is a Japanese actor,

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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 (''

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'' games), Gamigami Devil (''

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''), Ryoma Hoshi ('' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony''), Shunsui Kyouraku (''

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''), Lieutenant Garuru (''

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''), Gwendel von Voltaire (''

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''),

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''), Tadakatsu Honda ('' Samurai Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series), twin police inspectors Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (''

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''), Bryan Hawk (''

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''), All For One (''

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''), Thorkell ('' Vinland Saga''), Wamuu (''

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''),

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'' 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

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. He is also the famous official dubbing roles for many western actors such as

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, Dennis Quaid and many more. On January 7, 2017, he was married, according to Mausu Promotion.

Filmography

Television animation

OVA

ONA

Cinematic animation

Live-action films

Live-action television

Tokusatsu

Video games

Drama CD

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Tabidati no syou'' (????) (Hardin) * '' Fire Emblem Shiranhen/Soumeihen'' (????) (King of Talys) * ''

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'' (????) (Mohammed Avdol) * '' Drama CD Metal Gear Solid'' (????) (Solid Snake) * ''Sdatcher'' (????) (Jean-Jack Gibson)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Other

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'' (Tahu, Lhikan) * ''

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'' (Konami Janitor (Rocco Botte)) * '' VR Troopers'' (Grimlord/Karl Ziktor) ( Gardner Baldwin)

Awards

References

External links

Official agency profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otsuka, Akio 1959 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese male musical theatre actors Male voice actors from Tokyo Mausu Promotion voice actors Seiyu Award winners 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors