Akira Nagoya

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

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

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 (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

External links

• Akira Nagoya at IMDb
• Akira Nagoya NHK