Hōchū Ōtsuka | |
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Native name | 大塚 芳忠 |
Born |
Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
May 19, 1954
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Agent | Crazy Box |
Notable credit(s) |
Heavy Metal L-Gaim as Kyao Mirao, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam as Yazan Gable, Slam Dunk as Akira Sendō, Gekisou Sentai Carranger as SignalMan, Kamen Rider Den-O as Imagin, Deneb, Gintama as Abuto, Naruto as Jiraiya |
Spouse(s) | Kazuko Yanaga (Deceased in 2014) |
Hōchū Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠 Ōtsuka Hōchū?, born Yoshitada Ōtsuka [same kanji], May 19, 1954) is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture, 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, and Jiraiya in Naruto.
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