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| Akio Ōtsuka | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1959 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor, seiyū |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Spouse(s) | Yōko Sōmi (2005-2009) |
Akio Ōtsuka (大塚 明夫 Ōtsuka Akio) (born November 24, 1959) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. He stands at 182 centimeters (6 feet), weighs 73 kilograms (about 161 lbs.) and has a blood type of B. He married fellow seiyū Yōko Sōmi on February 11, 2005, but later divorced her in 2009. He is the son of seiyū Chikao Ōtsuka.
The astringent and calm quality of his voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of Black Jack (Black Jack), Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid), Ansem and Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts), Shunsui Kyouraku (Bleach), Lieutenant Garuru (Sgt. Frog), Gwendal von Voltaire (Kyo Kara Maoh!), Batou (Ghost in the Shell) series and movies, Blackbeard (One Piece), Twin brother police Inspector's Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (Detective Conan), and Anavel Gato (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory). Apart from voicing villainous or jokester characters, he also occasionally does narration for anime shows.
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Roles
Bold denotes main characters
Television animation
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (Cedric)
- Animaniacs (Bobby of the Goodfeathers)
- Ashita no Nadja (Jose Rodriguez)
- Asobotto Senki Gokū (GK)
- Astro Boy (Pluto)
- Black Jack series (Black Jack)
- Bleach (Shunsui Kyōraku)
- Canaan (Shamu)
- Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan (Gitei)
- Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yūshi (Crystal Boy)
- Cowboy Bebop (Whitney Hagas Matsumoto (15th episode))
- Coyote Ragtime Show (Mister)
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (005/Geronimo Junior)
- Detective Conan (Inspector's Sango and Jugo Yokomizo)
- Devil May Cry (Morisson)
- El Cazador de la Bruja (Sanchez)
- Full Metal Panic! series (Andrei Sergeivich Kalinin)
- Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Captain Nemo)
- Gakkō no Kaidan (Aima)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (fifth series) (Gengorō (81st episode))
- Ginga Tetsudō Monogatari series (Schwanhelt Bulge)
- Gintama (Saizō)
- Golgo 13 (Degunā (45th episode))
- Hakugei Densetsu (Ahab Ishmael)
- Hajime no Ippo (Brian Hawk)
- Itazura na Kiss (Sudō-senpai)
- Inuyasha (Inu no Taishō)
- Kaitō Saint Tail (Tomoki Hichō)
- Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon (Kokki Oki)
- Kaze no Shōjō Emily (Mister Carpenter)
- Keroro Gunsō (Lieutenant Garuru)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (Tsutomo Gomioka, manager, pilot, others)
- Kidō Senkan Nadeshiko (Kōichirō Misumaru)
- Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo (Reo Horinōchi)
- Kōkaku Kidōtai series (Batō)
- Jungle Taitei (Tategami no Jō (17th episode), John (31st episode), others)
- Jūni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Eibabu)
- Kurogane Communication (Hōnī)
- Kyō Kara Maō! series (Gwendal von Voltaire)
- L/R: Licensed by Royalty (Mister)
- Montana Jones (Montana Jones)
- Naruto Shippuden (Chiriku)
- NG Knight Lamune & 40 (King Sukasshā)
- One Piece (Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard), Captain Jōk)
- Sakigake!! Cromartie Kōkō (Narrator (25th episode))
- Samurai Champloo (Okuru)
- Sci-Fi Harry (Mick)
- Seikai no Senki (Samson)
- Senjō no Valkyria -Valkyria Chronicles- (Radi Jaeger)
- Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Ken'ichi (Isshinsai Ogata Kensei)
- Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing (Narrator, Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Darlian)
- Shin Megami Tensei D Children: Light & Dark (Watcher)
- Shippū! Iron Leaguer (Wild Hawk)
- Skull Man (Sirks 05)
- Slayers Revolution (Wizer)
- Soreike! Anpanman (Nomikoto Inarizushi, Nigauriman, Naganegiman/Negīoji-san)
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (Doctor Curt Connors/The Lizard)
- Steam Detectives (Night of Phantom)
- Stratos 4 (Inquisitor Tsukino)
- Street Fighter II V (Narrator, Chief Barrac, head investigator)
- Super Fisher Grander Musashi and Musashi The Great (Chizuru's father)
- Superior Defender Gundam Force (Professor Gerbera, Madnug)
- Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu (Arakawa)
- Taiho Shichauzo (Ōta)
- Tanoshī Moomin Ikka (Moomin's Papa)
- Taiyō no Mokushiroku (Yanagi)
- Time Travel Tondekeman (Commanding officer)
- Trigun (Rai-Dei the Blade)
- Ultraviolet: Code 044 (Sakuza)
- Kyūketsuki Miyu (Yōichi Ōshima, ogre magician)
- Wolf's Rain (Migrating man)
- Yomu to Tsuyokunaru Yokozuna Manga: Ō Harimanada (Harimanada)
OVA
- 3x3 Eyes (Benares)
- Agent Aika (Gozo Aida)
- Alcatraz Connection (Andy)
- Blue Seed (Daitetsu Kunikida)
- Case Closed (Inspector Yokomizo)
- Chūka Ichiban (Chōyu)
- Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (Mihai)
- Ergo Proxy (J.J. (11th episode))
- Flame of Recca (Kai)
- George and Martha (Anton the Giraffe)
- Hyper Police (Batanen Fujioka)
- Kinnikuman Nisei (The Cyborg)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (Windom)
