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{{nihongo|'''Hochu Otsuka'''|大塚 芳忠|Ōtsuka Hōchū}}, born {{nihongo|'''Yoshitada Otsuka'''|大塚 芳忠|Ōtsuka Yoshitada}} on May 19, 1954, in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the voice acting agency Crazy Box.
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In '''[[Detective Conan]]''', he voices [[Hachizo Onizuka]]. Before landing the role, he voiced many background characters in the series. He notably voiced [[Snake]] in the [[Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief|Magic Kaito TV Specials]].
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== Biography ==
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Yoshitada Otsuka was born on May 19, 1954 in Aba village, Tomata district, Okayama Prefecture (part of Tsuyama city since 2005)<ref name="A">「ザ作州人(36) 生涯現役、故郷に恩返しを 声優、ナレーター 大塚芳忠さん」『津山朝日新聞』津山朝日新聞社、2021年3月17日、1面。</ref>. He spent his childhood in the fields of his hometown<ref name="A"/>. He was rather mediocre in mathematics in elementary school, but excelled at Japanese, especially at reading out loud, for which he was praised by his teachers<ref name="A"/>. He later completed his middle school and high school studies in Tsuyama city, but felt that the other high school students looked "sophisticated", making him feel inferior to them<ref name="A"/>. Following the completion of his studies, he moved to Tokyo, with no particular aim in getting a career<ref name="A"/>.
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While he was working part-time as a server, he talked to a customer who was a producer for a dubbing company, and he realized that this was what he wanted to be<ref>https://www.superdramatv.com/alacarte/seiyuu/detail9.html</ref>. He thus studied acting at [[wikipedia:ja:川路夏子|Natsuko Kawaji]]'s school and later perfected his singing and on-stage performance<ref>山寺宏一「第3回 大塚芳忠&堀内賢雄」『山寺宏一のだから声優やめられない! 声優・山寺宏一と30人の声の役者たち』主婦の友社、2000年12月1日、34-43頁。ISBN 4-07-229270-2。</ref>,<ref name="B">「重戦機エルガイム」『ジ・アニメ』1984年3月号、近代映画社、1984年2月、81頁。</ref>. He has few memories of his first stage performances, as he was often scared of the others on stage and performed roles where he was killed early<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190618034147/https://video.foxjapan.com/library/fukikae/interview/interview62/</ref>. Starting his career, he first received dubbing roles for western movies, before landing his first major dubbing role in 1984<ref name="B"/>. Falling in love with his first role, he decided to further his career in voice-acting.
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In 2017, he notably received the prize for best actor in a supporting role at the 11th Seiyuu Awards<ref>https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1489817579</ref>. While he was originally credited under his real name "Yoshitada", he heard many times people mistakenly calling him "Hochu", another reading for the kanji that make up his first name, and decided to adopt it as a stage name<ref>『日本タレント名鑑(2000年版)』VIPタイムズ社、2000年、78頁。</ref>.
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== Other roles in ''Detective Conan'' ==
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* [[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]] (episode 2): Kidnapper
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* [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] (movie 3): Ryu Sagawa
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* [[The Truth of the Haunted House]] (episodes 274-275): Kikuji Banchou
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* [[The Synchronicity Case]] (episodes 364-365): Shoichiro Hitomi and Takehiko Hitomi
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* [[The Phantom of the Konpira]] (episode 452): Katsuo Nabeshima
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== Other roles in ''Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba'' ==
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* [[What Kind of an Orb is the Golden Orb?]], [[Legend of the Red Dragon!! Shiro Amakusa Appears!]] and [[The World Renowned Thief, Goemon]] (episodes 19-20, 22): [[Fuma Kotaro]]<ref>'''Note''': Also voiced the same character in [[Birth of the New Ryuujin Legend!!]] (episode 40), but this is a recap of the character's previous appearances.</ref>
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== Other notable works ==
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=== Anime ===
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*''Captain Tsubasa'': Makoto Soda
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*''Urusei Yatsura'': Kuroko
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*''Mobile Suit Gundam'': Yazan Gable
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*''Fist of the North Star'': Aus, David
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*''Ranma ½'': Gindo
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*''Naruto'': Jiraiya
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*''One Piece'': Montblanc Norland
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== References ==
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# [[wikipedia:Hōchū Ōtsuka|Hochu Otsuka - Wikipedia]]
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# [[wikipedia:ja:大塚芳忠|大塚芳忠 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
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# [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0960037/ IMDB]
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# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=274643 Anime News Network]
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{{reflist}}
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== See also ==
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* [[Staff]]
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[[Category:Japanese Voice Actors]]
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[[Category:Male Voice Actors]]

