Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 19, 1954
Place of Birth:
Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Hochu Otsuka
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class | Tenryu Hojo (voice) |
| 2025 | SAKAMOTO DAYS | Takamura (voice) |
| 2025 | Umamusume: Cinderella Gray | Ginjirou Musaka (voice) |
| 2025 | Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective | Ryuichiro Kuwata (voice) |
| 2025 | CITY THE ANIMATION | Narrator (voice) |
| 2025 | Lazarus | Committee Chairman (voice) |
| 2024 | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess | Jimochi (voice) |
| 2024 | Delicious in Dungeon | Freinag (voice) |
| 2024 | Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF | Richten Marlheit (voice) |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad Isekai | The Thinker (voice) |
| 2024 | Wistoria: Wand and Sword | Aron Masterius Oldeking (voice) |
| 2024 | Tokyo Override | Kageyama (Lizard) (voice) |
| 2024 | Murai in Love | Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Dungeon People | Renfringe (voice) |
| 2024 | Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | Lord Peltrola (voice) |
| 2023 | Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts | Galois (voice) |
| 2023 | Me and Moffun | Moffun (voice) |
| 2023 | Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger | Moffun (voice) |
| 2023 | Onimusha | Kensuke Matsui (voice) |
| 2023 | Dark Gathering | Alien doll spirit (voice) |
| 2023 | Alice Gear Aegis Expansion | Souitiro Iwata (voice) |
| 2023 | Spy Classroom | Uwe (voice) |
| 2023 | The Dangers in My Heart | Ken Kataoka (voice) |
| 2023 | The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy | Jakuto (voice) |
| 2023 | My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer | Graham (voice) |
| 2023 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Visions | Hakurou / Ogre (voice) |
| 2022 | Requiem of the Rose King | narration (voice) |
| 2022 | Love of Kill | Donny (voice) |
| 2022 | Tomodachi Game | Teacher (voice) |
| 2022 | Ya Boy Kongming! | Tsuyoshi Kondo (voice) |
| 2022 | 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち 後章 -STASHA- | Shirou Sanada (voice) |
| 2022 | The Little Lies We All Tell | Narration (voice) |
| 2022 | The Eminence in Shadow | Ruslan (voice) |
| 2022 | CHEF-1グランプリ | narrator |
| 2022 | Urusei Yatsura | Principal (voice) |
| 2022 | Raven of the Inner Palace | Zuoqiu Yao/Sakyuu You (voice) |
| 2022 | The Little Lies We All Tell | UFO (voice) |
| 2021 | The Slime Diaries | Hakurou (voice) |
| 2021 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | Talhand (voice) |
| 2021 | Wonder Egg Priority | Doctor Seki (voice) |
| 2021 | The Duke of Death and His Maid | Rob (voice) |
| 2021 | Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan | The Voice of God (voice) |
| 2021 | EDENS ZERO | Ziggy (voice) |
| 2021 | Baki Hanma | Biscuit Oliva (voice) |
| 2021 | 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち 前章 -TAKE OFF- | Shirou Sanada (voice) |
| 2021 | Cute Executive Officer | Bakery Manager (voice) |
| 2021 | ぼくドコ | |
| 2021 | The Way of the Househusband | Retired Yakuza Boss (voice) |
| 2021 | ODDTAXI | Donraku Shofutei (voice) |
| 2020 | Gebäude-Bäude | Hecatonchires (voice) |
| 2020 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori | |
| 2020 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy | Melheis Boran (voice) |
| 2020 | BNA | Prime Minister Shiramizu (voice) |
| 2020 | Listeners | Field Marshal Ace (voice) |
| 2020 | Tower of God | Headon (voice) |
| 2019 | Isekai Quartet | Hans von Zettour (voice) |
| 2019 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Sakonji Urokodaki (voice) |
| 2019 | Levius | Malcolm Eden (voice) |
| 2019 | Miru Tights | Master (voice) |
| 2018 | Zombie Land SAGA | Barkeeper (voice) |
| 2018 | Teasing Master Takagi-san | Live Commentator (voice) |
| 2018 | Pop Team Epic | Pipimi (voice) |
| 2018 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Hakurou / Ogre (voice) |
| 2018 | Angels of Death | Abraham Gray |
| 2018 | 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち | 真田志郎 |
| 2018 | Hi Score Girl | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Restaurant to Another World | Tatsugorou (Teriyaki chicken) |
| 2017 | Saga of Tanya the Evil | Hans von Zettour (voice) |
| 2017 | Alice & Zoroku | Ryuu Naitou (voice) |
| 2017 | Love Tyrant | Kamisama |
| 2016 | JOKER GAME | Lieutenant Colonel Howard Marks (voice) |
| 2016 | Ajin | Satō (voice) |
| 2016 | D.Gray-man Hallow | Bookman (voice) |
| 2016 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Natsume Souseki |
| 2016 | March Comes In Like a Lion | Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice) |
| 2015 | I Really Want to Join the Zodiac | 神様 |
