Hōchū Ōtsuka
Yoshitada Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Yoshitada, May 19, 1954 -), also known by the his stage name Hōchū Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū), is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture, affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist for: Gary Oldman and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Miraū 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. and Jiraiya in Naruto
Roles
Television animation
- Anpanman (Katsubushiman)
- Arakawa Under the Bridge (Toru "Shiro" Shiroi)
- The Big O (Jason Beck "Gold")
- Bleach (Metastacia)
- Blood+ (George Miyagusuku)
- Blue Dragon (Killer Bat)
- Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (Melan Blue)
- Captain Tsubasa (Makoto Sōda)
- Claymore (Orsay)
- Coyote Ragtime Show (Bruce Dochley)
- Cowboy Bebop (Session 17, Younger Shaft Brother)
- Detective Conan (Kikuji Banchō, Shōichirō Hitomi, Takehiko Hitomi, Katsuo Nabeshima)
- Durarara!! (Narrator) (EP 12.5: Narrator of TV program - DVD-only) (Shiki) (EP 15)
- Ergo Proxy (Proxy One)
- Figure 17 (Isamu Kuroda)
- Fist of the Blue Sky (Zhāng Tài-Yán)
- Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid (Gates)
- Gallery Fake (Roger Warner)
- Gintama (Abuto)
- Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Mirao Kyao)
- High School! Kimengumi (Nihiruda Yō, Kanzenji Ai)
- Kamen no Maid Guy (Gold Fish Miyatsuguchi) (EP 11)
- Kannagi (Head Maid Cafe owner) (EP 6)
- Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran (Takagaki Kojuro) (EP 11)
- Kurogane Communication (Cleric)
- Metal Armor Dragonar (Tapp Oseano)
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Chibodee Crocket)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Yazan Gable)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Yazan Gable)
- Monster Princess (Dracul)
- My Sexual Harassment (Niimi)
- Naruto (Jiraiya)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shiro Tokita)
- Nintama Rantarō (Yasujirō, Susumu Masayuki)
- Nodame Cantabile (Miyoshi Takehiko)
- Noir (Krode Feddi)
- One Piece (Montblanc Norland)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Ghost, episode 4 - High School Nudical)
- Pocket Monsters (Kyō)
- RahXephon (Masayoshi Kuki)
- Ranma 1/2 (Gindo)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Tokisada Mutō)
- The Sacred Blacksmith (August Arthur)
- Saki (manga) (Kazue Nanpo's Grandfather)
- Saiyuki (Doctor Ni Jianyi)
- Saiyuki Reload (Doctor Ni Jianyi)
- Samurai Champloo (Jouji)
- Sgt. Frog (Nevara)
- Shangri-La (Mi-ko)
- Slam Dunk (Akira Sendoh, Norio Hotta)
- SoltyRei (Hou Chuu)
- Sonic X (Red Pine)
- Soul Eater (Little Ogre)
- Spice and Wolf (Zheren)
- Tantei Gakuen Q (Taiki Yoshinari)
- Texhnolyze (Kohagura Fuminori)
- Toaru Majutsu no Index II (Terra of the Left)
- Transformers: The Headmasters (Ultra Magnus, Crosshairs, Wingspan, Ratbat, Deer Stalker)
- Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Ranger)
- Transformers: Victory (Gaihawk)
- Turn A Gundam (Gavane Gooney)
- Vandread (Tenmei Uragasami; AKA, Buzam A. Calessa "BC")
- Working!! (Mahiru's father)
- Yaiba (Kotarou)
- Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (Announcer)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX X
- Zoids: Chaotic Century (Gunther Prozen)
OVA
- 3×3 Eyes (Jake McDonald)
- Blue Submarine 6 (Alexander David Cekeros)
- DinoZone (Dino Stego)
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Gen)
- Hellsing Ultimate (Tubalcain Alhambra)
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Barusarōmu)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Collection DVD: Imagin Anime (Deneb)
- Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (Martial Artist Turk)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Kāre Wirokku)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo)
Tokusatsu
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger (Signalman, BB Donpa)
- Kamen Rider Den-O (Deneb/Kamen Rider Zeronos Vega Form)
Theater animation
