Ryūzaburō Ōtomo

Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎, Ōtomo Ryūzaburō, born May 18, 1952) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production in December 2006, with 81 Produce and the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.

Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
大友 龍三郎
Born	(1952-05-18) May 18, 1952 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1977–present
Notable credit(s)	One Piece as Crocodile
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Due to his deep voice, he often plays villainous characters like fellow voice actor Norio Wakamoto, either in children's programs such as Mahōjin Guru Guru (as Lord Giri), Myotismon from Digimon, Crocodile from One Piece, and Montana Jones (as Zero) or in villainous roles such as Yūsha Keisatsu J-Decker (as Jūsan Saejima). He has taken over ongoing roles for voice actors Shigezō Sasaoka, Eiji Kanie, Shinji Nakae, Daisuke Gōri and Hirotaka Suzuoki after their deaths. A number of his foreign film-dubbing roles are occupied by Tesshō Genda in different editions of those films.

Filmography

Television animation

1979

• The Ultraman (Roiger)

1980

• Zenderman (Musashi)

1985

• The Three-Eyed One (Macbeth)

1988

• Soreike! Anpanman (Kaseki no Maō)

1991

• Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Dong Zhuo)

1992

• O~i! Ryoma (Gurabā)
• Crayon Shin-chan (Pippen)

1994

• Brave Police J-Decker (Juzo Saejima, Narrator)
• Dragon Ball Z (Dabra)
• Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (Geni)
• Kitaretsu Daihyakka (Priest)
• Macross 7 (Suren Rangu)
• Montana Jones (Lord Zero, Feudal Lord)
• Tottemo! Luckyman (Senkaoman, Hitman)

1995

• Aris Tantei Kyoku (Urufu-san)
• Fushigi Yūgi (Ashitare - Oyado)
• Kaitō Saint Tail (Board Chairman)
• Kūsōkagashi Sekai Gulliver Boy (Paeria)
• Demon Beast Resurrection (Mailman)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru (Lord Giri (second voice))
• Virtua Fighter (Jeffry McWild)

1996

• Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! series (Doctor Ōgami)
• Brave Command Dagwon (Super Lifeform Genocide)
• Dragon Ball GT (Liu Xing Long, Giant)
• GeGeGe no Kitarō (fourth series) (Oboro Kuroma, Mizutora, Kaiwanao)
• Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (Sauraki)
• Detective Conan (Okita, Shōji Mutsuda)

1997

• Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP (Principal)
• Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (Kurogane no Kenō)
• Dr. Slump (Unmō, Enma Daiō)
• Dragon Ball GT Special: Gokū Gaiden! Yūki no Akashishi ha Shiseikyū (Yōmaō)
• Hakugei Densetsu (Barba)
• Kindaichi Shōnen no Jigenbo (Zensuke Ōkōchi)
• Kyūketsu Hime Miyu (Kami-Ma Garyū)
• Detective Conan (Atsushi Mori practitioner)
• Nintama Rantarō (Fūki (second episode))
• Weiß Kreuz (Shigemi Yokō)

1998

• AWOL: Absent Without Leave (Zack Landis)
• Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Max (Gen-san)
• BB-Daman Bakugaiden (Darkmazā, Dark Emperor)
• Cowboy Bebop (Abdul Hakim)
• Kurogane Communication (Industrial Enterprise Master)
• Detective Conan (Shirō Hiraoka)
• Pocket Monsters (Fushigibana [Venusaur], Muramasa)
• Sentimental Journey (Gakkōrei (Boss))
• Trigun (Denim)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (Ushio)

1999

• Digimon Adventure (Vamdemon, VenomVamdemon)
• Excel Saga (Doctor Kabapu)
• Gregory Horror Show (Hell's Chef)
• Detective Conan (Criminal A, Hiruta, Michiaki Okuda)

2000

• Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru (Lord Giri)
• InuYasha (Hōsenki)
• Detective Conan (Arson offender)
• Pocket Monsters (Muramasa)

2001

• Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran (Mami's Father)
• Ōdorobō Jing (Baffle D'Ice)

2002

• Digimon Frontier (Cherubimon)
• Dragon Drive (Saizō Toki)
• One Piece (Crocodile)

2003

• Ashita no Nadja (Gérard)
• Astro Boy: Mighty Atom (Gafu)
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Gunkan)
• Divergence Eve (Luke Walker)
• Gungrave (Bear Walken)
• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Demolt)
• Detective Conan (Saguru Itakura)
• Jūbei Ninpūchō: Ryūhōgyoku Hen (Tessai)
• Planetes (Hakim Ashmead)

