---
name: "Ichiro Nagai"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ichiro-nagai"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 May 1931"
died: "27 January 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T06:20:22.855546+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ichiro Nagai

Actor. Born 10 May 1931 in Osaka, Japan. Died 27 January 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 May 1931, Osaka, Japan
- **Died:** 27 January 2014
- **Active:** 1979–1986
- **Also known as:** Ichirou Nagai, 永井 一郎, Ichirô Nagai , Nagai Ichirou, Нагай Итиро, 永井一郎
- **Works often with:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://film.one/person/hayao-miyazaki.md), [Gorō Naya](https://film.one/person/goro-naya.md), [Hirokata Takahashi](https://film.one/person/hirokata-takahashi.md), [Isao Takahata](https://film.one/person/isao-takahata.md), [Joe Hisaishi](https://film.one/person/joe-hisaishi.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 80 (1), 1980s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Animation 3, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $22m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2271226, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619077/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/617

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Warriors of the Wind*](https://film.one/film/warriors-of-the-wind.md) (85), [*Castle in the Sky*](https://film.one/film/castle-in-the-sky.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*The Castle of Cagliostro*](https://film.one/film/the-castle-of-cagliostro.md) (80)

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## Biography

Ichirō Nagai (also credited as Ichiro Nagai) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Born on 10 May 1931 in Ikeda, Osaka, he died on 27 January 2014 in Hiroshima.

He provided voices for numerous anime films and series. Notable film roles include Jodo in *The Castle of Cagliostro* (1979), Mito in *Warriors of the Wind* (1984), and Shogun Mouro in *Castle in the Sky* (1986). He was also known for long-running television roles such as Namihei Isono in *Sazae-san*, Cherry in *Urusei Yatsura*, Happosai in *Ranma ½*, and Konaki Jijii in *GeGeGe no Kitarō*.

Nagai was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Castle in the Sky* (1986), Fi1m 82, as Shogun Mouro (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/castle-in-the-sky.md)
- *Warriors of the Wind* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Mito (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/warriors-of-the-wind.md)
- *The Castle of Cagliostro* (1979), Fi1m 80, as Jodo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-castle-of-cagliostro.md)

## Also known for

- *Dragon Ball Z* (1989), Karin (voice)
- *Hunter x Hunter* (2011), Netero (voice)
- *Ranma ½* (1989), Happosai (voice)
- *Only Yesterday* (1991), Torahige (voice)
- *Summer Wars* (2009), Mansuke Jinnouchi (voice)
- *Monster* (2004), Dr. Reichwein (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon* (1995), Rubbernecker (voice)
- *Samurai Champloo* (2004), Yamane (voice)

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