Hōchū Ōtsuka
Japanese voice actor and narrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hōchū Ōtsuka (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.
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Hōchū Ōtsuka | |
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大塚 芳忠 | |
Born | Yoshitada Ōtsuka (1954-05-19) May 19, 1954 (age 69) Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
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Years active | 1976–present |
Agent | Crazy Box |
Spouse | Kazuko Yanaga |
He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Mont Blanc Noland in One Piece; 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, Jiraiya in Naruto, Junjirō Takagi in The Idolmaster, Dr. Ni Jianyi in Saiyuki; and Sakonji Urokodaki in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days.