Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka (大塚 明夫) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion.

The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke (Lupin III franchise), Black Jack (Black Jack), Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake and Venom Snake (Metal Gear games), Gamigami Devil (Popolocrois), Ryoma Hoshi (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony), Shunsui Kyouraku (Bleach), Lieutenant Garuru (Sgt. Frog), Gwendel von Voltaire (Kyo Kara Maoh!), Batou (Ghost in the Shell series and movies), Blackbeard/Marshall D. Teach (One Piece), Tadakatsu Honda (Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series), twin police inspectors Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (Detective Conan), Bryan Hawk (Hajime no Ippo), All For One (My Hero Academia), Thorkell (Vinland Saga), Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Anavel Gato (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) and the various incarnations of Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts series). Apart from voicing villainous or jokester characters, he also occasionally does narration for anime shows. He is the son of the late voice actor Chikao Ohtsuka.

He is also the famous official dubbing roles for many western actors such as Steven Seagal, Nicolas Cage, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Dennis Quaid and many more.

On January 7, 2017, he was married, according to Mausu Promotion.

Drama CD

 * Dengeki Bunko Best Game Selection7 Fire Emblem Tabidati no syou (????) (Hardin)
 * Fire Emblem Shiranhen/Soumeihen (????) (King of Talys)
 * Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (????) (Mohammed Avdol)
 * Drama CD Metal Gear Solid (????) (Solid Snake)
 * Sdatcher (????) (Jean-Jack Gibson)

