is a Japanese surname. Alternative transliterations include Otsuka and Ohtsuka. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ai Otsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.
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(大塚 愛, born 1982), Japanese pop singer from the Kansai region
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Akinori Otsuka
(born January 13, 1972) is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher who coaches for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was formerly the set-up man for the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers. He was also the closer for Jap ...
(大塚 晶則, born 1972), Japanese baseball player
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Akio Ōtsuka
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 ...
(大塚 明夫, born 1959), Japanese voice actor, son of Chikao Ohtsuka
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Chihiro Otsuka (大塚 ちひろ, born 1986), Japanese actress
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Chikao Ohtsuka (大塚 周夫, 1929–2015), Japanese voice actor, father of Akio Ōtsuka
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Gen Ōtsuka
was a renowned Japanese photographer.
He was born on May 10, 1912, in the Kita ward in Tokyo, Japan. His father, Otsuka Masayoshi, was a pioneer of photographic retouching. After graduating secondary school in 1929, his father encouraged him to ...
(大束 元, 1912–1992), Japanese photographer
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Hirofumi Otsuka
is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sp ...
(大塚 博文, born 1947), Japanese speed skater
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Hironori Ōtsuka
was a Japanese master of karate who created the Wadō-ryū style of karate. He was the first Grand Master of Wadō-ryū karate, and received high awards within Japan for his contributions to karate.
Early life
Ōtsuka was born on June 1, 1892, ...
(大塚 博紀, 1892–1982), creator and first Grand Master of the Japanese karate style Wado-ryu
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Hōchū Ōtsuka
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 Su ...
(大塚 芳忠, born 1954), Japanese voice actor
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James Otsuka (1921–1984), war tax resister
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Julie Otsuka (born 1962), Japanese American author
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Michael Otsuka
Michael H. Otsuka (born 1964) is an American left-libertarian political philosopher and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University.
Career
Otsuka earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in politics from Balliol College, Oxf ...
(born 1964), London-based academian
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Miyako Ōtsuka
is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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(大塚 宮子, born 1953), Japanese basketball player
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Miyu Otsuka (大塚 美優, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
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Motoyuki "Morrie" Ōtsuka (大塚 基之, born 1964), Japanese singer-songwriter
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Noyuri Otsuka
Noyuri Otsuka (1924 - 31 December 2019) was a Japanese Christian scholar and researcher.
Biography
Otsuka was born in Tokyo in 1924. Her father, Tomiyoshi Otsuka, was a pastor and the founder of the Apostolic Church. Otsuka graduated from Tokyo ...
(1924–2019), Japanese Christian scholar and researcher
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Tadashi Ohtsuka Tadashi (Kanji: 正, 禎, 忠, 荘, 匡史 Hiragana: ただし), Japanese masculine name, may refer to :
*, the first aikido master to live and teach in the west
*, Japanese manga story writer, novelist and screenwriter
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(大束 忠司, born 1978), Japanese badminton player
* Tarō Ōtsuka (大塚 太郎, 1868–?), Japanese garden designer: see
T. R. Otsuka
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T. R. Otsuka (1868–?), Japanese garden designer
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Takeo Otsuka (大塚 武生, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler also known as Men's Teioh or Terry Boy
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Yasuo Ōtsuka
was a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation, Nippon Animation, TMS Entertainment, and Studio Ghibli. He was considered to be one of Japan's foremost animators, and he was an important mentor to both Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
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(大塚 康生, born 1931), animator
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Yuto Otsuka
is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Miyazaki Shining Suns
The Miyazaki Shining Suns were a Japanese basketball team that played three seasons in the bj league. The ...
(大塚 裕土, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
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Sae Ōtsuka (大塚 紗英, born 1995), Japanese voice actor, singer
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Japanese-language surnames