| 2015 | Kamen Rider #4 | Deneb (voice) |
| 2015 | Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki | Red Dragon (voice) |
| 2015 | Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman | Jinmen (voice) |
| 2013 | The Severing Crime Edge | Fritz Mayord |
| 2013 | Glitter Force Doki Doki | King Jikochu (voice) |
| 2013 | Muromi-san | Wiseman |
| 2013 | Sasami-san@Ganbaranai | Tsukuyomi Kamiomi |
| 2013 | Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199 | Shirou Sanada (voice) |
| 2011 | THE iDOLM@STER | Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice) |
| 2011 | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life | Soldier No. 8 (voice) |
| 2010 | Arakawa Under the Bridge | Toru Shirai (voice) |
| 2009 | Beyond the Heavens | Dong Zhuo |
| 2009 | The Sacred Blacksmith | Augustus Arthur (voice) |
| 2008 | Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens | Maid Cafe Manager (voice) |
| 2008 | Kamen Rider Den-O: Imagin Anime | Deneb (voice) |
| 2008 | Fireball | ヘカトンケイル |
| 2008 | A Certain Magical Index | Terra (voice) |
| 2008 | King Of Conte | Narration |
| 2008 | A Certain Magical Index | Terra of the Left (voice) |
| 2008 | Spice and Wolf | Liechten Marheit (voice) |
| 2008 | The Daughter of Twenty Faces | Kouhei Kakishima (voice) |
| 2007 | Claymore | |
| 2007 | Princess Resurrection | Dracul |
| 2007 | Naruto Shippūden | Jiraiya (voice) |
| 2007 | Saiyuki Reload: Burial | Ukoku Sanzō (voice) |
| 2007 | Claymore | Orsay (voice) |
| 2007 | Kamen Rider Den-O | Deneb (voice) |
| 2007 | Blue Dragon | Killer Bat (voice) |
| 2006 | Coyote Ragtime Show | Bruce Dochley (voice) |
| 2006 | 009-1 | Number Zero (voice) |
| 2006 | Gintama | Abuto (voice) |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Memory Interventionist (voice) |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | (voice) |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Proxy One (voice) |
| 2005 | Blood+ | George Miyagusuku (voice) |
| 2005 | Sanada 10 | |
| 2005 | Akagi | Yamanaka (voice) |
| 2003 | Stratos 4 | |
| 2003 | Texhnolyze | Bunken Kohakura (voice) |
| 2003 | Kino's Journey | Riku (voice) |
| 2002 | Naruto | Jiraiya (voice) |
| 2001 | Earth Maiden Arjuna | Bob |
| 2001 | Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru | Isamu Kuroda |
| 2001 | Kaze no Yojimbo | Samekichi Shirogane |
| 2000 | Brigadoon: Marin & Melan | Melan Blue |
| 2000 | Inmu: Feast of Victims | Kōsuke Satomi (voice) |
| 2000 | Saiyuki | Ni Jianyi (voice) |
| 2000 | Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran | Kojuro Takagaki (voice) |
| 1999 | Reign: The Conqueror | Cleitus (voice) |
| 1999 | Zoids: Chaotic Century | Gunther Prozen (voice) |
| 1999 | Turn A Gundam | Gavane Gooney (voice) |
| 1999 | Meltylancer: The Animation | Collins One Seven (voice) |
| 1998 | Devil Lady | Algoth (voice) |
| 1998 | Kurogane Communication | Cleric |
| 1998 | Cowboy Bebop | Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka) |
| 1996 | Rurouni Kenshin | |
| 1995 | Gunsmith Cats | Bill Collins (voice) |
| 1994 | The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA | Barsalom (voice) |
| 1994 | Mobile Fighter G Gundam | Chibodee Crocket (voice) |
| 1994 | My Sexual Harassment | Niimi (voice) |
| 1994 | Maps | Gahha Kala Kala (voice) |
| 1993 | Slam Dunk | Akira Sendo (voice) |
| 1993 | Black Jack | President Kelly (voice) |
| 1991 | Dance Till Tomorrow | Daisuke Ikezu (voice) |
| 1988 | Transformers: Super-God Masterforce | Ranger (Autobots - Godmasters) |
| 1987 | Metal Armor Dragonar | Tapp Oceano (voice) |
| 1987 | City Hunter | |
| 1987 | Mister Ajikko | Takao Ajiyoshi |
| 1987 | Transformers: The Headmasters | Crosshairs |
| 1987 | Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon | 津川 |
| 1986 | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | Yazan Gable |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Chemical's Subordinate (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Cosmo Service (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Fisherman (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Cosmo Service Staff (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Soldier (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Reporter (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Official (voice) |
| 1986 | Spaceship Sagittarius | Youth (voice) |
| 1985 | Ninja Robots | Grathan Gryn |
| 1985 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | Yazan Gable |
| 1985 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | Yazan Gable (voice) |
| 1984 | Heavy Metal L-Gaim | Mirauu Kyao |
| 1984 | Katri, Girl of the Meadows | Raski |
| 1983 | Genesis Climber MOSPEADA | Batra |
| 1983 | Captain Tsubasa | (voice) |
| 1971 | Kamen Rider | Deneb (voice) |