Latest revision as of 15:08, 2 September 2025

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka.jpg

Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: May 19, 1954
Place of birth: Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Location: Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Voice of: Hachizo Onizuka
Snake (TV Specials)

Hochu Otsuka (大塚 芳忠 Ōtsuka Hōchū?), born Yoshitada Otsuka (大塚 芳忠 Ōtsuka Yoshitada?) on May 19, 1954, in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the voice acting agency Crazy Box.

In Detective Conan, he voices Hachizo Onizuka. Before landing the role, he voiced many background characters in the series. He notably voiced Snake in the Magic Kaito TV Specials.

Biography

Yoshitada Otsuka was born on May 19, 1954 in Aba village, Tomata district, Okayama Prefecture (part of Tsuyama city since 2005)[1]. He spent his childhood in the fields of his hometown[1]. He was rather mediocre in mathematics in elementary school, but excelled at Japanese, especially at reading out loud, for which he was praised by his teachers[1]. He later completed his middle school and high school studies in Tsuyama city, but felt that the other high school students looked "sophisticated", making him feel inferior to them[1]. Following the completion of his studies, he moved to Tokyo, with no particular aim in getting a career[1].

While he was working part-time as a server, he talked to a customer who was a producer for a dubbing company, and he realized that this was what he wanted to be[2]. He thus studied acting at Natsuko Kawaji's school and later perfected his singing and on-stage performance[3],[4]. He has few memories of his first stage performances, as he was often scared of the others on stage and performed roles where he was killed early[5]. Starting his career, he first received dubbing roles for western movies, before landing his first major dubbing role in 1984[4]. Falling in love with his first role, he decided to further his career in voice-acting.

In 2017, he notably received the prize for best actor in a supporting role at the 11th Seiyuu Awards[6]. While he was originally credited under his real name "Yoshitada", he heard many times people mistakenly calling him "Hochu", another reading for the kanji that make up his first name, and decided to adopt it as a stage name[7].

Other roles in Detective Conan

Other roles in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba

Other notable works

Anime

  • Captain Tsubasa: Makoto Soda
  • Urusei Yatsura: Kuroko
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Yazan Gable
  • Fist of the North Star: Aus, David
  • Ranma ½: Gindo
  • Naruto: Jiraiya
  • One Piece: Montblanc Norland

References

  1. Hochu Otsuka - Wikipedia
  2. 大塚芳忠 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  3. IMDB
  4. Anime News Network
  1. ^ a b c d e 「ザ作州人(36) 生涯現役、故郷に恩返しを 声優、ナレーター 大塚芳忠さん」『津山朝日新聞』津山朝日新聞社、2021年3月17日、1面。
  2. ^ https://www.superdramatv.com/alacarte/seiyuu/detail9.html
  3. ^ 山寺宏一「第3回 大塚芳忠&堀内賢雄」『山寺宏一のだから声優やめられない! 声優・山寺宏一と30人の声の役者たち』主婦の友社、2000年12月1日、34-43頁。ISBN 4-07-229270-2。
  4. ^ a b 「重戦機エルガイム」『ジ・アニメ』1984年3月号、近代映画社、1984年2月、81頁。
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190618034147/https://video.foxjapan.com/library/fukikae/interview/interview62/
  6. ^ https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1489817579
  7. ^ 『日本タレント名鑑(2000年版)』VIPタイムズ社、2000年、78頁。
  8. ^ Note: Also voiced the same character in Birth of the New Ryuujin Legend!! (episode 40), but this is a recap of the character's previous appearances.

See also