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)
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond as Hakurou (voice)
• Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King as Laban (voice)
• Dolls as Matsumoto's Friend
• Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King as Edward Avalaché (voice)
• One Piece Film: Z as Z (voice)
• Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu as Guillotinecutter (voice)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
• Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu as Guillotinecutter (voice)
• Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds as Jiraiya (voice)

TV

• The Slime Diaries as Hakurou (voice)
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation as Talhand (voice)
• The Duke of Death and His Maid as Rob (voice)
• Zombie Land SAGA as Barkeeper (voice)
• Blood+ as George Miyagusuku (voice)
• Rurouni Kenshin
• Claymore
• Naruto Shippūden as Jiraiya (voice)
• Naruto as Jiraiya (voice)
• Zoids: Chaotic Century as Gunther Prozen (voice)