Akira Nagoya
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 13.934 |
| Birthday | 1930-12-08 |
| Place of Birth | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 名古屋章, なごや あきら, |
1997
Princess Mononoke
8.339/7796
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he...
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Princess Mononoke
1963
High and Low
8.32/860
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his servants son is kidnapped
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High and Low
1981
Station
6.083/12
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
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Station
1984
Mahjong Horoki
6.7/3
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
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Mahjong Horoki
1982
Lovers Lost
7.1/7
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year...
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Lovers Lost
1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
6/1
Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen.
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Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1992
Basara: The Princess Goh
6.8/11
Furuta Oribe is ordered to become tea master under Toyotomi Hideyoshi after his teacher Sen no Rikyū, the former tea master, was ordered to commit sui...
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Basara: The Princess Goh
1965
Fort Graveyard
6.7/7
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His comm...
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Fort Graveyard
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
7.182/11
Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko Takamine – P...
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A Wanderer's Notebook
1976
A Portrait of Shunkin
7.333/3
Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory...
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A Portrait of Shunkin
1984
Eve in a Summer Dress
0/0
Young lovers Makiko and Hidekazu break up because of misunderstanding. Makiko flies to New Zealand and soon recovers. When she is about to marry a man...
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Eve in a Summer Dress
1955
Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
0/0
A little girl who falls into a lake and is saved by a god who then takes her up to the clouds and shows her what the world was like before she was bor...
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Nobuko Rides on a Cloud
1960
The Twilight Story
8/1
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher (at...
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The Twilight Story
1969
Flying Phantom Ship
6.6/23
Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only...
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Flying Phantom Ship
1974
Kandagawa
0/0
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a...
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Kandagawa
1998
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
0/0
Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the...
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Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1982
Suspicion
6.7/7
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes...
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Suspicion
1972
The Lucky Status Symbol
0/0
Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buyin...
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The Lucky Status Symbol
1988
Kaito Ruby
7.286/7
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...
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Kaito Ruby
1974
Aoba shigereru
0/0
Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.
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Aoba shigereru
1971
Follow the Girls
0/0
Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
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Follow the Girls
1975
Invitation of Lust
0/0
Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets Masa...
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Invitation of Lust
1987
Ellie My Love
5/1
Based on the comic by Mako Takami.
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Ellie My Love
1989
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
6.3/3
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...
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Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
6.4/8
Biwako is a vain, middle-aged actress who witnesses a brutal murder. Realizing that the very public life of the woman makes their sole witness vulnera...
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Woman in Witness Protection
1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
0/0
A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.
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A Tale of Young Elopement
1978
A Young Female Instructor
0/0
A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.
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A Young Female Instructor
1963
The Symbol of a Man
7/1
In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has re...
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The Symbol of a Man
1963
The Dragon Crest
0/0
A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.
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The Dragon Crest
1968
Young Challengers
0/0
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japa...
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Young Challengers
2001
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
0/0
911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police Stati...
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Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
1973
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
0/0
Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike
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Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
0/0
Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike
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Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
1967
Monsieur Zivaco
0/0
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
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Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Dreams Come True at Night
0/0
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Dreams Come True at Night
1999
Yakuza Ladies 8
0/0
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Yakuza Ladies 8
1988
Free and Easy
7.3/3
Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along...
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Free and Easy
1962
Akitsu Hot Springs
6.5/24
Yoshida’s first big-budget production and colour film is a haunting tale of unrequited love and postwar disillusion. The story of the fatal attraction...
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Akitsu Hot Springs
1976
Human Revolution II
0/0
Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
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Human Revolution II
1964
Could I But Live
0/0
Could I But Live
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Could I But Live
1970
Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
0/0
Japanese crime film
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Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô
1969
Woman
0/0
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Woman
1969
A Thousand and One Nights
6.8/46
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and po...
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A Thousand and One Nights
1973
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
7/1
Theatrical version of episode 1 of the 'Ultraman Taro' TV series.
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Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
1969
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
0/0
Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but a t...
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The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1971
Return of Ultraman
6/1
Episodes 5 and 6 of Return of Ultraman show, screened at Toho Championship Festival.
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Return of Ultraman
1982
Lullaby of Death
5/2
Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for revenge....
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Lullaby of Death
1971
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
6.5/2
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with...
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Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
1999
Round About Midnight
6.6/7
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being p...
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Round About Midnight
1993
Bokyo
0/0
In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauched lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota. S...
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Bokyo
1966
Chivalry Broken from All Sides
0/0
This is a magnificent drama about love and chivalry, telling about the stormy fate of Seiji, nicknamed "The Rising Dragon", who swore never to take up...
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Chivalry Broken from All Sides
1956
Dotanba
6/1
Dotanba - Last Minute
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Dotanba
1971
Hajimete no Tabi
0/0
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Hajimete no Tabi
1987
The Great Department Store Robbery
0/0
Katsuyo plans her last gang robbery.
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The Great Department Store Robbery
1967
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
0/0
A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.
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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
1986
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
0/0
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. Aro...
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1998
Love Letter
0/0
A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.
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Love Letter
1994
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
0/0
The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness, he...
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1973
ウルトラマンタロウ ウルトラの母は太陽のように
0/0
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ウルトラマンタロウ ウルトラの母は太陽のように
1973
A Woman who foretells Death
0/0
Japanese horror movie from 1973.
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