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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Castle in the Sky
as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
1986
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
as Mark Schneider (voice)
2014
Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet
as Mirao Kyao
1986
Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls
as Mirao Kyao
1987
Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
as Mirao Kyao
1987
Gintama: The Movie
as Abuto (voice)
2010
The King of Minami
as information
1993
Legend of Lemnear
as Thug C
1989
Gintama: The Very Final
as Abuto (voice)
2021
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)
2009
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup
as Makoto Souda (voice)
1986
Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow!
as Makoto Souda (voice)
1986
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
as Deneb (voice)
2008
Kamen Rider 4
as Deneb (voice)
2015
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
as Hideki (voice)
1988
Gunsmith Cats
as Bill Collins (voice)
1995
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
as Hakurou (voice)
2022
Little Polar Bear
1990
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
as Alexei Konoe (voice)
2024
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
as Deneb (voice)
2010
TV Appearances
The Slime Diaries
as Hakurou (voice)
2021
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
as Talhand (voice)
2021
Wonder Egg Priority
as Doctor Seki (voice)
2021
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
as Yazan Gable
1986
I Really Want to Join the Zodiac
as 神様
2015
Isekai Quartet
as Hans von Zettour (voice)
2019
The Severing Crime Edge
as Fritz Mayord (voice)
2013
Ninja Robots
as Grathan Gryn
1985
Brigadoon: Marin & Melan
as Melan Blue
2000
Heavy Metal L-Gaim
as Mirauu Kyao
1984
Metal Armor Dragonar
as Tapp Oceano (voice)
1987
The Duke of Death and His Maid
as Rob (voice)
2021