Hochu Otsuka

Acting · Born 1954-05-19 in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan

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.

Filmography

• Castle in the Sky as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
• TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising as Mark Schneider (voice)
• Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet as Mirao Kyao
• Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls as Mirao Kyao
• Gintama: The Movie as Abuto (voice)
• Legend of Lemnear as Thug C
• Gintama: The Very Final as Abuto (voice)
• Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
• Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup as Makoto Souda (voice)
• Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow! as Makoto Souda (voice)