2004

• Bōken Ō Beet (Grunide)
• Initial D Fourth Stage (Kōzō Hoshino)
• Kaiketsu Zorori (Kichizō Kumada)
• Detective Conan (Detective)
• Samurai 7 (Genzō)
• Samurai Champloo (Ishimatsu (episodes 3 and 4))
• Tenjho Tenge (Kaiba Natsume)

2005

• Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (Daimon, Darius the Seventeenth)
• Pani Poni Dash! (Hirosuke)
• Speed Grapher (Father Kanda)

2006

• Kiba (J Rock)
• Sōten no Ken (Ke-Rong Jin)

2007

• Himawari! (Businessman)

2008

• Bleach (Aaroniero Arruruerie - deep-voiced head)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Homer Katagiri)

2009

• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Buccaneer)
• Sgt. Frog (Witness)

2010

• Kiddy Girl-and (Basil)
• Dragon Ball Kai (Porunga, Gyū-Maō, King Cold)

2011

• Wolverine (Omega Red)
• Digimon Xros Wars (Sethmon)
• Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time (Ogremon)

2012

• Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (Fezarl Ezelcant)
• Saint Seiya Ω (Capricorn Ionia)

2013

• Freezing Vibration - Howard el Bridget

2014

• Dragon Ball Kai (Dabra, Shenlong, Gyū-Maō)

2015

• Fafner in the Azure: EXODUS (Narain Wiseman-Bose)
• Dragon Ball Super (Shenlong, Gyū-Maō)

2016

• Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Janus North)
• Pocket Monsters XY&Z (Urup)

2017

• Princess Principal (Todo Jubei (ep. 5))
• Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters (Deusmon)

2018

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Steinhof)
• Baki (Ando (Ep. 25))

2019

• Obsolete (Zahir)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Crying Freeman (1988) (Oshu Tohgoku)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Sandoru Ararukon)
• La Blue Girl (1992) (zipang)
• Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (1992) (D3)
• Urotsukidoji (1993) (Caesar)
• El-Hazard (1995) (Galus)
• Bio Hunter (1995) (Mikawa)
• Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation (2000) (Birdie)
• Macross Zero (2002) (D. D. Ivanov)
• Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014) (Cain)

Theatrical animation

• Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) (Chief warden, officer)
• Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007) (Crocodile)
• Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) (Venusaur)
• Soreike! Anpanman: Palm of the Hand to the Sun (Great black devil)
• Tenchi Muyo! in Love (1995) (Kain)[1]
• Naruto Shippuden The Movie: The Lost Tower: (xxxx) (Mukade/Anrokuzan)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) (Gyū-Maō)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Nanto Roos)
• Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) (Diego Gomez)[2]
• Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) (Gaga)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Console	Source
1998	Burning Rangers	Big Randoman		[2]
1998	Dragon Force II	Frest		[2]
1998	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped	Uka Uka	PlayStation	[2]
1999	Crash Team Racing	Uka Uka	PlayStation	[2]
2002	Soulcalibur II	Astaroth	Arcade, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	[2]
2004	Dragon Quest VIII	Rhapthorne		[2]
2005	Soulcalibur III	Astaroth	PlayStation 2, Arcade	[2]
2006	Final Fantasy XII	Judge Magister Zargabaath		[2]
2007	Soulcalibur Legends	Astaroth Alpha	Wii
2008	Soulcalibur IV	Astaroth	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	[2]
2008	Klonoa	Ghadius	Wii	[2]
2009	Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny	Astaroth
2011	Tales of Xillia	Jiao		[2]
2011	Warriors Orochi 3	Taira no Kiyomori, Shingen Takeda		[2]
2012	Soulcalibur V	Astaroth		[2]
2012	Kid Icarus: Uprising	Poseidon	Nintendo 3DS	[2]
2013	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	Cameo
2014	Granblue Fantasy	Alanaan
2016	Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada	Shingen Takeda		[2]
2018	Soulcalibur VI	Astaroth	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	[2][3]

• Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (Captain Dominic "Vulture" Zubov)
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Ghost Eye)
• American McGee's Alice (Cheshire Cat (Roger L. Jackson))
• Brave Saga 2 (Jūsan Saejima)
• Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (Uka Uka (Clancy Brown))
• Crash Bash (Uka Uka (Clancy Brown))
• Crash Nitro Kart (Uka Uka (Clancy Brown))
• Crash Twinsanity (Uka Uka (Alex Fernandez))
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (Dabra)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (Dabra)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series (Dabra)
• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (Musha Gundam)
• Garasunobara (Kunio Hachiya)
• Gungrave (Bear Walken)
• Initial D Arcade Stage (Kōzō Hoshino)
• League of Legends (Cho'Gath)
• The Last Blade series (Zantetsu)
• The Last Remnant (The Conqueror)
• Mega Man Battle & Chase (Napalm Man)
• Mega Man X4 (General)
• Musou Orochi Z (Taira no Kiyomori, Shingen Takeda)
• Ninja Gaiden 2 (Genshin)
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors (Crocodile)
• Power Stone 2 (Gourmand)
• Psychic Force 2012 (Gudeath)
• Samurai Warriors 3 Xtreme Legend (Shingen Takeda)
• Samurai Warriors 4 (Shingen Takeda)
• Samurai Warriors 4 II (Shingen Takeda)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Black Doom)
• Shadow Hearts II (Grigori Rasputin)
• Solid Force (Yulgen Froint)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Crosell)
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (Darth Vader (Scott Lawrence))
• Super Robot Wars series (Euzeth Gozzo, Ashura, Q Bosu, Buritai 7018, Gadesu, Ganan, Emperor Warusa)
• Tales of Legendia (Maurits, Nerifes)
• Tales of Xillia 2 (Jiao)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Buritai Kuridaniku)
• Warriors Orochi 2 (Taira no Kiyomori, Shingen Takeda)

Drama CDs

• Bad Boys! (Rikiya Hodate)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Michael Wincott
  • The Crow (1998 TV Tokyo edition) – Top Dollar
  • Romeo Is Bleeding – Sal
  • Metro – Michael Korda
• Clancy Brown
  • Highlander (1988 TV Asahi edition) – The Kurgan/Victor Kruger
  • Lost – Kelvin Joe Inman
  • Snow White: The Fairest of Them All – Granter of Wishes
• Ron Perlman
  • Alien Resurrection (VHS/DVD edition) – Johner[4]
  • Conan the Barbarian – Corin
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Gnarlak[5]
• Ving Rhames
  • Con Air – Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones[6]
  • The Saint of Fort Washington – Little Leroy
  • Dave – Duane Stevenson
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • The Terminator (1987 TV Asahi and VHS editions) – T-800
  • Batman & Robin – Mr. Freeze
• Michael Clarke Duncan
  • The Green Mile – John Coffey[7]
  • Daredevil – Kingpin
• Dennis Rodman
  • Double Team – Yaz[8]
  • Soldier of Fortune, Inc. – Deacon 'Deke' Reynolds
• Alan Rickman
  • Alice in Wonderland – Blue Caterpillar
  • Dogma – Metatron
• 10,000 BC (2011 TV Asahi edition) – Warlord (Affif Ben Badra)
• Alien 3 (1998 TV Asahi version) – Edward Boggs (Leon Herbert)
• Aliens (1993 TV Asahi Special Edition) – Private Mark Drake (Mark Rolston)
• Amistad – Sengbe Pieh / Joseph Cinqué (Djimon Hounsou)[9]
• The Andromeda Strain – General George Mancheck (Andre Braugher)[10]
• Cadillac Records – Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker)
• Casino Royale (2009 TV Asahi edition) – Steven Obanno (Isaach de Bankolé)
• Cobra (1994 TV Asahi edition) – The Night Slasher (Brian Thompson)[11]
• Company of Heroes – Brent Willoughby (Vinnie Jones)[12]
• Cutthroat Island – Mr. Glasspool (Stan Shaw)
• Cyborg (1991 TV Asahi edition) – Fender Tremolo (Vincent Klyn)
• Das Boot (DVD edition) – Ario (Claude-Oliver Rudolph)
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1998 Fuji TV edition) - Otto (Richard E. Council)
• Eight Legged Freaks (2008 TV Tokyo edition) - Leon (Jay Arlen Jones)
• Get Smart (2011 TV Asahi edition) - Dalip (Dalip Singh)
• The Glimmer Man (DVD edition) - Donald Cunningham (John M. Jackson)
• Goosebumps - Death (Episode: "Say Cheese and Die - Again!")
• Heat (1998 TV Asahi edition) – Trejo (Danny Trejo)
• The Hobbit trilogy – Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch)[13]
• Joy Ride (DVD edition) – Rusty Nail (Ted Levine)
• Mad Max 2 (1991 TBS edition) – Wez (Vernon Wells)
• Major League (VHS/DVD edition) – Pedro (Dennis Haysbert)
• Men in Black (VHS/DVD edition) – Edgar the Bug (Vincent D'Onofrio)
• Men in Black II (VHS/DVD edition) – Pineal Eye (William E. Jackson)
• Mercury Rising (DVD edition) – Peter Burrell (L.L. Ginter)
• The Mummy – High Priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo)
• The Mummy Returns (Fuji TV edition) – High Priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo)
• Ordinary Decent Criminal – Noel Quigley (Steven Dillane)
• Payback (Video and DVD edition) – Bronson (Kris Kristofferson)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Bo'sun
• Point Break – FBI Instructor Hall (Delroy Lindo)[14]
• Predator (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Billy (Sonny Landham), Predator (Kevin Peter Hall)
• Predator 2 (1994 TV Asahi edition) – King Willie (Calvin Lockhart), Predator (Kevin Peter Hall)
• The Replacement Killers – Michael Kogan (Jürgen Prochnow)[15]
• Resident Evil (VHS/DVD edition) – One (Calvin Lockhart)
• Rush Hour – Luke (Clifton Powell)
• Six Days Seven Nights (VHS/DVD edition) – Jager (Temuera Morrison)
• Street Fighter (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Zangief (Andrew Bryniarski)
• Timecop (1996 TV Asahi edition) – Cole (Richard Faraci)
• The Dark Knight (2012 TV Asahi edition) – Gambol (Michael Jai White)
• Tom and Huck – Injun Joe
• Transformers: Age of Extinction – Galvatron
• Trespass – Savon (Ice Cube)
• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – Raze (Kevin Grevioux)[16]