Live-action

 * Steven Seagal
 * On Deadly Ground (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Forrest Taft)1994
 * The Patriot (Dr. Wesley McClaren)1998
 * Nicolas Cage
 * Time to Kill (Original version) (Lt. Enrico Silvestri)1989
 * Denzel Washington
 * The Tragedy of Macbeth (Macbeth)2021
 * Dolph Lundgren
 * Rocky IV (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Captain Ivan Drago)1985
 * I Come in Peace (Jack Caine)1990
 * Cover Up (Mike Anderson)1991
 * Joshua Tree (Wellman Anthony Santee)1993
 * Men of War (Nick Gunar)1994
 * Pentathlon (Eric Brogar)1994
 * The Shooter (Michael Dane)1995
 * The Peacekeeper (Major Frank Cross)1997
 * The Minion (Lukas Sadorov)1998
 * Sweepers (Christian Erickson)1998
 * The Defender (Lance Rockford)2004
 * Puncture Wounds (Hollis)2014
 * Kindergarten Cop 2 (Agent Reed)2016
 * Antonio Banderas
 * Of Love and Shadows (Francisco)1994
 * Four Rooms (Man)1995
 * Femme Fatale (2005 TV Asahi edition) (Nicolas Bardo)2002
 * Samuel L. Jackson
 * The 51st State (Elmo McElroy)2001
 * Dennis Quaid
 * Any Given Sunday (2002 NTV edition) (Jack "Cap" Rooney)1999
 * Wesley Snipes
 * Blade series (TV Tokyo edition) (Blade)2002-2004
 * Unstoppable (2008 TV Tokyo edition) (Dean Cage)2004
 * Jeff Bridges
 * King Kong (1992 NTV edition) (Jack Prescott)1976
 * 8 Million Ways to Die (1992 TBS edition) (Matthew Scudder)1986
 * The Mirror Has Two Faces (Gregory Larkin)1996
 * Liam Neeson
 * Shining Through (On-air screening edition) (Franze-Otto Dietrich)1992
 * Jean-Claude Van Damme
 * The Quest (Christopher Dubois)1996
 * Wake of Death (Ben Archer)2004
 * Jean Reno
 * Mission: Impossible (1999 Fuji TV edition) (Krieger)1996
 * Witch Way Love (Molok)1997
 * Michael Madsen
 * Crime Story (Johnny Fosse)1986
 * The Doors (Tom Baker)1991
 * Sin City (Bob)2005
 * Vin Diesel
 * Fast & Furious (2011 TV Asahi edition) (Dominic Toretto)2011
 * 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1993 NTV edition) (Alonso (José Luis Ferrer))
 * 48 Hrs. (1990 NTV edition) (Jack Cates (Nick Nolte))
 * The Abyss (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Virgil Bud Brigman (Ed Harris))
 * Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (Semir Gerkhan (Erdoğan Atalay))
 * Aliens (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Private Drake (Mark Rolston))
 * Alligator II: The Mutation (1993 TV Tokyo edition) (David Hodges (Joseph Bologna))
 * Ally McBeal (Dr. Nickle (Bruce Willis))
 * American Yakuza (Nick Davis (Viggo Mortensen))
 * Angels in the Outfield (Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders))
 * Another 48 Hrs. (1994 Fuji TV edition) (Richard "Cherry" Ganz (Andrew Divoff))
 * Arachnophobia (1996 Fuji TV edition) (Dr. James Atherton (Julian Sands))
 * Armageddon (2012 TV Asahi edition) (Narrator (Charlton Heston))
 * Back to the Future (High School Band Audition Judge (Huey Lewis))
 * Bad Boys (Viking Lofgren (Clancy Brown))
 * The Base 2: Guilty as Charged (Lt. Col. Strauss (James Remar))
 * Basquiat (Rene Ricard (Michael Wincott))
 * Bear's Kiss (Marco (Maurizio Donadoni))
 * Betrayed (Wes (Ted Levine))
 * Beowulf (Beowulf (Christopher Lambert))
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Maxwell Dent (Jürgen Prochnow))
 * The Big Green (Coach Jay Huffer (Jay O. Sanders))
 * Black Dog (2002 NTV edition) (Earl (Randy Travis))
 * Black Ice (Ben Shorr (Michael Nouri))
 * Black Rain (1996 Fuji TV edition) (Masahiro (Ken Takakura))
 * Borderline (TV Tokyo edition) (Hotchkiss (Ed Harris))
 * Born on the Fourth of July (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes (Tom Berenger))
 * The Buddy System (Jim Parks (Edward Winter))
 * Candyman: Day of the Dead (Candyman (Tony Todd))
 * Captain Ron (Captain Ron (Kurt Russell))
 * Catchfire (1993 TV Tokyo edition) (Pinella (John Turturro))
 * Chinese Box (John Spencer (Jeremy Irons))
 * City Hunter (Col. MacDonald (Richard Norton))
 * City on Fire (Inspector John Chan (Roy Cheung))
 * Cliffhanger (1995 Fuji TV edition) (Kynette (Leon Robinson))
 * Coal Miner's Daughter (Doolittle Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones))
 * Code Name: Wild Geese (1988 TV Tokyo edition) (Guide Kim (Rene Abadeza))
 * Cold Case (Kyle Silver (Michael Nouri))
 * Colors (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Killer-Bee (Leon Robinson))
