Hochu Otsuka

1954-05-19 / Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, 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.

Appearances

The Slime Diaries (2021)

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021)

Wonder Egg Priority (2021)

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986)

I Really Want to Join the Zodiac (2015)

Isekai Quartet (2019)

The Severing Crime Edge (2013)

Ninja Robots (1985)

Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (2000)

Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984)

Metal Armor Dragonar (1987)

The Duke of Death and His Maid (2021)

Zombie Land SAGA (2018)

JOKER GAME (2016)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)

Blood+ (2005)

Coyote Ragtime Show (2006)

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA (1994)

Inmu: Feast of Victims (2000)

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021)

Sanada 10 (2005)

Spaceship Sagittarius (1986)

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Claymore (2007)

Beyond the Heavens (2009)

009-1 (2006)

Princess Resurrection (2007)

Earth Maiden Arjuna (2001)

Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru (2001)

Katri, Girl of the Meadows (1984)

Reign: The Conqueror (1999)

Naruto Shippūden (2007)

City Hunter (1987)

Devil Lady (1998)

Naruto (2002)

Zoids: Chaotic Century (1999)

Turn A Gundam (1999)

Mister Ajikko (1987)

Stratos 4 (2003)

Saiyuki (2000)

Kurogane Communication (1998)

Kaze no Yojimbo (2001)

Cowboy Bebop (1998)

EDENS ZERO (2021)

Baki Hanma (2021)

Gintama (2006)

Kamen Rider #4 (2015)

Glitter Force Doki Doki (2013)

Requiem of the Rose King (2022)

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (2023)

Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki (2015)

Me and Moffun (2023)

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2008)

Dance Till Tomorrow (1991)

THE iDOLM@STER (2011)

Love of Kill (2022)

Transformers: The Headmasters (1987)

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger (2023)

Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007)

Slam Dunk (1993)

Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994)

Ajin (2016)

D.Gray-man Hallow (2016)

Kamen Rider Den-O: Imagin Anime (2008)

Teasing Master Takagi-san (2018)

My Sexual Harassment (1994)

Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (1983)

Kamen Rider (1971)

Ergo Proxy (2006)

Maps (1994)

Black Jack (1993)

Texhnolyze (2003)

Onimusha (2023)

Restaurant to Another World (2017)

Tomodachi Game (2022)

Akagi (2005)

Ya Boy Kongming! (2022)

Dark Gathering (2023)

Fireball (2008)

Gebäude-Bäude (2020)

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち前章 -TAKE OFF- (2021)

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち後章 -STASHA- (2022)

Pop Team Epic (2018)

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (2024)

Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000)

The Sacred Blacksmith (2009)

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988)

Muromi-san (2013)

Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon (1987)

Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017)

The Little Lies We All Tell (2022)

Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010)

Delicious in Dungeon (2024)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)

A Certain Magical Index (2008)

King Of Conte (2008)

Meltylancer: The Animation (1999)

Alice & Zoroku (2017)

Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)

The Eminence in Shadow (2022)

CHEF-1グランプリ (2022)

Raven of the Inner Palace (2022)

Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (2013)

Spice and Wolf (2008)

Love Tyrant (2017)

Angels of Death (2018)

Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (2020)

Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF (2024)

Alice Gear Aegis Expansion (2023)

Captain Tsubasa (1983)

Spy Classroom (2023)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)

Gunsmith Cats (1995)

Suicide Squad Isekai (2024)

Wistoria: Wand and Sword (2024)

Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman (2015)

The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち (2018)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011)

The Daughter of Twenty Faces (2008)

Cute Executive Officer (2021)

Hi Score Girl (2018)

Levius (2019)

BNA (2020)

Listeners (2020)

Tower of God (2020)

March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)

Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199 (2013)

I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class (2025)

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Miru Tights (2019)

Tokyo Override (2024)

Kamen Rider Den-O (2007)

ぼくドコ (2021)

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2023)

Blue Dragon (2007)

Murai in Love (2024)

Dungeon People (2024)

SAKAMOTO DAYS (2025)

The Way of the Househusband (2021)

Umamusume: Cinderella Gray (2025)

Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025)

Kino's Journey (2003)

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (2023)

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (2024)

CITY THE ANIMATION (2025)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Visions (2023)

Lazarus (2025)

ODDTAXI (2021)

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 (2024)

名侦探柯南：警察学校篇 (2021)

The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021)