Hochu Otsuka
Department: Acting
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
Castle in the Sky
1986
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
2014
Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet
1986
Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls
1987
Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
1987
Gintama: The Movie
2010
The King of Minami
1993
Legend of Lemnear
1989
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup
1986
Captain Tsubasa Movie 03: Run Towards Tomorrow!
1986
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
2008
Kamen Rider 4
2015
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
1988
Gunsmith Cats
1995
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022
Little Polar Bear
1990
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
2024
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
2016
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024
Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
1997
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
1999
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
2012
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
After School Midnighters
2012
ダメな奴 ～ラッパー紅桜 刑務所からの再起～
2024
Dead Heat
1987
Dolls
2002
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3
2015
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
1996
Venus Wars
1989
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
2014
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第四章「銀河辺境の攻防」
2013
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第三章「果てしなき航海」
2012
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第二章「太陽圏の死闘」
2012
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第五章「望郷の銀河間空間」
2013
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy
2013
Grey: Digital Target
1986
Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel
2015
Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront
2016
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
2016
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers
2005
One Piece Film: Z
2012
The Sky Crawlers
2008
Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa
1998
淫夢2～恥辱の果肉祭～
2001
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
1987
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!
2007
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
2014
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
2008
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2008
Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship
2009
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996
Batman Ninja
2018
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei
1987
Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage
2015
Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Training!!
2007
Project A-Ko 4: Final
1989
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019
Bonobono
1993
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2014
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
2013
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994
Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~
2019
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
2000
Coo of the Far Seas
1993
K: Seven Stories Movie 3 - Side:Green - The Overwritten World
2018
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019
K: Seven Stories Movie 5 - Memory of Red - Burn
2018
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage
2007
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
2013
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
2011
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2012
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie Cho-Den-O Trilogy Movie Released Memorial Special Stage: Imagin Super Climax Tour 2010
2010
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
2019
Zero 21 Hi-Vision Master Version
2017
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
Fureru
2024
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
2022
The Rose of Versailles
2025
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 2
2022
Momotaros' Summer Vacation
2007
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
2006
Tabekko Doubutsu: THE MOVIE
2025
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025
Tokyo Override
2024
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon
2025
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)
2025
Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover!
2002
Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
2017
Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga
2025
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War
2026
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026
MLB x Demon Slayer
2025
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
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
Rurouni Kenshin
1996
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
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
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
Naruto Shippūden
2007
City Hunter
1987
Devil Lady
1998
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
Spaceship Sagittarius
1986
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
Ergo Proxy
2006
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
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
1985
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
A Certain Magical Index
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
The Little Lies We All Tell
2022
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
Claymore
2007
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
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
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
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
2023
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
2024
Lazarus
2025
ODDTAXI
2021
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
2024
The Vampire Dies in No Time
2021
Princession Orchestra
2025
10 Tokyo Warriors
1999
Wagnaria!!
2010
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
2023
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
2020
Monogatari
2009
CITY THE ANIMATION
2025
Star Wars: Visions
2021
Detective Conan
1996
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち
2018
Love Through a Prism
2026
Ninja vs. Gokudo
2025
Arknights
2022
The Water Magician
2025
Tekken: Bloodline
2022
Kino's Journey
2003
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
2026
Kamen Rider Gaim
2013
Gintama: The Very Final
2021