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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-05-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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

Acting

2025

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
The Rose of Versailles as Louis XV (voice)
SAKAMOTO DAYS as Takamura (voice)
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray as Ginjirou Musaka (voice)
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective as Ryuichiro Kuwata (voice)

2024

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM as Alexei Konoe (voice)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- as Guillotinecutter (voice) (archive footage)
Fureru as (voice)
Delicious in Dungeon as Freinag (voice)
Suicide Squad Isekai as The Thinker (voice)
Wistoria: Wand and Sword as Aron Masterius Oldeking (voice)
Tokyo Override as Kageyama (Lizard) (voice)
Murai in Love as Narrator (voice)
Dungeon People as Renfringe (voice)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! as Lord Peltrola (voice)

2023

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King as Edward Avalaché (voice)
Me and Moffun as Moffun (voice)
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger as Moffun (voice)
Onimusha as Kensuke Matsui (voice)
Dark Gathering as Alien doll spirit (voice)
Alice Gear Aegis Expansion as Souitiro Iwata (voice)
Spy Classroom as Uwe (voice)
The Dangers in My Heart as Ken Kataoka (voice)

2022

Requiem of the Rose King as narration (voice)
Love of Kill as Donny (voice)
Tomodachi Game as Teacher (voice)
Ya Boy Kongming! as Tsuyoshi Kondo (voice)
The Little Lies We All Tell as Narration (voice)
The Eminence in Shadow as Ruslan (voice)
Urusei Yatsura as Principal (voice)
Raven of the Inner Palace as Zuoqiu Yao/Sakyuu You (voice)

2021

Gintama: The Very Final as Abuto (voice)
The Slime Diaries as Hakurou (voice)
Wonder Egg Priority as Doctor Seki (voice)
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan as The Voice of God (voice)
EDENS ZERO as Ziggy (voice)
Baki Hanma as Biscuit Oliva (voice)
Cute Executive Officer as Bakery Manager (voice)
The Way of the Househusband as Retired Yakuza Boss (voice)

2020

Gebäude-Bäude as Hecatonchires (voice)
The Misfit of Demon King Academy as Melheis Boran (voice)
Listeners as Field Marshal Ace (voice)
BNA as Prime Minister Shiramizu (voice)
Tower of God as Headon (voice)

2019

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie as Hans von Zettour (voice)
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes as Vince Englert (voice)
Isekai Quartet as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Levius as Malcolm Eden (voice)
Miru Tights as Master (voice)

2018

One Piece: Episode of Skypiea as Mont Blanc Norland (voice)
Batman Ninja as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Zombie Land SAGA as Barkeeper (voice)
Teasing Master Takagi-san as Live Commentator (voice)
Pop Team Epic as Pipimi (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Hakurou / Ogre (voice)
Angels of Death as Abraham Gray
Hi Score Girl as Narrator (voice)

2017

Restaurant to Another World as Tatsugorou (Teriyaki chicken)
Saga of Tanya the Evil as Hans von Zettour (voice)
Alice & Zoroku as Ryuu Naitou (voice)
Love Tyrant as Kamisama

2016

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu as Guillotinecutter (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu as Guillotinecutter (voice)
JOKER GAME as Lieutenant Colonel Howard Marks (voice)
Ajin as Satō (voice)
D.Gray-man Hallow as Bookman (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs as Natsume Souseki
March Comes In Like a Lion as Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)

2015

Kamen Rider 4 as Deneb (voice)
Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage as Maja / Kamen Rider Gaim Yami / Kamen Rider Maja
Kamen Rider #4 as Deneb (voice)
Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki as Red Dragon (voice)
Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman as Jinmen (voice)

2014

TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising as Mark Schneider (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future! as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded as Xigbar (voice)
Haikyu!! as Narration (voice)

2013

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as Xigbar (voice)
The Severing Crime Edge as Fritz Mayord
Glitter Force Doki Doki as King Jikochu (voice)
Muromi-san as Wiseman
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai as Tsukuyomi Kamiomi

2012

After School Midnighters as Fred (voice)
One Piece Film: Z as Z (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 as Shiro Sanada (voice)

