Ryo Horikawa
Acting
Biography
Ryo Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryou) is a veteran voice actor born on February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He is married to fellow voice actress Oikawa Hitomi, whose natal name is also Horikawa. His former stage name was also Ryo Horikawa, albeit written 堀川亮 (same as his given name, Horikawa Makoto, but pronounced as Ryo). He changed the writing of his name to the present on April 3, 2001. He is the current representative director of talent agency Aslead Company. Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime Yume Senshi Wingman. From there, he became famous for his roles as Andromeda Shun in Saint Seiya, Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell) in Detective Conan (Case Closed), and Reinhard in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. During his early years as voice actor he belonged to Aoni Production and later アーク・ライツ before joining with Aslead Company where he became representative director.
Born: February 1, 1958
Place of Birth: Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Known For
B-Fighter Kabuto
B-Fighter Kabuto is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.
Touch
Twins Kazuya and Tatsuya, and their neighbor Minami have played together since they were children and built an unbreakable bond. But with puberty, the twins realized something: Minami is a girl, and three is a crowd. As the trio tries to preserve their relationship, Kazuya's pledge to make Minami's dream come true by taking her to Koshien with his baseball pitching skills makes the slackerish Tatsuya wonder about himself, and his own goals. But Minami has another dream she wants fulfilled, and as the twins continue to push themselves, with Minami in the middle, a life-changing tragedy leads one twin down a path he once never would've considered...
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
Prequel to the original series, focusing on Reinhard and his steps up the chain of command in the Galactic Empire. Also focusing on the FPA's Yang Wen-li. A chronicle on how he earned the title "The Hero of El Facile" and his handling of assignments he received after the historic event. Spiral Labyrinth also continues with the background of Reinhard and Kircheis where the first Gaiden left off.
Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu
Bokutachi no Densetsu is a summary of the TV series with an alternate ending. 'Kickers' is a weak soccer team that hardly wins a game. It has recorded 22 consecutive losses up till now, neither a star player nor a sign of a victory can be found in the team, that's why they begin to lose hope. But everything quickly changes when Kakeru Daichi, a newcomer to Kitahara Primary School, joins the team!
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
War rages between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. With two new brilliant young leaders at the helm, anything can happen in this military space opera.
Saint Seiya
Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.
Dragon Ball Z
Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
A beautiful-yet-awkward genius recruits three otaku to protect Akihabara. Powered only by their own delusions, and aiming to be acknowledged as a true Sentai team, they become the Unofficial Sentai, Akibaranger!
Filmography
as Fujimaki (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice) (archive footage)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as バリデロ (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Ken Horibe / Race Control (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Game Master (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Siegfried (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta / Xeno Vegeta (voice)
as Pipimi (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Kouji Amami (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Old wise man (voice)
as Tsu Shogun
as Vegeta (voice)
as Akumaro Sujigarano (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Akumaro Sujigaran (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Akumaro Sujigarano
as Vegeta (voice)
as Natsu Tanimoto (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Shun (voice)
as Aoshima Ken'ichi (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Antonio Fabiani (voice)
as Andromeda Shun (voice)
as Nero (voice)
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
as Nikochan's Servant (voice)
as (voice)
as E.G. Mine (voice)
as Reinhard von Lohengramm (voice)
as Ultraman Taro / Zetton (voice)
as Pineappler (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Bross
as Doro (Voice)
as Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)
as Tadao Yokoshima (voice)
as Koichi (voice)
as Sagano Kai
as Wei Liu (voice)
as Boku (voice)
as Reinhard von Lohengramm
as Hokuto Yakushimaru (voice)
as Makoto Saiki
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Tadao Yokoshima
as Takeshi Onimaru (voice)
as Ryuuken
as Vegeta (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Masaki Takamura (voice)
as Kou Uraki (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Yoneji Sawamura (voice)
as Brown, Anthony
as Vegeta (voice)
as Nick
as Naoto Kadomatsu
as Kou Uraki (voice)
as Shinya Okama
as Vegeta (voice)
as Tsuyoshi Harako (voice)
as Eiji Akagi
as Biker A (voice)
as Futamura
as Kunihiko (voice)
as Naoto (voice)
as Michael
as Sawaguchi (voice)
as Yang (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)
as Shun (voice)
as Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
as Reinhard von Lohengramm (voice)
as Yang (voice)
as Nozomu Nikaido
as Shun (voice)
as Kei Yuzuki (voice)
as (voice)
as Shun (voice)
as Reinhard von Lohengramm
as Garorii (voice)
as (voice)
as Shintarō Horie
as Kenji Hishiki (voice)
as Chû Kawada
as Shun (voice)
as Toby
as Rokurou Chikanaka
as Yousuke Miyamoto
as Shun (voice)
as Kenichi Watanabe
as ヨー
as 夏木六三四
as Classmate (voice)
as Takeshi Yoshida (voice)
as Sachio Kubota (voice)
as Thal (voice)
as Seppo / Lasse
as Kenta Hirono / Wingman (voice)
as Himself
as Juuga Driver (voice)
as Boy
as Shun (voice)
as Shun (voice)
as Shun (voice)
as Vegeta (voice)