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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 , 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. He is also a fluent English speaker.

Filmography

Anime television series

  1. 1980s

  2. Dr. Slump - Arale-chan (1984) (Charmy Yamada, Sakamoto)

  3. Dream Soldier Wing-Man (1984) (Kenta Hirono)

  4. Fist of the North Star (1984) (young Kenshiro)

  5. GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) (Jigoku Douji)

  6. Dragon Ball (1986) (Charmy Yamada)

  7. Saint Seiya (1986) (Andromeda Shun)

  8. Esper Mami (1987) (Boy)

  9. Lady Lady!! (1987) (Arthur Drake Brighton)

  10. Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988) (Boy, Wolf, Dog, Boy A, Taro, Richard)

  11. Dragon Ball Z (1989) (Vegeta, Vegetto)

  12. Dragon Quest (1989) (Adonis)

  13. 1990s

  14. Magical Taluluto (1990) (Tsutomu Harako)

  15. YuYu Hakusho (1993) (Karasu)

  16. Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba (1993) (Takeshi Onimaru)

  17. Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) (Tadao Yokoshima)

  18. Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S (1994) (Thomas Harris)

  19. Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1994) (Mogubee)

  20. Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (1995) (Yoshiki Usui)

  21. Nurse Angel Ririka SOS(1995) (Buros)

  22. Phantom Thief Saint Tail (1995) (Misato)

  23. Dragon Ball GT (1996) (Vegeta, Gogeta)

  24. Case Closed (1996) (Namigawa Katsuhiko, Heiji Hattori)

  25. The Files of Young Kindaichi (1997) (Asa Kakimoto, Ohno, Tsukishima)

  26. Trigun (1998) (E.G. Mine)

  27. Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Ryuichi Fuwa)

  28. Pokémon (1999) (Ziggy)

  29. 2000s

  30. Digimon Tamers (2001) (Makuramon)

  31. The Twelve Kingdoms (2002) (Shisei)

  32. Ashita no Nadja (2004) (Antonio Fabiani)

  33. Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (2005) (Zaruchimu)

  34. Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006) (Hermit)

  35. Ojarumaru (2008) (Gorgeous)

  36. Dragon Ball Kai (2009) (Vegeta, Vegetto)

  37. 2010s

  38. Digimon Fusion (2012) (Phelesmon)

  39. Samurai Flamenco (2014) (Heatnoid)

  40. Dragon Ball Super (2015) (Vegeta, Vegetto)

  41. Gintama: Porori Hen (2017) (Kusanagi)

  42. Actors: Songs Connection (2019) (Kagetora Nagano)

  43. 2020s

  44. Hairpin Double (2022) (Ken Horibe)

  45. Dragon Ball Daima (2024) (Vegeta)

Original video animations (OVAs)

Theatrical animation

Video games

Final Fantasy series

Kunio-kun series

Super Smash Bros. series

Weekly Shōnen Jump series

Tokusatsu

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

Voice/Recording Director

References