2011

THE iDOLM@STER as Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life as Soldier No. 8 (voice)

2010

Gintama: The Movie as Abuto (voice)
Arakawa Under the Bridge as Toru Shirai (voice)

2009

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
Beyond the Heavens as Dong Zhuo
The Sacred Blacksmith as Augustus Arthur (voice)

2008

The Sky Crawlers as Honda (voice)
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens as Maid Cafe Manager (voice)
Fireball as ヘカトンケイル
A Certain Magical Index as Terra (voice)
King Of Conte as Narration
A Certain Magical Index as Terra of the Left (voice)
Spice and Wolf as Liechten Marheit (voice)
The Daughter of Twenty Faces as Kouhei Kakishima (voice)

2007

Naruto Shippūden as Jiraiya (voice)
Saiyuki Reload: Burial as Ukoku Sanzō (voice)
Claymore as Orsay (voice)
Kamen Rider Den-O as Deneb (voice)
Blue Dragon as Killer Bat (voice)

2006

Coyote Ragtime Show as Bruce Dochley (voice)
009-1 as Number Zero (voice)
Gintama as Abuto (voice)
Ergo Proxy as (voice)
Ergo Proxy as Proxy One (voice)
Ergo Proxy as Memory Interventionist (voice)

2005

Final Fantasy VII: Last Order as The Turks - Martial Arts (voice)
Blood+ as George Miyagusuku (voice)
Akagi as Yamanaka (voice)

2003

Texhnolyze as Bunken Kohakura (voice)
Kino's Journey as Riku (voice)

2002

Dolls as Matsumoto's Friend
Gensomaden Saiyuki: A Sin of Hope as Ni Jinyi (voice), Ukoku Sanzo (voice)
Naruto as Jiraiya (voice)

2001

淫夢2～恥辱の果肉祭～ as Kōsuke Satomi (ep 2) (Voice)
Kaze no Yojimbo as Samekichi Shirogane
Kaze no Yojimbo as Samekichi Shirogane

2000

Inmu: Feast of Victims as Kōsuke Satomi (voice)
Saiyuki as Ni Jianyi (voice)
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran as Kojuro Takagaki (voice)

1999

Reign: The Conqueror as Cleitus (voice)
Zoids: Chaotic Century as Gunther Prozen (voice)
Turn A Gundam as Gavane Gooney (voice)
Meltylancer: The Animation as Collins One Seven (voice)

1998

Devil Lady as Algoth (voice)
Cowboy Bebop as Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)

1997

1996

1995

Gunsmith Cats as Bill Collins (voice)
Gunsmith Cats as Bill Collins (voice)

1994

Mobile Fighter G Gundam as Chibodee Crocket (voice)
My Sexual Harassment as Niimi (voice)
Maps as Gahha Kala Kala (voice)

1993

The King of Minami as information
Bonobono as Sunadorineko-san
Coo of The Far Seas as Jean (voice)
Slam Dunk as Akira Sendo (voice)
Black Jack as President Kelly (voice)

1991

Dance Till Tomorrow as Daisuke Ikezu (voice)

1990

City Hunter: Bay City Wars as Norton's Aide (voice)

1989

Venus Wars as Will
Project A-Ko 4: Final as Hikari Daitokuji (voice)

1988

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce as Ranger (Autobots - Godmasters)

1987

Dead Heat as Saburou
Metal Armor Dragonar as Tapp Oceano (voice)
Mister Ajikko as Takao Ajiyoshi

1986

Castle in the Sky as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Grey: Digital Target as Cricket (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ as Yazan Gable
Spaceship Sagittarius as Chemical's Subordinate (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Cosmo Service (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Fisherman (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Soldier (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Cosmo Service Staff (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Reporter (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Official (voice)
Spaceship Sagittarius as Youth (voice)

1985

Ninja Robots as Grathan Gryn
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam as Yazan Gable (voice)

1984

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Torumekian Soldier (voice)
Heavy Metal L-Gaim as Mirauu Kyao

1983

1971

Kamen Rider as Deneb (voice)

Sound