Hochu Otsuka

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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

Kamen RiderSeries • 1971Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationAnime • 2021Detective ConanAnime • 1996NarutoAnime • 2002Naruto ShippūdenAnime • 2007March Comes In Like a LionAnime • 2016Bungo Stray DogsAnime • 2016Urusei YatsuraAnime • 2022That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeAnime • 2018The Eminence in ShadowAnime • 2022Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleMovie • 2025The Misfit of Demon King AcademyAnime • 2020A Certain Magical IndexAnime • 2008SAKAMOTO DAYSAnime • 2025SaiyukiAnime • 2000Spaceship SagittariusAnime • 1986Star Wars: VisionsSeries • 2021LazarusSeries • 2025Cowboy BebopAnime • 1998Teasing Master Takagi-sanAnime • 2018Blue DragonAnime • 2007Rurouni KenshinAnime • 1996Tower of GodAnime • 2020Delicious in DungeonAnime • 2024