Ryo Horikawa
Born: 1958-02-01 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage as Fujimaki (voice)
2024
- Dragon Ball DAIMA as Vegeta (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z Kai as Vegeta (voice) (archive footage)
2022
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero as Vegeta (voice)
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale as バリデロ (voice)
- Detective Conan: Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Hairpin Double as Ken Horibe / Race Control (voice)
2020
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives as Game Master (voice)
2019
- Circlet Princess as Siegfried (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2018
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes as Vegeta / Xeno Vegeta (voice)
- Pop Team Epic as Pipimi (voice)
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly as Vegeta (voice)
2017
- Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai as Vegeta (voice)
2016
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition as Vegeta
- Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D as Vegeta (voice)
2015
- Dragon Ball Super as Vegeta (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' as Vegeta (voice)
- Rainy Cocoa as Kouji Amami (voice)
2013
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods as Vegeta (voice)
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero as Old wise man (voice)
- Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! as Vegeta (voice)
2012
- Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger as Tsu Shogun
2010
- Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans as Vegeta (voice)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!! as Akumaro Sujigaran (voice)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Final Live Tour 2010 as Akumaro Sujigarano (voice)
- はじめましてトーマスシリーズ トーマスとこうざんてつどうのなかまたち
2009
- Dragon Ball Z Kai as Vegeta (voice)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger as Akumaro Sujigarano (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2008
- Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! as Vegeta (voice)
2006
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple as Natsu Tanimoto (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2005
2004
- Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture as Shun (voice)
2003
- Ashita no Nadja as Antonio Fabiani (voice)
- Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Knights of the Zodiac
- Body Transfer as Aoshima Ken'ichi (voice)
2002
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Andromeda Shun (voice)
2000
- The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case as Heiji Hattori (voice)
1999
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century as Heiji Hattori (voice)
- Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang as Nikochan's Servant (voice)
- A.LI.CE as Nero (voice)
1998
- TRIGUN as E.G. Mine (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden as Reinhard von Lohengramm (voice)
- Sentimental Journey as (voice)
1996
- Detective Conan
- B-Fighter Kabuto as Pineappler (voice)
- Dragon Ball GT as Vegeta (voice)
- Ultraman Super Fighter Legend as Ultraman Taro / Zetton (voice)
1995
- Saint Tail
- Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon as Vegeta (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn as Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)
- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS as Bross
- Don't Lose, Makendo! as Doro (Voice)
- Elf Princess Ren
1994
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami as Tadao Yokoshima (voice)
- Kizuna as Sagano Kai
- Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front as Wei Liu (voice)
- Homeroom Affairs as Koichi (voice)
- Crows
- Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy as Boku (voice)
1993
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan as Vegeta (voice)
- Ghost Sweeper GS Mikami as Tadao Yokoshima
- Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound as Vegeta (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks as Vegeta (voice)
- Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba as Takeshi Onimaru (voice)
- Aoki Densetsu Shoot! as Makoto Saiki (voice)
- Shippuu! Iron Leaguer as Ryuuken
- Miracle Girls as Masaki Takamura (voice)
- Please Save My Earth as Hokuto Yakushimaru (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans as Vegeta (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War as Reinhard von Lohengramm
- Rokudenashi Blues 1993
1992
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler as Vegeta (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! as Vegeta (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon as Kou Uraki (voice)
- Adventures of Puss-in-Boots
- Candy Candy: The Movie as Brown, Anthony
- Rokudenashi BLUES as Yoneji Sawamura (voice)
- Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden
1991
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory as Kou Uraki (voice)
- Slow Step as Naoto Kadomatsu
- Okama Report as Shinya Okama
- Magical★Taruruuto-kun Movie
- Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band as Nick
- Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi as Rick
1990
- Samurai Pizza Cats as Michael
- Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku as Vegeta (voice)
- Magical Taluluto as Tsuyoshi Harako (voice)
- Yagami's Family Affairs as Futamura
- Heavenly Chronicles
- Kennosuke-sama as Biker A (voice)
- Far East of Eden: Ziria's Dreamlike Chapter
- Eiji as Eiji Akagi
- Willful Idol as Naoto (voice)
- Obatarian as Kunihiko (voice)
1989
- Dragon Ball Z as Vegeta (voice)
- Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle as Shun (voice)
- Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid as 手天童子
- The Five Star Stories as Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
- Demon Hunter Makaryūdo as Sawaguchi (voice)
- Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 as Yang (voice)
1988
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes as Reinhard von Lohengramm (voice)
- Crying Freeman as Yang (voice)
- Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth as Shun (voice)
- Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods as Shun (voice)
- Vampire Princess Miyu as Kei Yuzuki (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars as Reinhard von Lohengramm
- Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter as Nozomi Nikaido (voice)
- Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer as Fieg
- Lady Lady!! The Movie as (voice)
1987
- Lady Lady!! as (voice)
- Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris as Shun (voice)
- Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu as Shintarō Horie
- Space Fantasia 2001 Nights as Toby
- I'm All Yours as Rokurou Chikanaka
- Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella as Kenji Hishiki (voice)
- Good Morning Althea as Garorii (voice)
- Bug-tte Honey: Megalom Shōjo Rondo 4622 as Chû Kawada
1986
- Saint Seiya as Shun (voice)
- Maison Ikkoku as Nozomi Nikaido (voice)
- Pelican Road Club Culture as Kenichi Watanabe
- Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki! as Yousuke Miyamoto
- Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger
- Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo as (voice)
1985
- Touch as Takeshi Yoshida (voice)
- Musashi no Ken as 夏木六三四
- Konpora Kid as ヨー
- Lunn Flies into the Wind as Classmate (voice)
- Bobby's Girl as Sachio Kubota (voice)
1984
- Sherlock Hound as Thal (voice)
- Elves of the Forest as Seppo / Lasse
- Dream Fighter Wingman as Kenta Hirono / Wingman (voice)
1971
- Kamen Rider as Himself
1966
- Drunken Harbor as Boy