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