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and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to

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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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Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Other

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'' (Tahu, Lhikan) * ''

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'' (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