 * Coming to America (1999 NTV edition) (Darryl Jenks (Eriq La Salle))
 * Contact (2001 TV Tokyo edition) (Michael Kitz (James Woods))
 * The Cowboy Way (Sonny Gilstrap (Kiefer Sutherland))
 * Critters 2: The Main Course (Ug (Terrence Mann))
 * Crocodile Dundee II (Denning (Alec Wilson))
 * Crossbow (William Tell (Will Lyman))
 * Dallas (John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr. (Larry Hagman))
 * Darby O'Gill and the Little People (Michael McBride (Sean Connery))
 * Das Boot (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Jürgen Prochnow))
 * The Dead Hate the Living! (Dr. Eibon (Matt Stephens))
 * Death Train (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Mike Graham (Pierce Brosnan))
 * Deathstalker (Deathstalker (Richard Hill))
 * The Deceivers (Feringea (Tariq Yunus))
 * Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (Miguel (Héctor Mercado))
 * Devil in a Blue Dress (DeWitt Albright (Tom Sizemore))
 * Dick Tracy (Sam Catchem (Seymour Cassel))
 * Die Hard 2 (1990 VHS edition) (Major Grant (John Amos))
 * Double Team (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Yaz (Dennis Rodman))
 * Dragon Tiger Gate (Shibumi (Kang Yu))
 * Earth 2 (John Danziger (Clancy Brown))
 * Enter the Dragon (1989 TBS edition) (Parsons (Peter Archer))
 * Escape from L.A. (2000 Fuji TV edition) (Cuervo Jones (Georges Corraface))
 * Everybody's All-American (Narvel Blue (Carl Lumbly))
 * The Exterminator (1991 TV Tokyo edition) (John Eastland (Robert Ginty))
 * Extreme Justice (1997 Fuji TV edition) (Mike Lloyd (Richard Grove))
 * Farewell to the King (Learoyd (Nick Nolte))
 * Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior (Bai Yun Fei (Yu Rongguang))
 * Final Analysis (Jimmy Evans (Eric Roberts))
 * The Firm (1999 Fuji TV edition) (Ray McDeere (David Strathairn))
 * Flashback (Phil Prager (Tom O'Brien))
 * Flipper (Porter Ricks (Chuck Connors))
 * The Fly II (Simms (Jerry Wasserman))
 * The Fourth War (1992 TV Tokyo edition) (Col. Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow))
 * Frankie Starlight (Jack Kelly (Gabriel Byrne))
 * Freeway (Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland))
 * French Kiss (Luc Teyssier (Kevin Kline))
 * Galaxy of Terror (TBS edition) (Cabren (Edward Albert))
 * Gangster Wars (Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri))
 * George of the Jungle (Ape (John Cleese))
 * George of the Jungle 2 (Ape (John Cleese))
 * Getting Even (TBS edition) ('Tag' Taggar (Edward Albert))
 * Getting Even with Dad (Ray Gleason (Ted Danson))
 * G.I. Jane (Master Chief John James Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen))
 * Girlfriend from Hell (Chaser (Dana Ashbrook))
 * The Godfather Part III (Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna))
 * The Gods Must Be Crazy II (TBS edition) (Timi (Treasure Tshabalala))
 * The Golden Child (1989 Fuji TV edition) (Yellow Dragon (Eric Douglas))
 * The Golden Compass (2010 TV Asahi edition) (Iorek Byrnison (Ian McKellen))
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Forster (Robert Picardo))
 * Guns & Talks (Sang-yeon (Shin Hyun-joon))
 * The Hard Way (1994 Fuji TV edition) (Detective Lt. John Moss (James Woods))
 * Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (Marlboro (Don Johnson))
 * Heartbreak Ridge (1988 TBS edition) ('Swede' Johanson (Pete Koch))
 * Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (Bruno Von Stickle (Eric Braeden))
 * Hero and the Terror (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Robinson (Steve James))
 * House Arrest (Donald Krupp (Christopher McDonald))
 * Hudson Hawk (Butterfinger (Andrew Bryniarski))
 * Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (Aric (Dennis Holahan))
 * I Love You to Death (Harlan (William Hurt))
 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1994 NTV edition) (Fedora (Richard Young))
 * Infernal Affairs III (2013 BS Japan edition) (Inspector Shen Chen (Chen Daoming))
 * The Inglorious Bastards (1991 TV Tokyo edition) (Pvt. Fred Canfield (Fred Williamson))
 * Innerspace (1991 TBS edition) (Dr. Niles (Mark L. Taylor))
 * Intent to Kill (Fuji TV edition) (Al (Scott Patterson))
 * Iron Monkey (Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey (Yu Rongguang))
 * It (1994 TV Tokyo edition) (Richie Tozier (Harry Anderson))
 * Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (Creihton Duke (Steven Williams))
