Hochu Otsuka
Known for Acting · 282 credits
- Born
- 1954-05-19 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
- Also known as
- Hôchû Ôtsuka · Ōtsuka Hōchū · Yoshitada Ohtsuka · Yoshitada Otsuka · Otsuka Yoshitada · Yoshitada Ôtsuka
Biography
Hochu Otsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū, born Yoshitada Ōtsuka [same kanji], May 19, 1954) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box.
He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Yazan Gable in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Akira Sendō in Slam Dunk; SignalMan in Gekisou Sentai Carranger; Imagin, Deneb in Kamen Rider Den-O, Abuto in Gintama, Makoto Sōda in Captain Tsubasa and Jiraiya in Naruto. He is also the famous official dubbing roles for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Patrick and many more.
Known For
TV Shows (168)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
as Talhand (voice)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Deneb (voice)
Naruto
2002
as Jiraiya (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016
as Natsume Souseki
Detective Conan
1996
as Yuukaihan (voice)
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016
as Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)
BLACK TORCH
2026
Naruto Shippūden
2007
as Jiraiya (voice)
Akane-banashi
2026
as Miroku Kashiwaya (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018
as Hakurou (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil
2017
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Wistoria: Wand and Sword
2024
as Aron Masterius Oldeking (voice)
The Eminence in Shadow
2022
as Ruslan (voice)
Slam Dunk
1993
as Akira Sendo (voice)
City Hunter
1987
Cowboy Bebop
1998
as Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)
Saiyuki
2000
as Ni Jianyi (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin
1996
Zoids: Chaotic Century
1999
as Gunther Prozen (voice)
Tomodachi Game
2022
as Teacher (voice)
Captain Tsubasa
1983
as (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
2021
as Toad (voice)
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
2020
as Melheis Boran (voice)
Kamen Rider Gaim
2013
as Narration (voice)
Ajin
2016
as Satō (voice)
SAKAMOTO DAYS
2025
as Takamura (voice)
Lazarus
2025
as Committee Chairman (voice)
Urusei Yatsura
2022
as Principal (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER
2011
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
A Certain Magical Index
2008
as Terra (voice) / Terra of the Left (voice)
EDENS ZERO
2021
as Ziggy (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Delicious in Dungeon
2024
as Freinag (voice)
Mister Ajikko
1987
as Takao Ajiyoshi
The Dangers in My Heart
2023
as Ken Kataoka (voice)
Baki Hanma
2021
as Biscuit Oliva (voice)
Wagnaria!!
2010
as Mr. Inami (voice)
JOKER GAME
2016
as Lieutenant Colonel Howard Marks (voice)
Teasing Master Takagi-san
2018
as Live Commentator (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
1986
as Yazan Gable
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger
2023
as Moffun (voice)
Princession Orchestra
2025
as Sergeant Duck (voice)
Tower of God
2020
as Headon (voice)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
as Jiraiya (voice)
Blue Dragon
2007
as Killer Bat (voice)
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
2023
as Galois (voice)
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2013
as Shirou Sanada (voice)
The Duke of Death and His Maid
2021
as Rob (voice)
Arknights
2022
as Mouse King (voice)
Dara-san of Reiwa
2026
Claymore
2007
as Orsay (voice)
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray
2025
as Ginjirou Musaka (voice)
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
2026
as Jinmenju (voice)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
2024
as Lord Peltrola (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
as Chemical's Subordinate (voice) / Cosmo Service (voice) / Fisherman (voice) / Cosmo Service Staff (voice) / Soldier (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Official (voice) / Youth (voice)
Katri: Girl of the Meadows
1984
as Raski (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
1985
as Yazan Gable / Yazan Gable (voice)
Blood+
2005
as George Miyagusuku (voice)
Glitter Force Doki Doki
2013
as King Jikochu (voice)
Dark Gathering
2023
as Alien Doll Spirit (voice)
Movies (114)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
as Edward Avalaché (voice)
Castle in the Sky
1986
as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Warriors of the Wind
1984
as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026
as Hakuro (voice)
Kamen Rider 4
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
as Jiraya (voice)
One Piece Film: Z
2012
as Z (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022
as Hakurou (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
2012
as Laban (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
2019
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Batman Ninja
2018
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996
as Makao (voice)
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008
as Jiraiya (voice)
Gintama: The Movie
2010
as Abuto (voice)
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006
as Shu (voice)
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
1999
as Ryuu Sagawa (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
2016
as Gigazombie (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
as Mont Blanc Norland (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
2025
as Louis XV (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
2024
as Alexei Konoe (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~
2019
as Chief (voice)
Legend of Lemnear
1989
as Thug C
Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa
1998
Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth
2026
as 真田志郎
Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
1997
as Signalman
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
2011
as Signalman (voice)
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
1988
as Hideki (voice)
Fureru
2024
