ACTOR
Hōchū Ōtsuka
1954 - Today
Hōchū Ōtsuka
Hōchū Ōtsuka (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; Mont Blanc Noland in One Piece; 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, Jiraiya in Naruto, Junjirō Takagi in The Idolmaster, Dr. Ni Jianyi in Saiyuki; and Sakonji Urokodaki in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hōchū Ōtsuka has received more than 615,659 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hōchū Ōtsuka is the 4,268th most popular actor, the 1,209th most popular biography from Japan and the 80th most popular Japanese Actor.
Memorability Metrics
620k
Page Views (PV)
48.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.74
Effective Languages (L*)
3.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Hōchū Ōtsuka ranks 4,268 out of 13,578. Before him are Lola Beltrán, Hiroshi Kamiya, Constance Bennett, Wayne Rogers, Naima Akef, and Robert John Burke. After him are Alfonso Arau, Billy Barty, Romain Duris, May Whitty, Arturo de Córdova, and Andrei Smirnov.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLola Beltrán
1932 - 1996
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,262
Hiroshi Kamiya
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,263
Constance Bennett
1904 - 1965
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,264
Wayne Rogers
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,265
Naima Akef
1929 - 1966
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,266
Robert John Burke
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,267
Hōchū Ōtsuka
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,268
Alfonso Arau
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,269
Billy Barty
1924 - 2000
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,270
Romain Duris
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,271
May Whitty
1865 - 1948
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,272
Arturo de Córdova
1908 - 1973
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,273
Andrei Smirnov
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,274
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Hōchū Ōtsuka ranks 296. Before him are Koen Lenaerts, Rosi Braidotti, Igor Krutoy, Stina Ekblad, Wei Fenghe, and Ashrita Furman. After him are Ted DiBiase, Adrie Koster, Dmitry Kiselyov, Trevor Rabin, Alois Estermann, and Huub Rothengatter.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsKoen Lenaerts
LAWYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 290
Rosi Braidotti
PHILOSOPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 291
Igor Krutoy
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 292
Stina Ekblad
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 293
Wei Fenghe
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 294
Ashrita Furman
CELEBRITY
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 295
Hōchū Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 296
Ted DiBiase
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 297
Adrie Koster
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 298
Dmitry Kiselyov
JOURNALIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 299
Trevor Rabin
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 300
Alois Estermann
POLITICIAN
1954 - 1998
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 301
Huub Rothengatter
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 302
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hōchū Ōtsuka ranks 1,209 out of 6,245. Before him are Yasuji Miyazaki (1916), Kenichi Ogata (1942), Izumi Sakai (1967), Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), Hiroshi Kamiya (1975), and Tetsuo Sugamata (1957). After him are Kenji Miyamoto (1908), Seigō Nakano (1886), Momoe Yamaguchi (1959), Naoemon Shimizu (null), Koji Suzuki (1957), and Daisuke Gōri (1952).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 1,203
Kenichi Ogata
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 1,204
Izumi Sakai
SINGER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 1,205
Shuntarō Tanikawa
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 1,206
Hiroshi Kamiya
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,207
Tetsuo Sugamata
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,208
Hōchū Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 1,209
Kenji Miyamoto
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,210
Seigō Nakano
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1943
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,211
Momoe Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 1,212
Naoemon Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 1,213
Koji Suzuki
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 1,214
Daisuke Gōri
ACTOR
1952 - 2010
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 1,215
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Hōchū Ōtsuka ranks 80. Before him are Noriko Ohara (1935), Banjō Ginga (1948), Tura Satana (1938), Minami Takayama (1964), Kenichi Ogata (1942), and Hiroshi Kamiya (1975). After him are Momoe Yamaguchi (1959), Daisuke Gōri (1952), Yoshiko Kuga (1931), Kazuya Nakai (1967), Kazuo Hasegawa (1908), and Rinko Kikuchi (1981).
Noriko Ohara
1935 - 2024
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 74
Banjō Ginga
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 75
Tura Satana
1938 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 76
Minami Takayama
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 77
Kenichi Ogata
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 78
Hiroshi Kamiya
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 79
Hōchū Ōtsuka
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 80
Momoe Yamaguchi
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 81
Daisuke Gōri
1952 - 2010
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 82
Yoshiko Kuga
1931 - 2024
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 83
Kazuya Nakai
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 84
Kazuo Hasegawa
1908 - 1984
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 85
Rinko Kikuchi
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 86