Akira Nagoya

Japanese actor (1930–2003)

Akira Nagoya

Born| (1930-12-08)8 December 1930

Tokyo, Japan

Died| 24 June 2003(2003-06-24) (aged 72)
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1949–2003

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

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### Films

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* 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)
* Baby Elephant Story: The Angel Who Descended to Earth (1986) as Shoichi Takahashi
* 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

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* 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

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

## References

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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

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* Akira Nagoya at IMDb
* Akira Nagoya NHK

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