi Hideki takes over as the former shogunate decapitator, and his stunning swordsmanship is second to none! The story of Lone Wolf and Child has been told many times, but never before like this. With the magnificent sword skills of Takahashi Hideki as Ogami Itto, the Shogun's Decapitator and Wakayama Tomisaburo as the power hungry Lord Yagyu Retsudo the story has come full circle.

Kaito Ruby
1h 36m
Movie 1988

Kaito Ruby

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.

The School Cop
0h 46m
TV Show 1988

The School Cop

To infiltrate a violent school campus an elite police officer puts his career on hold to go undercover as a teacher. With the help of his team on the inside, they fight to prevent crime and delinquency in this school-plus-detective drama. Of course, there is love and action to keep you entertained.

津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件
TV Show 1988

津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

The Great Department Store Robbery
1h 34m
Movie 1987

The Great Department Store Robbery

An Early Autumn
1h 30m
TV Show 1987

An Early Autumn

A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only 3 months to live. What should they do as parents? As they worried, they soon began to feel the weight of their family ties...

Ellie My Love
1h 43m
Movie 1987

Ellie My Love

Based on the comic by Mako Takami.

A Tale of Young Elopement
1h 36m
Movie 1987

A Tale of Young Elopement

A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1h 46m
Movie 1986

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

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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