Akira Nagoya

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]

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)
• 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

• 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