Acting
Hochu Otsuka
Also Known As: Hôchû Ôtsuka, Ōtsuka Hōchū, Yoshitada Ohtsuka
Birth Date
May 19, 1954
(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
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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.
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Talhand (voice)
2021 • 11 episodes
Kamen Rider
Deneb (voice)
1971 • 51 episodes
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)
2025
Naruto
Jiraiya (voice)
2002 • 116 episodes
March Comes In Like a Lion
Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)
2016 • 7 episodes
Naruto Shippūden
Jiraiya (voice)
2007 • 500 episodes
Detective Conan
Yuukaihan (voice)
1996 • 1 episode
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Hakurou (voice)
2018 • 96 episodes
The Eminence in Shadow
Ruslan (voice)
2022 • 2 episodes
BLACK TORCH
(voice)
2026 • 12 episodes
A Certain Magical Index
Terra (voice)
2008 • 1 episode
The Duke of Death and His Maid
Rob (voice)
2021 • 36 episodes
Cowboy Bebop
Shaft (voice) (as Yoshitada Ôtsuka)
1998 • 1 episode
Tower of God
Headon (voice)
2020 • 13 episodes
Bungo Stray Dogs
Natsume Souseki
2016 • 60 episodes
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Melheis Boran (voice)
2020 • 8 episodes
Delicious in Dungeon
Freinag (voice)
2024 • 1 episode
Lazarus
Committee Chairman (voice)
2025 • 1 episode
The Dangers in My Heart
Ken Kataoka (voice)
2023 • 1 episode
Rurouni Kenshin
1996 • 1 episode