Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya was a Japanese actor voice actor and narrator who specialized in playing comical roles Hes 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 thirdyear 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