Ryō Horikawa

Japanese actor and voice actor

Actor
voice actor

Years active1984–presentAgentAslead CompanyNotable work

Hitomi Oikawa

(m. 1988)

Ryō Horikawa (堀川りょう, Horikawa Ryō, born Makoto Horikawa (堀川亮, Horikawa Makoto), born February 1, 1958) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988. His former stage name is also Ryō Horikawa (堀川亮, Horikawa Ryō), which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his roles as Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya, Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan, and Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Career

Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime Dream Soldier Wing-Man. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya), Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), Vegeta (Dragon Ball series), and Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan). He is also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon (Super Smash Bros. series), with his most well-known line in the games being "Falcon Punch!". His wife is also a voice artist.^[1] He is also a fluent English speaker.

Filmography

Anime television series

1980s

Dr. Slump - Arale-chan (1984) (Charmy Yamada, Sakamoto)
Dream Soldier Wing-Man (1984) (Kenta Hirono)^[2]
Fist of the North Star (1984) (young Kenshiro)
GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) (Jigoku Douji)^[2]
Dragon Ball (1986) (Charmy Yamada)
Saint Seiya (1986) (Andromeda Shun)^[2]
Esper Mami (1987) (Boy)
Lady Lady!! (1987) (Arthur Drake Brighton)^[2]
Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988) (Boy, Wolf, Dog, Boy A, Taro, Richard)
Dragon Ball Z (1989) (Vegeta, Vegetto)^[2]
Dragon Quest (1989) (Adonis)^[2]

1990s

YuYu Hakusho (1993) (Karasu)
Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba (1993) (Takeshi Onimaru)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) (Tadao Yokoshima)^[2]
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S (1994) (Thomas Harris)^[2]
Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1994) (Mogubee)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (1995) (Yoshiki Usui)^[2]
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS(1995) (Buros)^[2]
Phantom Thief Saint Tail (1995) (Misato)^[2]
Dragon Ball GT (1996) (Vegeta, Gogeta)^[2]
Detective Conan (1996) (Namigawa Katsuhiko,^[3] Heiji Hattori)
The Files of Young Kindaichi (1997) (Asa Kakimoto, Ohno, Tsukishima)^[2]
Trigun (1998) (E.G. Mine)^[2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Ryuichi Fuwa)^[2]
Pokémon (1999) (Ziggy)

2000s

Digimon Tamers (2001) (Makuramon)
The Twelve Kingdoms (2002) (Shisei)
Ashita no Nadja (2004) (Antonio Fabiani)
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (2005) (Zaruchimu)
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006) (Hermit)
Ojarumaru (2008) (Gorgeous)
Dragon Ball Kai (2009) (Vegeta, Vegetto)^[2]

2010s

Digimon Fusion (2012) (Phelesmon)
Samurai Flamenco (2014) (Heatnoid)^[2]
Dragon Ball Super (2015) (Vegeta, Vegetto)^[2]
Gintama: Porori Hen (2017) (Kusanagi)
Actors: Songs Connection (2019) (Kagetora Nagano)^[4]

2020s

Hairpin Double (2022) (Ken Horibe)^[5]

Original video animations (OVAs)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Reinhard von Lohengramm)
Vampire Princess Miyu (1988) (Kei Yuzuki)^[6]
Shin Captain Tsubasa (1989) (Jito Hiroshi)
Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō (1990) (Futamura)
Slow Step (1991) (Naoto Kadomatsu)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) (Kou Uraki)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993) (Vegeta)
Please Save My Earth (1993) (Hokuto Yakushimaru)
Iczer Girl Iczelion (1994) (Chaos)
Kizuna (1994) (Kai Sagano)
Kizuna 2 (1994) (Kai Sagano)
Kizuna: Bonds of Love (1994) (Kai Sagano)
Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend (1996) (Ultraman Taro)
Detective Conan (2000) (Heiji Hattori)
Kizuna: Bonds of Love (2001) (Kai Sagano)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008) (Vegeta)^[2]

