Actor info
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Name :
Hochu Otsuka
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Born :
May 19, 1954 in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan (72 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
115 films (1984–2026)
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Also known as :
Hôchû Ôtsuka, Ōtsuka Hōchū, Yoshitada Ohtsuka, Yoshitada Otsuka, Otsuka Yoshitada
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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.
Notable films
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026) as Hakuro (voice)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022) as Hakurou (voice)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
- Warriors of the Wind (1984) as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
