Hochu Otsuka
Known for Acting · 278 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 (165)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Deneb (voice)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
as Talhand (voice)
Naruto
2002
as Jiraiya (voice)
Naruto Shippūden
2007
as Jiraiya (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016
as Natsume Souseki
Urusei Yatsura
2022
as Principal (voice)
The Eminence in Shadow
2022
as Ruslan (voice)
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
2020
as Melheis Boran (voice)
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016
as Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)
Wistoria: Wand and Sword
2024
as Aron Masterius Oldeking (voice)
Detective Conan
1996
as Yuukaihan (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018
as Hakurou (voice)
Wagnaria!!
2010
as Mr. Inami (voice)
Teasing Master Takagi-san
2018
as Live Commentator (voice)
Cowboy Bebop
1998
as Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)
A Certain Magical Index
2008
as Terra (voice) / Terra of the Left (voice)
The Dangers in My Heart
2023
as Ken Kataoka (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
2021
as Toad (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
as Chemical's Subordinate (voice) / Cosmo Service (voice) / Fisherman (voice) / Soldier (voice) / Cosmo Service Staff (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Official (voice) / Youth (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin
1996
Zombie Land SAGA
2018
as Barkeeper (voice)
Blood+
2005
as George Miyagusuku (voice)
Delicious in Dungeon
2024
as Freinag (voice)
Blue Dragon
2007
as Killer Bat (voice)
Tower of God
2020
as Headon (voice)
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
2023
as Galois (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
JOKER GAME
2016
as Lieutenant Colonel Howard Marks (voice)
Raven of the Inner Palace
2022
as Zuoqiu Yao/Sakyuu You (voice)
Claymore
2007
as Orsay (voice)
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
2020
as Game Master (voice)
SAKAMOTO DAYS
2025
as Takamura (voice)
The Duke of Death and His Maid
2021
as Rob (voice)
Lazarus
2025
as Committee Chairman (voice)
Dark Gathering
2023
as Alien Doll Spirit (voice)
Ergo Proxy
2006
as (voice) / Proxy One (voice) / Memory Interventionist (voice)
Saiyuki
2000
as Ni Jianyi (voice)
Wonder Egg Priority
2021
as Doctor Seki (voice)
Baki Hanma
2021
as Biscuit Oliva (voice)
Slam Dunk
1993
as Akira Sendo (voice)
EDENS ZERO
2021
as Ziggy (voice)
The Slime Diaries
2021
as Hakurou (voice)
Ya Boy Kongming!
2022
as Tsuyoshi Kondo (voice)
The Way of the Househusband
2021
as Retired Yakuza Boss (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER
2011
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
2024
as Lord Peltrola (voice)
BNA
2020
as Prime Minister Shiramizu (voice)
Spy Classroom
2023
as Uwe (voice)
Arknights
2022
as Mouse King (voice)
Isekai Quartet
2019
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
as Soldier No. 8 (voice)
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger
2023
as Moffun (voice)
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
2024
as Richten Marlheit (voice)
Tomodachi Game
2022
as Teacher (voice)
Listeners
2020
as Field Marshal Ace (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
1986
as Yazan Gable
Texhnolyze
2003
as Bunken Kohakura (voice)
Black Jack
1993
as President Kelly (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
1985
as Yazan Gable / Yazan Gable (voice)
Pop Team Epic
2018
as Pipimi (voice)
Movies (113)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Castle in the Sky
1986
as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
as Edward Avalaché (voice)
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
as Jiraya (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022
as Hakurou (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
2016
as Gigazombie (voice)
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
1999
as Ryuu Sagawa (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026
as Hakuro (voice)
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
as Alfred Pennyworth (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)
One Piece Film: Z
2012
as Z (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~
2019
as Chief (voice)
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008
as Jiraiya (voice)
Batman Ninja
2018
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996
as Makao (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026
as Abuto (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
as Mont Blanc Norland (voice)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024
as Guillotinecutter (voice) (archive footage)
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Honda (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
2024
as Alexei Konoe (voice)
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
as Abuto (voice)
Gintama: The Movie
2010
as Abuto (voice)
Fureru
2024
as (voice)
Venus Wars
1989
as Will
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009
as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
Dolls
2002
as Matsumoto's Friend
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
2011
as Signalman (voice)
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019
as Vince Englert (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2014
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
2025
as Louis XV (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994
as Kuronue (voice)
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006
as Shu (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship
2009
as Deneb (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
2000
as Cleitus
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as The Turks - Martial Arts (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
2006
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as (voice)
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers
2005
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
2022
as Murai
Legend of Lemnear
1989
as Thug C
Grey: Digital Target
1986
as Cricket (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
2014
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel
2015
as Satō (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
2016
as Satō (voice)
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
2014
as Mark Schneider (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
as Deneb (voice)
Coo of the Far Seas
1993
as Jean (voice)
Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei
1987
as Loki (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront
2016
as Satō (voice)
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990
as Norton's Aide (voice)
Bonobono
1993
as Sunadorineko-san
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
2013
as Xigbar (voice)
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
1987
as Mr. Daitokuji (voice)
Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage
2015
as Maja / Kamen Rider Gaim Yami / Kamen Rider Maja
Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Training!!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Kamen Rider 4
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Gunsmith Cats
1995
as Bill Collins (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 2
2022
as Murai
Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow!
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
1997
as Signalman
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage
2007
as Deneb
Project A-Ko 4: Final
1989
as Hikari Daitokuji (voice)
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
1996
as Sabato
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
2014
as Shiro Sanada
K: Seven Stories Movie 5 - Memory of Red - Burn
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune (voice)
K: Seven Stories Movie 3 - Side:Green - The Overwritten World
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune
Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
1987
as Mirao Kyao
Dead Heat
1987
as Saburou
Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet
1986
as Mirao Kyao
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon
2025
as Kaitō G (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017
as Shiro Sanada
After School Midnighters
2012
as Fred (voice)
Tabekko Doubutsu: THE MOVIE
2025
as King Gotton (voice)
Momotaros' Summer Vacation
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004
as Samuraidamashii Ken
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024
as Sanada Shirō (voice)
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie Cho-Den-O Trilogy Movie Released Memorial Special Stage: Imagin Super Climax Tour 2010
2010
Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls
1987
as Mirao Kyao
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第三章「果てしなき航海」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Tokyo Override
2024
as Kageyama (Lizard)
Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover!
2002
as 自来也
Little Polar Bear
1990
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014
as Narrator
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
2013
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
1988
as Hideki (voice)
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第二章「太陽圏の死闘」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
as Jeff Tracy (voice)
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第四章「銀河辺境の攻防」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Braig (voice)
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)
2025
Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa
1998
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第五章「望郷の銀河間空間」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
The King of Minami
1993
as information
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War
2026
as 真田 志郎
Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga
2025
Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Zero 21 Hi-Vision Master Version
2017
as Narrator
ダメな奴 ～ラッパー紅桜 刑務所からの再起～
2024
as Narration
MLB x Demon Slayer
2025
as Sakonji Urokodaki
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 278 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Hochu Otsuka has appeared in 113 films and 165 TV shows.
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- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) — as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) — as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023) — as Edward Avalaché (voice)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) — as Jiraya (voice)
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