Western animation

• Kevin Michael Richardson
  • Uncle Grandpa (Mr. Gus)
  • Steven Universe (Mr. Gus)
• Michael Clarke Duncan
  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (Kingpin)
  • Delgo (Elder Marley)
• Biker Mice from Mars (Lord Camembert)
• Cats Don't Dance (Max)
• DuckTales (Armstrong)
• Felidae (Kong)
• Hercules (Nessus)
• Home on the Range (Rico the Bounty Hunter)
• Iron Man (Nick Fury)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Kindalo)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • TV Tokyo edition (Rat King, Chakahachi)
  • BS2 edition (Leatherhead)
• Toonsylvania (Phil)[17]
• Treasure Planet (Scroop)
• X-Men (TV Tokyo edition) (Magneto)

Tokusatsu

1992

• Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (skeleton rickshaw driver (ep. 40 - 42))

1994

• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (Noppera-bō (ep. 39))

1996

• Choukou Senshi Changerion (Darkness General Zhender/Kazuki Katayama (played by Yutaka Hirose))
• B-Fighter Kabuto (Astral Saber)

1997

• Denji Sentai Megaranger (Javius the First (Voice), Research staff (Actor))

1998

• Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (Dotoumusha (ep. 22 - 23))

2000

• Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive vs Gingaman (Voice of Darkness King Gill)
• Mirai Sentai Timeranger (Don Dolnero (ep. 1 - 47)/Douzan Kinjou (Actor by: Kihee Senbonmatsu) (ep. 2 - 39))

2004

• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (Ginjifuan Kazak)

2007

• Juken Sentai Gekiranger (Gorie Yen (ep. 20 - 49))

2008

• Ultraman Mebius: The Armored Darkness (Armored Darkness)
• Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (Super Alien Hipporito)

2009

• Kamen Rider Decade (Ayakashi Chinomanako (ep. 24)/Chinomanako Diend (ep. 24 - 25))

2010

• Tomica Hero Rescue Fire (Donkaen (eps. 48 - 51 (1 - 26 Voiced by Daisuke Gōri)))
• Tensou Sentai Goseiger (Yuumajuu Giemurou of the Kappa (ep. 19))

2011

• Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (Gara (Monster form))

2012

• Garo: Makai Senki (Voice of Gajari (eps. 14 - 24))
• Kamen Rider Wizard (Voice of Wizardragon (eps. 9, 31, 51))

2013

• Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle (Voice of Wizardragon)

Other roles

• Dragon Ball Z Infinite World PV
• Hamlet (Marcellus)
• Sengoku Raiden Championship VTR Narration (Sengoku ~Daigojin~)

References

1. Jerry Beck (28 October 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-1-56976-222-6.
2. "Ryuzaburo Otomo - 184 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
3. "SOULCALIBUR VI (ソウルキャリバー 6) | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト". sc6.soularchive.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-08-07.
4. "エイリアン4". Fox Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
5. "ファンタスティック・ビーストと魔法使いの旅". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
6. "コン・エアー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
7. "グリーンマイル". Star Channel. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
8. "ダブルチーム". Happinet Pictures. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
9. "アミスタッド". Star Channel. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
10. "アンドロメダ・ストレイン［前編］［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
11. "コブラ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
12. "カンパニー・オブ・ヒーローズ バルジの戦い". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
13. "ホビット　竜に奪われた王国［エクステンデッド版］". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
14. "Ｘ‐ミッション". Star Channel. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
15. "リプレイスメント・キラー". Wowow. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
16. "アンダーワールド：ビギンズ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
17. "スティーブン・スピルバーグのトゥーンシルヴァニア". Cartoon Network. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

External links

• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database (in Japanese)
• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo on IMDb