 * JFK (Lou Ivon (Jay O. Sanders))
 * The Karate Kid Part II (1990 Fuji TV edition) (Kreese (Martin Kove))
 * Kicked in the Head (Uncle Sam (James Woods))
 * Komodo (Bracken (Simon Westaway))
 * Kull the Conqueror (Kull (Kevin Sorbo))
 * La Jetée (Narrator (Jean Négroni))
 * Lady Chatterley (Mellors (Sean Bean))
 * The Last of the Mohicans (2001 Fuji TV edition) (Magua (Wes Studi))
 * The Last Shark (Peter Benton (James Franciscus))
 * Le Boulet (Moltès (Gérard Lanvin))
 * The Legend of the Lone Ranger (TV Tokyo edition) (The Lone Ranger / John Reid (Klinton Spilsbury))
 * Les Anges gardiens (Antoine Carco (Gérard Depardieu))
 * Let It Ride (Looney (David Johansen))
 * Libera Me (Park Han-mu (Park Sang-myun))
 * Love at Large (Harry Dobbs (Tom Berenger))
 * The Magnificent Seven (On-air screening edition) (Bernardo O'Reilly)
 * Malcolm X (Mr. Cooper (Curt Williams))
 * The Mask (1996 NTV edition) (Dorian (Peter Greene))
 * Maverick (1997 NTV edition & 1998 TV Tokyo edition) (Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson))
 * Mississippi Burning (Agent Monk (Badja Djola))
 * The Mod Squad (Billy (Josh Brolin))
 * Moon 44 (Felix Stone (Michael Paré))
 * Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (Raiden (James Remar))
 * Mr. Magoo (Bob Morgan (Nick Chinlund))
 * Mr. Nice Guy (Giancarlo (Richard Norton))
 * Mr. Vampire III (Village Ghost (So Yip))
 * The Mummy (2002 NTV edition) (Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr))
 * The Mummy Returns (2005 TV Asahi edition) (Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr))
 * My So-Called Life (Neil Chase (Danton Stone))
 * The Naked Gun series (TV Asahi edition) (Nordberg (O. J. Simpson))
 * The Natural (TV Asahi edition) (Boone (Mike Starr))
 * Navy SEALs (Graham (Dennis Haysbert))
 * Night Watch (1999 Fuji TV edition) (Mao Yixin (Lim Kay Siu))
 * Nightwatch (James Gallman (Josh Brolin))
 * No Escape (Hawkins (Ernie Hudson))
 * Nothing but Trouble (Fausto Squiriniszu (Taylor Negron))
 * Once Upon a Time in China series (Wong Fei-Hung (Vincent Zhao))
 * Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday (Flint Lukash (J. Kenneth Campbell))
 * Othello (Cassio (Nathaniel Parker))
 * Pancho Barnes (TV Tokyo edition) (Frank Clarke (Ted Wass))
 * Panther (Bobby Seale (Courtney B. Vance))
 * Partners in Crime (Tommy Beresford (David Walliams))
 * Pearl Harbor (Commander Minoru Genda (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa)
 * The Perfect Weapon (Jeff Sanders (Jeff Speakman))
 * The Philadelphia Experiment (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Major Clark (Kene Holliday))
 * Philadelphia Experiment II (David Herdeg (Brad Johnson))
 * Point Break (Bodhi (Patrick Swayze))
 * Predator 2 (Captain B. Pilgrim (Kent McCord))
 * The Presidio (MP Bygrave (Jesse D. Goins), Mark (Patrick Kilpatrick))
 * The Prodigal Son (Ngai Fei (Frankie Chan))
 * Project A (2011 WOWOW edition) (Lor Sam Pau (Dick Wei))
 * Psycho III (Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey))
 * Radioland Murders (Roger Henderson (Brian Benben))
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark (Katanga (George Harris))
 * Red Cliff (Narrator)
 * Red Sun (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (Kuroda Jubie (Toshiro Mifune))
 * The Relic (Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore))
 * Resident Evil series (TV Asahi edition) (Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts))
 * Revenge (Amador (Miguel Ferrer))
 * Reversal of Fortune (Raj (Mano Singh))
 * Ricochet (DVD edition) (Earl Talbot Blake (John Lithgow))
 * Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Hai (Chi-leung Chan))
 * Robin Hood (Sir Robert Hode / Robin Hood (Patrick Bergin))
 * The Rock (1999 NTV edition) (Commander Anderson (Michael Biehn))
 * The Rocketeer (Fitch (Ed Lauter))
 * Romeo + Juliet (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Captain Prince (Vondie Curtis-Hall))
 * Romeo Must Die (2003 TV Asahi edition) (Mac (Isaiah Washington))
 * Rookie of the Year (Chet 'Rocket' Steadman (Gary Busey))
 * Running Scared (Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits))
 * Scarecrow (2000 TV Tokyo edition) (Max (Gene Hackman))
 * The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (Harrison (Billy Campbell))
