Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 19, 1954 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Also Known As
- Hôchû Ôtsuka
- Ōtsuka Hōchū
- Yoshitada Ohtsuka
- Yoshitada Otsuka
- Otsuka Yoshitada
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.
Known For - Movies
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
as Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
Castle in the Sky
as Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
as Edward Avalaché (voice)
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
as Hakurou (voice)
One Piece Film: Z
as Z (voice)
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
as Ryuu Sagawa (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Batman Ninja
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Kamen Rider
as Deneb (voice)
Detective Conan
as Yuukaihan (voice)
Naruto
as Jiraiya (voice)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
as Talhand (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
as Yazan Gable
Naruto Shippūden
as Jiraiya (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs
as Natsume Souseki
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
as Hakurou (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
as Toad (voice)
The Eminence in Shadow
as Ruslan (voice)