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(Top) 1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Anime television series 2.2 Original video animations (OVAs) 2.3 Theatrical animation 2.4 Video games 2.5 Tokusatsu 2.6 Drama CDs 2.7 Dubbing 2.8 Voice/Recording Director 3 References 4 External links

Ryō Horikawa

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Ryō Horikawa
堀川りょう
Ryō Horikawa at 2014 Fan Expo Canada
Born	Makoto Horikawa (1958-02-01) February 1, 1958 (age 66) Osaka, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1984–present
Agent	Aslead Company
Notable work	Dragon Ball series as Vegeta Saint SeiyaasAndromeda Shun Detective ConanasHeiji Hattori Super Smash Bros. series as Captain Falcon
Spouse	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[edit]

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[edit]

Anime television series[edit]

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]

Tokusatsu[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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'sArche (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[edit]

Exit
Xenoblade Chronicles

References[edit]

^ "Interview: Ryo Horikawa (Voice Actor, Dragonball Z)". inside.anime-expo.org. Anime Expo. 2012-08-30. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah "声優さん出演リスト個別表示：堀川りょう(Ryou Horikawa) [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Ryō Horikawa". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

^ "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.

External links[edit]

Official blog (in Japanese)
New blog (in Japanese)
Ryō HorikawaatAnime News Network's encyclopedia
Ryō HorikawaatIMDb

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