 * See No Evil, Hear No Evil (Kirgo (Kevin Spacey))
 * Seven Years in Tibet (2000 Fuji TV / Netflix edition) (Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis))
 * Shakedown (TV Tokyo edition) (Nicky 'N.C.' Carr (Antonio Fargas))
 * Shallow Hal (Tony Robbins)
 * Sherlock Holmes (2012 TV Asahi edition) (Lord Henry Blackwood (Mark Strong))
 * Short Circuit 2 (NTV edition) (Fred Ritter (Michael McKean))
 * Sidekicks (Chuck Norris)
 * Silver Hawk (Alexander Wolfe (Luke Goss))
 * Silverado (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Emmett (Scott Glenn))
 * Simpatico (Lyle Carter (Nick Nolte))
 * Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Sinbad (Patrick Wayne))
 * Slaughter (TV Tokyo edition) (Slaughter (Jim Brown))
 * Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (TV Tokyo edition) (Slaughter (Jim Brown))
 * Sleepers (Father Bobby (Robert De Niro))
 * Sleepwalkers (Andy Simpson (Dan Martin))
 * Small Soldiers (2002 NTV edition) (Archer (Frank Langella))
 * Sometimes They Come Back (1991 VHS edition) (Richard Lawson (Robert Rusler))
 * Soul Food (Miles (Michael Beach))
 * Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (Wolff (Peter Strauss))
 * Spawn (Spawn/Al Simmons (Michael Jai White))
 * The Spree (Det. Bram Hatcher (Powers Boothe))
 * Stakeout (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Richard 'Stick' Montgomery (Aidan Quinn))
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1991 Fuji TV edition) (James T. Kirk (William Shatner))
 * Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (In-flight screening edition) (Captain Klaa (Todd Bryant))
 * Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1992 VHS edition) (James T. Kirk (William Shatner))
 * Stargate (1996 Fuji TV edition) (Lieutenant Ferretti (French Stewart))
 * State of Grace (Pat Nicholson (R. D. Call))
 * Steal Big Steal Little (Sheriff Otis (Charles Rocket))
 * Stone Cold (Joe Huff / John Stone (Brian Bosworth))
 * Strike Commando (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Radek's Soldier (Jim Gaines))
 * Strul (Hjelm (Gino Samil))
 * Swimming with Sharks (Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey))
 * T-Force (Adam (Evan Lurie))
 * The Tale of Sweeney Todd (Ben Carlyle (Campbell Scott))
 * Tank Girl (Deetee (Reg E. Cathey))
 * Taxi series (Fuji TV edition) (Daniel (Samy Naceri))
 * Texas Rangers (Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott))
 * Three Men and a Baby (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Jack Holden (Ted Danson))
 * Three Men and a Little Lady (1996 NTV edition) (Peter Mitchell (Tom Selleck))
 * Titanic (Simon Doonan (Tim Curry))
 * A Touch of Frost (DI Jack Frost (David Jason))
 * Trouble Bound (Zand (Paul Ben-Victor))
 * True Romance (Drexl Spivey (Gary Oldman))
 * Turner & Hooch (1993 TBS edition) (Chief Hyde (Craig T. Nelson))
 * Twin Peaks (Leo Johnson (Eric Da Re))
 * Twin Town (Terry Walsh (Dougray Scott))
 * Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1990 TV Tokyo edition) (Rawhide (Stanley Fung))
 * U-571 (TV Asahi edition) (Maj. Matthew Coonan (David Keith))
 * Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (Ultraman Powered (Kane Kosugi))
 * Under the Dome (Hektor Martin (Eriq La Salle))
 * Une chance sur deux (Trenchcoat Killer (Aleksandr Yakovlevich Mikhailov))
 * Unlawful Entry (On-air screening edition) (Michael Carr (Kurt Russell))
 * The Untouchables (1990 Fuji TV edition) (Lt. Anderson (Peter Aylward))
 * The Usual Suspects (1998 TV Tokyo edition) (Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne))
 * Vision Quest (Shute (Frank Jasper))
 * Vital Signs (Michael Chatham (Adrian Pasdar))
 * Voyage (Morgan Norvell (Rutger Hauer))
 * Warlock: The Armageddon (Warlock (Julian Sands))
 * Warriors of Virtue (Yun (Jack Tate))
 * When Harry Met Sally... (Joe (Steven Ford))
 * Wild Orchid (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Jerome McFarland (Bruce Greenwood))
 * Wildcats (Frank Needham (James Keach))
 * The Wind and the Lion (Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli (Sean Connery))
 * Winter's Tale (Judge (Will Smith))
 * Within the Rock (Ryan (Xander Berkeley))
 * Young Guns II (Pat Garrett (William Petersen))

Other

 * Bionicle (Tahu, Lhikan)
 * Code Lyoko (XANA)
 * Mega64 (Konami Janitor (Rocco Botte))
 * VR Troopers (Grimlord/Karl Ziktor) (Gardner Baldwin)