Hiroshi Ōtake (大竹 宏, Ōtake Hiroshi, born March 14, 1932) is a Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa. He is best known for voicing Boss in Mazinger Z and Booby in the Perman franchise.
He voiced numerous characters in the 1968, 1971 and 1985 anime adaptions of GeGeGe no Kitarō. Most notably, he has been one of the more frequent voice actors for Salaryman Yamada.
He also stood in for Isamu Tanonaka as Medama-Oyaji in the 1971 series episode Amefuri-Tengu. This makes him one of only two other voice actors to voice the character during Tanonaka's lifetime, the other being Kazuo Kumakura.
Selected filmography[]
GeGeGe no Kitarō characters[]
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968 anime) - Shirayama (Ep. 7), Delivery Man (Ep. 7), Salaryman Yamada (Mamezō (Ep. 13), Mayor (Ep. 14), Believer (Ep. 20)), Next Episode Preview Narration (Ep. 13), Neko-Sennin, Construction Company President (Ep. 17), Construction Worker (Ep. 17), Villager (Ep. 17), Amefuri-Kozō, Police Officer (Ep. 23), Funa-Yūrei, Yama-Kozō (Ep. 29), Fireman (Ep. 29), Inspector (Ep. 29), Sugitarō Sugiyama (Hōkō)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971 anime) - Medama-Oyaji (Ep. 4), Doctor (Ep. 4), Elder A (Ep. 9), Tongo (Ep. 10), Next Episode Preview Narration (Ep. 17, 19), Salaryman Yamada (Nakamura (Ep. 18)), Bald Thief (Ep. 20), Iyami
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Kamaitachi (Ep. 1), Suiko, Oritatami-Nyūdō, Keukegen, Fuku-no-Kami (Ep. 26), Daruma (Ep. 26), Salaryman Yamada (Takeshi, (Ep. 43)), Umizatō, Pii, Hyakume, Ungaikyō, Elder (Ep. 72), Kanebayashi (Ep. 74), Yagyō-san, Shishi-Gashira, Mecha (Ep. 93), Ōnyūdō
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Dai-Sensō - Wolfman
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!! - Daruma
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Dai-Hanran - Yagyō-san, Azuki-Togi
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Jigoku Arc - Jigoku Warrior (Yagyō-san)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan - Hiderigami, Vodyanoy
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gyakushū! Yōma Dai Kessen - Kamaitachi
Other Shigeru Mizuki works[]
Other Works[]
- Akira as Nezu
- Cyborg 009 (1960s franchise) as 004/Albert Heinrich
- Death Note as Roger Ruvie
- Dr. Slump Arale-chan as King Nikochan, Tsun Tsuruten, others
- Dragon Ball as Boss Carrot, Invisible Man, King Nikochan, others
- Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969 series) as Taishō
- Hunter × Hunter (2011 series) as Zeno Zoldyk
- Kaibutsu-kun (1968 series) as Dracula
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Buta-Gorilla (first voice)
- Mazinger Z (franchise) as Boss
- Mōretsu Atarō (1969 series) as Nyarome
- Obake no Q-tarō (1965 series) as Koike-san
- Osomatsu-kun (1966 series) as Dayon
- Perman (franchise) as Perman #2/Booby
- Phoenix 2772 as Crack
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock as Yatteran, Tori-san
- Speed Racer as Sanpei (Chim-Chim)
- Triton of the Sea as Iru
- Wolf Boy Ken as Black