as (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship
2009
as Deneb (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers
2005
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
2006
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
1996
as Sabato
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2014
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
2014
as Mark Schneider (voice)
Coo of the Far Seas
1993
as Jean (voice)
Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei
1987
as Loki (voice)
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2008
as Deneb (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
2014
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
1987
as Mr. Daitokuji (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
2016
as Satō (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
2022
as Murai
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Honda (voice)
Tabekko Doubutsu: THE MOVIE
2025
as King Gotton (voice)
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026
as Abuto (voice)
Dolls
2002
as Matsumoto's Friend
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War
2026
as 真田 志郎
Patlabor EZY File 2
2026
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024
as Sanada Shirō (voice)
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
as Abuto (voice)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as (voice)
Gunsmith Cats
1995
as Bill Collins (voice)
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990
as Norton's Aide (voice)
Venus Wars
1989
as Will
Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow!
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
2014
as Shiro Sanada
After School Midnighters
2012
as Fred (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
as Deneb (voice)
Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga
2025
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
as Jeff Tracy (voice)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024
as Guillotinecutter (voice) (archive footage)
Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage
2015
as Maja / Kamen Rider Gaim Yami / Kamen Rider Maja
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019
as Vince Englert (voice)
Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover!
2002
as 自来也
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994
as Kuronue (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 2
2022
as Murai
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017
as Shiro Sanada
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第二章「太陽圏の死闘」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
K: Seven Stories Movie 5 - Memory of Red - Burn
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune (voice)
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie Cho-Den-O Trilogy Movie Released Memorial Special Stage: Imagin Super Climax Tour 2010
2010
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009
as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Project A-Ko 4: Final
1989
as Hikari Daitokuji (voice)
ダメな奴 ～ラッパー紅桜 刑務所からの再起～
2024
as Narration
Bonobono
1993
as Sunadorineko-san
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront
2016
as Satō (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
2013
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon
2025
as Kaitō G (voice)
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004
as Samuraidamashii Ken
Grey: Digital Target
1986
as Cricket (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage
2007
as Deneb
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as The Turks - Martial Arts (voice)
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第三章「果てしなき航海」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第五章「望郷の銀河間空間」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第四章「銀河辺境の攻防」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
MLB x Demon Slayer
2025
as Sakonji Urokodaki
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014
as Narrator
Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Training!!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
K: Seven Stories Movie 3 - Side:Green - The Overwritten World
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune
Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel
2015
as Satō (voice)
Momotaros' Summer Vacation
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Zero 21 Hi-Vision Master Version
2017
as Narrator
Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
2013
as Xigbar (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Braig (voice)
Dead Heat
1987
as Saburou
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
2000
as Cleitus
The King of Minami
1993
as information
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)
2025
Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
1987
as Mirao Kyao
Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet
1986
as Mirao Kyao
Little Polar Bear
1990
Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls
1987
as Mirao Kyao
淫夢2～恥辱の果肉祭～
2001
as Kōsuke Satomi (ep 2) (Voice)
About Hochu Otsuka
Hochu Otsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū, born Yoshitada Ōtsuka [same kanji], May 19, 1954) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Yazan Gable in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Akira Sendō in Slam Dunk; SignalMan in Gekisou Sentai Carranger; Imagin, Deneb in Kamen Rider Den-O, Abuto in Gintama, Makoto Sōda in Captain Tsubasa and Jiraiya in Naruto. He is also the famous official dubbing roles for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donn… With 282 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Hochu Otsuka has appeared in 114 films and 168 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hochu Otsuka Movies
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) — as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023) — as Edward Avalaché (voice)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) — as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
- Warriors of the Wind (1984) — as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026) — as Hakuro (voice)
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