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Hochu Otsuka

ACTOR · FROM TSUYAMA, JAPAN

Hochu Otsuka

Born 1954 · 72 years old283 credits since 19711 coming up

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In the pictureDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

ABOUT HOCHU

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born19 May 1954

BirthplaceTsuyama, Japan

Known forActing

On Cineora178 of 283 titles

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Known for

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba poster

Series

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

2019–2024IMDb8.5

Naruto Shippūden poster

Series

Naruto Shippūden

2007–2017IMDb8.7

Naruto poster

Series

2002–2007IMDb8.4

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation poster

Series

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

2021–IMDb8.2

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations poster

Series

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

2017–IMDb6.2

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime poster

Series

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

2018–IMDb8.0

Batman Ninja poster

Movie

2018IMDb5.6

Gintama poster

Series

2006–2018IMDb8.7

SAKAMOTO DAYS poster

Series

2025–IMDb7.5

Bungo Stray Dogs poster

Series

Bungo Stray Dogs

2016–IMDb7.8

Tower of God poster

Series

2020–2024IMDb7.4

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King poster

Movie

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

2023IMDb7.4

Coming up

What Hochu is working on next.

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1as Vid Hildebrandt (voice)Out Nov 2026

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 178
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: Cowboy BebopIMDb 8.9
Working since: 1971

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

283 credits

The 2020s

92 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

TANK CHAIR poster

Series

2026–IMDb6.4

as Ryo Takanashi (voice) · 12 episodes

Not on Cineora

Patlabor EZY File 2

2026

as Kanji Kunikida (voice)

BLACK TORCH poster

Series

2026IMDb6.8

as Banjuurou Tokieda (voice) · 12 episodes

Dara-san of Reiwa poster

Series

Dara-san of Reiwa

2026–IMDb6.5

13 episodes

Not on Cineora

Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth

2026

as 真田志郎

Akane-banashi poster

Series

2026–IMDb7.7

as Miroku Kashiwaya (voice) · 1 episode

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea poster

Movie

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea

2026IMDb6.2

as Hakuro (voice)

Not on Cineora

Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War

2026

as 真田　志郎

The 2010s

76 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Levius poster

Series

2019IMDb7.0

as Malcolm Eden (voice) · 12 episodes

Miru Tights poster

Series

2019IMDb5.8

as Master (voice) · 13 episodes

Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ poster

Movie

Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~

2019IMDb6.4

as Chief (voice)

Isekai Quartet poster

Series

2019–IMDb7.0

as Hans von Zettour (voice) · 35 episodes

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba poster

Series

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

2019–2024IMDb8.5

as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice) · 8 episodes

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond poster

Movie

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond

2019IMDb8.4

as Sakonji Urokodaki (voice)

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie poster

Movie

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie

2019IMDb7.6

as Hans von Zettour (voice)

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes poster

Movie

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

2019IMDb6.4

as Vince Englert (voice)

The 2000s

52 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva poster

Movie

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

2009IMDb6.7

as Inspector Clamp Grosky (voice)

The Sacred Blacksmith poster

Series

The Sacred Blacksmith

2009IMDb6.4

as Augustus Arthur (voice) · 12 episodes

Not on Cineora

Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship

2009

as Deneb (voice)

Not on Cineora

Beyond the Heavens

2009

as Dong Zhuo · 26 episodes

A Certain Magical Index poster

Series

A Certain Magical Index

2008–2019IMDb6.7

as Terra (voice) · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

King of Conte

2008

as Narration

Not on Cineora

Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown

2008

as Deneb (voice)

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens poster

Series

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens

2008IMDb6.8

as Maid Cafe Manager (voice) · 1 episode

The 1990s

30 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Reign: The Conqueror poster

Series

Reign: The Conqueror

1999IMDb7.1

as Cleitus (voice) · 13 episodes

Zoids: Chaotic Century poster

Series

Zoids: Chaotic Century

1999–2000IMDb7.8

as Gunther Prozen (voice) · 67 episodes

Not on Cineora

10 Tokyo Warriors

1999

6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Meltylancer: The Animation

1999

as Collins One Seven (voice) · 6 episodes

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century poster

Movie

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

1999IMDb7.6

as Ryuu Sagawa (voice)

Turn A Gundam poster

Series

1999–2000IMDb7.5

as Gavane Gooney (voice) · 50 episodes

Devil Lady poster

Series

1998–1999IMDb6.4

as Algoth (voice) · 26 episodes

Not on Cineora

Kurogane Communication

1998

as Cleric · 24 episodes

The 1980s

32 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

Project A-Ko 4: Final

1989

as Hikari Daitokuji (voice)

Legend of Lemnear poster

Movie

Legend of Lemnear

1989IMDb5.4

as Thug C

Venus Wars poster

Movie

1989IMDb6.6

as Will

Not on Cineora

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce

1988

as Ranger (Autobots - Godmasters) · 42 episodes

Not on Cineora

Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky

1988

as Hideki (voice)

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis poster

Movie

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988IMDb6.0

as (voice)

Not on Cineora

Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon

1987

as 津川 · 25 episodes

Not on Cineora

Mister Ajikko

1987

as Takao Ajiyoshi · 99 episodes

The 1970s

1 title · IMDb 7.6 on average

Kamen Rider poster

Series

1971–IMDb7.6

as Deneb (voice) · 51 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Hochu’s titles.

Takahiro SakuraiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King and 11 more

Mamoru MiyanoDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Bungo Stray Dogs and 10 more

Saori HayamiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and 10 more

Rie KugimiyaBatman Ninja, Gintama and 10 more

Akira IshidaDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Naruto Shippūden and 9 more

Tomokazu SugitaGintama, SAKAMOTO DAYS and 9 more

Kenichi SuzumuraDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Gintama and 9 more

Makoto FurukawaThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, ODDTAXI and 8 more

Junichi SuwabeBatman Ninja, Bungo Stray Dogs and 8 more

Kazuhiko InoueNaruto Shippūden, Naruto and 8 more