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