Hochu Otsuka
Known for Acting · 279 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)
Naruto
2002
as Jiraiya (voice)
Naruto Shippūden
2007
as Jiraiya (voice)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
as Talhand (voice)
Detective Conan
1996
as Yuukaihan (voice)
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016
as Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016
as Natsume Souseki
Urusei Yatsura
2022
as Principal (voice)
The Eminence in Shadow
2022
as Ruslan (voice)
Wistoria: Wand and Sword
2024
as Aron Masterius Oldeking (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018
as Hakurou (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
2021
as Toad (voice)
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
2020
as Melheis Boran (voice)
Blood+
2005
as George Miyagusuku (voice)
Tower of God
2020
as Headon (voice)
Blue Dragon
2007
as Killer Bat (voice)
A Certain Magical Index
2008
as Terra (voice) / Terra of the Left (voice)
Teasing Master Takagi-san
2018
as Live Commentator (voice)
Lazarus
2025
as Committee Chairman (voice)
Cowboy Bebop
1998
as Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)
Rurouni Kenshin
1996
Wagnaria!!
2010
as Mr. Inami (voice)
The Dangers in My Heart
2023
as Ken Kataoka (voice)
SAKAMOTO DAYS
2025
as Takamura (voice)
Zombie Land SAGA
2018
as Barkeeper (voice)
Delicious in Dungeon
2024
as Freinag (voice)
Saiyuki
2000
as Ni Jianyi (voice)
Wonder Egg Priority
2021
as Doctor Seki (voice)
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
2023
as Galois (voice)
The Duke of Death and His Maid
2021
as Rob (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)
Raven of the Inner Palace
2022
as Zuoqiu Yao/Sakyuu You (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Claymore
2007
as Orsay (voice)
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
2024
as Richten Marlheit (voice)
EDENS ZERO
2021
as Ziggy (voice)
The Slime Diaries
2021
as Hakurou (voice)
JOKER GAME
2016
as Lieutenant Colonel Howard Marks (voice)
Dark Gathering
2023
as Alien Doll Spirit (voice)
Slam Dunk
1993
as Akira Sendo (voice)
Listeners
2020
as Field Marshal Ace (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
as Soldier No. 8 (voice)
Baki Hanma
2021
as Biscuit Oliva (voice)
BNA
2020
as Prime Minister Shiramizu (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
1986
as Yazan Gable
Katri: Girl of the Meadows
1984
as Raski (voice)
Ergo Proxy
2006
as (voice) / Proxy One (voice) / Memory Interventionist (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER
2011
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
City Hunter
1987
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger
2023
as Moffun (voice)
Texhnolyze
2003
as Bunken Kohakura (voice)
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
2020
as Game Master (voice)
Isekai Quartet
2019
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Ya Boy Kongming!
2022
as Tsuyoshi Kondo (voice)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
as Jiraiya (voice)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
2024
as Lord Peltrola (voice)
The Way of the Househusband
2021
as Retired Yakuza Boss (voice)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
1994
as Chibodee Crocket (voice)
The Little Lies We All Tell
2022
as Narration (voice) / UFO (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
1985
as Yazan Gable / Yazan Gable (voice)
Movies (114)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025
as 鳞泷左近次（配音）
Castle in the Sky
1986
as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
as Edward Avalaché (voice)
Warriors of the Wind
1984
as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
as Jiraya (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026
as Hakuro (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022
as Hakurou (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)
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
One Piece Film: Z
2012
as Z (voice)
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008
as Jiraiya (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
2019
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026
as Abuto (voice)
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
2012
as Laban (voice)
Gintama: The Movie
2010
as Abuto (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~
2019
as Chief (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024
as Guillotinecutter (voice) (archive footage)
Batman Ninja
2018
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996
as Makao (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
2024
as Alexei Konoe (voice)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994
as Kuronue (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Honda (voice)
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
as Abuto (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
as Mont Blanc Norland (voice)
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019
as Vince Englert (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016
as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Fureru
2024
as (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
2025
as Louis XV (voice)
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006
as Shu (voice)
Kamen Rider 4
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship
2009
as Deneb (voice)
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
2011
as Signalman (voice)
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as The Turks - Martial Arts (voice)
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
2014
as Mark Schneider (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2014
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
2022
as Murai
Legend of Lemnear
1989
as Thug C
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009
as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
Dolls
2002
as Matsumoto's Friend
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
2014
as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Venus Wars
1989
as Will
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3
2015
as Deneb (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
2006
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
2013
as Xigbar (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers
2005
as Yazan Gable (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017
as Shiro Sanada
K: Seven Stories Movie 3 - Side:Green - The Overwritten World
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
2016
as Satō (voice)
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990
as Norton's Aide (voice)
Coo of the Far Seas
1993
as Jean (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront
2016
as Satō (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
as Deneb (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel
2015
as Satō (voice)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as (voice)
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2008
as Deneb (voice)
Grey: Digital Target
1986
as Cricket (voice)
Tabekko Doubutsu: THE MOVIE
2025
as King Gotton (voice)
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
1988
as Hideki (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
2014
as Shiro Sanada
After School Midnighters
2012
as Fred (voice)
Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage
2015
as Maja / Kamen Rider Gaim Yami / Kamen Rider Maja
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage
2007
as Deneb
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
2000
as Cleitus
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
1996
as Sabato
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
1987
as Mr. Daitokuji (voice)
K: Seven Stories Movie 5 - Memory of Red - Burn
2018
as Tenkei Iwafune (voice)
Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
1997
as Signalman
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第三章「果てしなき航海」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow!
1986
as Makoto Souda (voice)
Dead Heat
1987
as Saburou
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)
Gunsmith Cats
1995
as Bill Collins (voice)
Project A-Ko 4: Final
1989
as Hikari Daitokuji (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 2
2022
as Murai
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024
as Sanada Shirō (voice)
Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
1987
as Mirao Kyao
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004
as Samuraidamashii Ken
Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Training!!
2007
as Deneb (voice)
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014
as Narrator
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
2013
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第二章「太陽圏の死闘」
2012
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei
1987
as Loki (voice)
Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet
1986
as Mirao Kyao
Bonobono
1993
as Sunadorineko-san
Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa
1998
Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls
1987
as Mirao Kyao
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie Cho-Den-O Trilogy Movie Released Memorial Special Stage: Imagin Super Climax Tour 2010
2010
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon
2025
as Kaitō G (voice)
Little Polar Bear
1990
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第五章「望郷の銀河間空間」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover!
2002
as 自来也
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
as Jeff Tracy (voice)
Tokyo Override
2024
as Kageyama (Lizard)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Braig (voice)
The King of Minami
1993
as information
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第四章「銀河辺境の攻防」
2013
as Shiro Sanada (voice)
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War
2026
as 真田 志郎
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)
2025
Patlabor EZY File 2
2026
Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga
2025
ダメな奴 ～ラッパー紅桜 刑務所からの再起～
2024
as Narration
Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Zero 21 Hi-Vision Master Version
2017
as Narrator
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 279 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Hochu Otsuka has appeared in 114 films and 165 TV shows.
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- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) — as 鳞泷左近次（配音）
- Castle in the Sky (1986) — as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023) — as Edward Avalaché (voice)
- Warriors of the Wind (1984) — as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) — as Jiraya (voice)
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