Theatrical animation

Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986) (Mori Ranmaru)^[2]
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsu-Hen (1988) (Nozomu Nikaido)
The Five Star Stories (1989) (Amaterasu/Ladios Sopp)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995) (Vegeta, Gogeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) (Vegeta)^[2]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) (Vegeta, Gogeta)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) (Vegeta)

Video games

Abalaburn (Lemuria)
Another Century's Episode 2 (Kou Uraki)^[2]
Astal (Geist)^[6]
Detective Conan: Tsuioku no Mirajiyu (Heiji Hattori)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge PC Engine version (Billy Lee)^[6]
Dragon Ball Z series (Vegeta, Vegetto, Gogeta)^[6]
Final Fantasy series
- Final Fantasy IV (Edward,^[6] Zeromus)
- Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (Edward)
- World of Final Fantasy (Thane of Saronia)^[6]
Kunio-kun series
- Kunio no Oden (Kunio, Godai, Sonokawa)^[6]
- Super Dodge Ball (Kunio)^[6]
Langrisser I & Langrisser II (Ledin)^[2]
Lost Odyssey (Tolten)^[6]
Makeruna! Makendō 2 (Doro‑san)
Phantasy Star Online 2 (Kyokuya)
Power Stone (Falcon)
Power Stone 2 (Falcon)
Shining Force EXA (Ragnadaam III)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Dias Flac, Bowman Jean)^[6]
Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Dias Flac, Bowman Jean)^[6]
Super Robot Wars series (Kou Uraki)^[6]
Super Smash Bros. series
- Super Smash Bros. (Captain Falcon)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (Captain Falcon)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Captain Falcon)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (Captain Falcon, Dunban)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Captain Falcon,^[6] Dunban)
Tales of Destiny (Miktran)^[6]
Tales of the Rays (Miktran)^[6]
Weekly Shōnen Jump series
- J-Stars Victory VS (Vegeta)
- Jump Force (Vegeta)^[6]
Xenoblade Chronicles (Dunban)^[6]

Tokusatsu

B-Fighter Kabuto (Heat Fruit Beast Pineappler (ep. 19))
Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (Speedam/Speedy Wonder)
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (Akumaro Sujigarano (eps. 28 - 43))
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season Two (General Two/Tsuguo Ushirozawa)
Kamen Rider Revice (Himself (ep. 31), Juuga Driver)

Drama CDs

Abunai series 3: Abunai Bara to Yuri no Sono
Abunai series 4: Abunai Campus Love (Ayumu Izaki)
Catch Me! (Tatsuki Kanou)
Ginnoyuki Furufuru (Yukihiko Takagi)
Que Sera, Sera (Fujito Mura)
Shiawase ni Naroune (Tokio Mouri)
Sweet Summer Supplies (Tokio Mouri)

Dubbing

Thomas and Friends (Henry the Green Engine (Seasons 1-8), Mavis the Quarry Diesel (Season 5 only) and Oliver the Big Excavator, (Season 6 only))^[2]
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Henry the Green Engine)^[2]
Dir En Grey's Arche (Trailer)^[7]
The New Adventures of Batman (Dick Grayson/Robin)
The Lord of the Rings (Pippin Took)
Mr. Men (Mr. Mean)
Underdogs (Grosso)
Snow White's Adventures (Doppy)

Voice/Recording Director

Exit
Xenoblade Chronicles

References

^ "Interview: Ryo Horikawa (Voice Actor, Dragonball Z)". inside.anime-expo.org. Anime Expo. 2012-08-30. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06.
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^ "Behind The Voice Actors - Case Closed - Voice Of Keenan Morris". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23.
^ "ACTORS: Songs Connection TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Staff, Cast, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "Hairpin Double Anime for Okayama International Circuit Airs on February 4". Anime News Network. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Ryo Horikawa (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "DIR EN GREY - 9th ALBUM『ARCHE』 Trailer". YouTube.