Akira Nagoya

Japanese actor (1930–2003)
Akira Nagoya
Born(1930-12-08)8 December 1930
Tokyo, Japan
Died24 June 2003(2003-06-24) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
Years active1949–2003

Akira Nagoya (名古屋章, Nagoya Akira, 8 December 1930 – 24 June 2003) was a Japanese actor.[1][2] Nagoya was an actor who specialized in playing comical roles.[3][4][5] He is known for playing the role of Yūtarō Asahina in the tokusatsu superhero series Ultraman Taro.[5]

Filmography

Films

  • Non-chan Kumo ni Noru (1955) as Driver
  • Akitsu Springs (1960) as Shimamura
  • High and Low (1963) as Yamamoto (Detective)
  • Shitamachi no Taiyō (1963) as Kazama
  • Sweet Sweat (1964) as Jirō
  • Blood and Sand (1965) as Nezu
  • Flying Phantom Ship (1969) as Technician Arashiyama (voice)
  • The Human Revolution (1973) as Kurikawa
  • Tidal Wave (1973) as D-2 Security
  • Shunkinshō (1976) as Densuke
  • Mr- Mrs- Ms- Lonely (1980) as Hanamori
  • Station (1981) as Takada
  • Dotonbori River (1982) as Katsu-san
  • Suspicion (1982) as Iwasaki
  • Mahjong hōrōki (1984)
  • Kaitō Ruby (1988) as Man with white cloth
  • Tsuribaka Nisshi (1988) as Noguchi
  • Princess Goh (1992) as Torii
  • Marutai no Onna [ja] (1997) as Hatano
  • Princess Mononoke (1997) as The cattleman leader (voice)

Television drama

  • Taikōki (1965)
  • Ten to Chi to (1969) as Yosaburō Kakizaki
  • Return of Ultraman (1971-72) (Narrator)
  • Ultraman Taro (1973-74) as Yūtarō Asahina
  • Kunitori Monogatari (1973) as Gonzō Kani
  • Oretachi no Tabi (1975) as Daigorō Sakata
  • School Wars: Hero (1984) as Kuniyasu Iwasa
  • Shūchakueki Series (1996-2004) as Sakamoto
  • The Unfettered Shogun (1999-2003) as Hikozaemon Arima

Japanese dub

  • Toy Story (1995) as Mr. Potato Head
  • Toy Story 2 (1999) as Mr. Potato Head

References

  1. ^ "Akira Nagoya". kinenote. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nagoya Akira Actor". NHK. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「名古屋 章」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Akira Nagoya profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "名古屋章の解説". Goo SOCKETS人物データベース. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

  • Akira Nagoya at IMDb
  • Akira Nagoya NHK
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