- Magic User's Club (Minowa Minoru)
- Mahōjin Guru Guru (Fairy Saiko)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (Anavel Gato)
- Monster (Milan Korāshu)
- Neo Ranga (Seigo Hasegawa)
- Ninku (Shiu)
- Phoenix (Patriarch)
- PoPoLoCrois (King Bieto, Gamigami)
- Ray the Animation (Black Jack)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Kurogasa)
- Saint Seiya (Hades)
- Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (Makkuram)
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (Azusa Jurai)
- The Snow Queen (The Avatar of the Wind)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (King Goau)
Tokusatsu
- Ultraman Powered (Ultraman Powered)
- Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (Bara Revenger)
- Denji Sentai Megaranger (Canary Nejilar)
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (Zakkasu)
- Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V (Thanatos)
- Mahou Sentai Magiranger (Dagon)
Theater animation
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (Inspector Yokomizo)
- Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior series (Souther)
- Ghost in the Shell (Batou)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Batou)
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society (Batou)
- Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Narrator)
- Howl's Moving Castle (Kokuô)
- Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (Inu no Taisho)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (Dirigible Captain)
- Kinnikuman Nisei (The Cyborg)
- Naruto the Movie 3: The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island (Michiru Tsuki)
- One Piece the Movie: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima (Baron Omatsuri)
- Paprika (Detective Konakawa Toshimi)
- Porco Rosso (Donald Curtis)
- Tekken: The Motion Picture (Jack 2/Narrator)
- Tokyo Godfathers (Doctor)
- Vexille (Saito)
Video games
- Ape Escape 3 (Pipo Snake/Solid Snake in Japanese version)
- Atelier Rorona (Gio)
- Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban (Juzen Hagakure)
- Boktai (Otenko)
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Judge Gabranth)
- Final Fantasy XII (Judge Gabranth)
- Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (Benkei Musahibo)
- Kingdom Hearts (Ansem)
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Ansem)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (Ansem)
- Kingdom Hearts II (Xehanort)
- Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (Laike Bogard and Dyne)
- Metal Gear Solid (Solid Snake)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Solid Snake and Solidus Snake)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Naked Snake)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Naked Snake)
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Naked Snake)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Old Snake, Motion Capture actor for Big Boss)
- The Last Blade (Hyo Amano)
- Onimusha (Oda Nobunaga/ Fortinbras)
- Namco x Capcom (Unknown Soldier 1P)
- Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends (Tadakatsu Honda)
- Soulcalibur II (Spawn)
- Street Fighter IV (Seth)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Solid Snake)
- Tales of Symphonia (Regal Bryant)
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Regal Bryant)
- Time Crisis 4 (William Rush)
- Valkyria Chronicles (Radi Jaeger)
Dubbing roles
- The Animatrix (Thadeus)
- Avalon (Bishop)
- Bad Boys (Mike Lowrey)
- Balto (Steele)
- Bionicle (Tahu, Lhikan)
- Blade series (Blade)
- Con Air (Cameron Poe)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Li Mu Bai)
- Dallas (John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr.)
- Darkwing Duck (Launchpad McQuack)
- Desperado (El Mariachi)
- Die Hard (Karl)
- Die Hard 2 (Major Grant)
- Dragonheart (Bowen)
- D-Tox (Jake Malloy)
- DuckTales (Launchpad McQuack)
- ER (Peter Benton)
- Executive Decision (Lieutenant Colonel Austin Travis)
- Erin Brockovich (George)
- Four Rooms (Man)
- The Gift (Donnie Barksdale)
- Gone with the Wind (Rhett Butler)
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (Randall Raines)
- Iron Man (Iron Man/Tony Stark)
- K-19: The Widowmaker (Polenin)
- Hard Target (Chance Boudreaux)
- Léon (Léon)
- Lord of War (Yuri Orlov)
- The Mask of Zorro (Zorro)
- Money Train (John)
- Pearl Harbor (Commander Minoru Genda)
- Point Break (Bodhi)
- Pulp Fiction (Jules Winfield)
- The Professional (Leon)
- The Replacement Killers (John Lee)
- Spy Kids (Gregorio Cortez)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (William T. Riker)
- S.W.A.T. (Hondo)
- Taxi series (Daniel)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn (Spawn/Al Simmons)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Sideswipe)
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (Ultraman Powered)
- Under Siege (Casey Ryback)
- Japanese dub voice of Mel Gibson
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Donald)
- Star Wars (Han Solo)
External links
- Akio Ohtsuka at the Internet Movie Database
- Akio Ohtsuka at Mausu Promotion
- Akio Otsuka at Eigapedia
- Akio Ohtsuka at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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