- Bonobono (Sunadori Neko-san)
- Fist of the North Star (Shuh)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (Deneb/Kamen Rider Zeronos Vega Form)
- Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (Deneb/Kamen Rider Zeronos Vega Form)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation II: Lovers (Yazan Gable)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars (Yazan Gable)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Torumekia soldier)
- Turn A Gundam I: Eearth Light (Gavane Gooney)
- Vampire Hunter D (Kyle)
Video games
- Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG (Skiad-Ops Gash)
- Armored Core 2: Another Age (Emeraude)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Viktor Reznov) (Japanese-dub release version)
- Destroy All Humans! series (Orthopox 13)
- Future GPX Cyber Formula: A New Challenger (AKF-0/1B Nemesis)
- Gungrave: Overdose (Rocketbilly Redcadillac)
- Gunparade March (Hisaomi Sakagami)
- Kingdom Hearts II (Xigbar)
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Xigbar)
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Braig)
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (Ramón Gálvez Mena)
- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (Captain LeFwee)
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dee Jay)
- Super Robot Wars (Yazan Gable, Chibodee Crocket, Gavane Gooney, Jason Beck, Miraū Kyao, Tapp Oceano, Masayoshi Kuki)
- Tales of Rebirth (Walto)
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Tenebrae)
- Tales of Xillia (Nachtigal I. Fan)
- White Knight Chronicles (Dregiaz)
- Yakuza 4 Kazuo Shibata
- Zangeki no Reginleiv (Odin)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Batman Begins (Gordon) (Fuji TV Edition)
- Ben-Hur (Messala)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (Count Dracula) (Japanese Dub 2)
- Dawn of the Dead (CJ)
- Desperate Housewives (Paul Young)
- Die Hard 2 (Colonel Stuart)
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (Zeus Carver)
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (Reverend Timothy Johnson)
- Dune (Feyd-Rautha)
- Enter the Dragon (Williams)
- The Fifth Element (Korben Dallas)
- Fly Away Home (Thomas Alden)
- Full House (Danny Tanner)
- Hannibal (television edition) (Paul Krendler)
- Heartbreak Ridge (Stitch)
- Independence Day (David Levinson)
- Jurassic Park (Doctor Ian Malcolm)
- Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (General Xaviax)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Doctor Ian Malcolm)
- Licence to Kill (James Bond)
- The Living Daylights (James Bond)
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Aragorn)
- The Matrix trilogy (Agent Smith)
- Miami Vice (Detective Larry Zito)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Davy Jones)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Davy Jones)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Davy Jones)
- Predator 2 (Agent Keyes)
- Saw (Doctor Lawrence Gordon)
- Smallville (Doctor Swann)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (Data)
- Super Size Me (Morgan Spurlock)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (James Hurley (James Marshall), Phillip Jeffries (David Bowie))
- Underworld (Lucian)
- Van Helsing (Count Dracula)
- West Side Story (Tony)
- The World Is Not Enough (Davidov)
- The X-Files (Investigator John Doggett)
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Aragorn)
- The Two Towers (Aragorn)
- The Return of the King (Aragorn)
Animation
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Captain Planet, Narrator)
- Cars 2 (Finn McMissile)
- The Iron Giant (Kent Mansley)
- The Lord of the Rings (Merry Brandybuck)
- ReBoot (Megabyte)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films (Leonardo)
- Titan A.E. (Professor Sam Tucker)
- Up (Alpha the Doberman)
Other Japapanese
External links
- Hōchū Ōtsuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Houchu Ohtsuka at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
- Hōchū Ōtsuka at IMDb