Hochu Otsuka
Born
1954-05-19
Place of birth
Tsuyama, Okayama, 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 Goldblu...
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Jiraiya (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
Naruto
Jiraiya (voice)
Castle in the Sky
Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Tolmekian Soldier (voice)
Cowboy Bebop
Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Talhand (voice)
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Jiraya (voice)
Batman Ninja
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Slam Dunk
Akira Sendo (voice)
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Melheis Boran (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Hakurou (voice)
Captain Tsubasa
(voice)
Rurouni Kenshin
TV Series
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Kyle Marcus (voice)