1995
Ghost in the Shell
Voiced Batou in the Japanese original.
FLM.REDAKIO
OTSUKA
อากิโอะ โอสึกะ
A voice across animation and games
Akio Otsuka’s voice work spans Ghost in the Shell, Howl’s Moving Castle and Metal Gear.
Tokyo, Japan
Giving characters a voice
Akio Otsuka was born in Tokyo on 24 November 1959. The Japanese actor and voice performer has worked across animation, film and video games.
In the original Japanese version of Ghost in the Shell, he voiced Batou, a member of the security unit working alongside Major Motoko Kusanagi. He returned to the character in Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.
His animation credits also include the king in Howl’s Moving Castle. Outside film, Otsuka is known as the Japanese voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear series, illustrating a career shared between cinema and interactive storytelling.
Selected voice performances
1998
Metal Gear Solid
Voiced Solid Snake in Japanese.
2004
Howl’s Moving Castle
Voiced the king in the Japanese version.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.