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 is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...

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Ultraman Taro ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman (character), Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman (1966 ...

''.

Filmography

Films

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Non-chan Kumo ni Noru , is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Fumito Kurata. It was based on a best-seller by Momoko Ishii was a distinguished Japanese writer and translator of children's books. She was the first member of the Japanese Art Academy from the field of ch ...

'' (1955) as Driver * ''

Akitsu Springs is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, starring Mariko Okada and Hiroyuki Nagato. Plot Shortly before the end of World War II, young soldier Shusaku, ill with tuberculosis, arrives at Akitsu, expecting to die soon. Shink ...

'' (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 :''See also Flying Phantom.'' is a 1969 anime feature film directed by Hiroshi Ikeda and produced by Toei Animation. It was one of the first anime films to be dubbed into Russian and shown in Soviet cinema theaters. The animation and design w ...

'' (1969) as Technician Arashiyama (voice) * ''

The Human Revolution is a roman à clef written by Daisaku Ikeda, the third and honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, chronicling the efforts of Jōsei Toda, the second president of the Soka Gakkai, to construct this Buddhist organization upon his release from ...

'' (1973) as Kurikawa * '' Tidal Wave'' (1973) as D-2 Security * '' Shunkinshō'' (1976) as Densuke * ''Mr- Mrs- Ms- Lonely'' (1980) as Hanamori * ''

Station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ...

'' (1981) as Takada * ''

Dotonbori River , also released as ''Lovers Lost'', is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The title refers to the area of Dōtonbori. Plot A nineteen-year-old aspiring painter named Kunihiko Yasuoka meets a woman when her dog Kotaro knocks over hi ...

'' (1982) as Katsu-san * ''

Suspicion Suspicion is a feeling of mistrust. Suspicion(s), The Suspicion, or Suspicious may also refer to: Film and television Film * ''Suspicion'' (1918 film), an American silent film directed by John M. Stahl * ''Suspicion'' (1941 film), an American ...

'' (1982) as Iwasaki * ''

Mahjong hōrōki is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Makoto Wada. The film is based on a autobiographical novel by Takehiro Irokawa. Awards and nominations 6th Yokohama Film Festival * Won: Best Film * Won: Best Actor - Takeshi Kaga * Won: Best Supporting Actor - ...

'' (1984) * ''

Kaitō Ruby is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Makoto Wada. Cast *Kyōko Koizumi - Rumi Kato (Ruby) *Hiroyuki Sanada - Toru Hayashi *Kumi Mizuno - Toru's mother *Hideyo Amamoto *Masumi Okada * Takanori Jinnai - Rumi's friend *Taisaku Akino - Detective *Aki ...

'' (1988) as Man with white cloth * ''

Tsuribaka Nisshi is a Japanese fishing-themed manga series written by Jūzō Yamasaki and illustrated by Kenichi Kitami. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Awa ...

'' (1988) as Noguchi * ''Princess Goh'' (1992) as Torii * ' (1997) as Hatano * ''

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...

'' (1997) as The cattleman leader (voice)

Television drama

* ''

Taikōki The is a biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of '' taikō'' during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. The Confucian scholar (1564–1640) published the work in 1626 during the rule of the third Tokugawa shōgu ...

'' (1965) * ''

Ten to Chi to is a 1990 Japanese film, directed by Haruki Kadokawa and starring Takaaki Enoki, Tsugawa Masahiko, Asano Atsuko, Zaizen Naomi and Nomura Hironobu. The film was released in Japan in June 1990, and an English version was released in North Ame ...

'' (1969) as Yosaburō Kakizaki * ''

Return of Ultraman is a List of Japanese television series, Japanese ''tokusatsu'' Science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The fourth entry in the Ultra series, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting Syste ...

'' (1971-72) (Narrator) * ''

'' (1973-74) as Yūtarō Asahina * ''

Kunitori Monogatari is a 1973 Japanese television series. It is the eleventh NHK ''taiga'' drama. Plot The series is set in the Sengoku period. Based on Ryōtarō Shiba`s novel of the same name. The story chronicles the lives of Dosan Saito and Nobunaga Oda. Pro ...

'' (1973) as Gonzō Kani * ''Oretachi no Tabi'' (1975) as Daigorō Sakata * '' School Wars: Hero'' (1984) as Kuniyasu Iwasa * ''

Shūchakueki Series , also known as ''Morimura Seiichi no Shūchakueki'', is a long-running prime-time television detective drama series in Japan that first aired on TV Asahi in 1990. Based on Seiichi Morimura's Ushiokeiji no Jikenbo series. Shigeru Tsuyuguchi playe ...

'' (1996-2004) as Sakamoto * ''

The Unfettered Shogun (Abarenbō Shōgun) was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Tokugawa Yoshimune, Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa clan, Tokugawa ''shōgun''. The program s ...

'' (1999-2003) as Hikozaemon Arima

Japanese dub

* ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

'' (1995) as Mr. Potato Head * ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to ''Toy Story'' (1995), it wa ...

'' (1999) as Mr. Potato Head

References

External links

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