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My Take
If you have watched Dragon Ball in Japanese you already know Ryō Horikawa's voice, even if the name is new to you: he is Vegeta. That casting is a small miracle. The arrogance of a prince who genuinely cannot accept second place, and the wounded, almost comic desperation underneath it, come out of one throat. Plenty of actors can play haughty; very few make haughty sympathetic. What I admire most is the sheer duration. He was born in Osaka in 1958, worked as a child actor before moving into voice work, and is still the definitive voice of characters he has been playing for decades — including Heiji Hattori in Detective Conan, where his native Kansai speech does something no Tokyo actor could fake. Japanese voice acting refreshes constantly with younger talent, so holding a signature role that long is an achievement in itself, separate from any single performance.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryō Horikawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 堀川りょう
- Born
- February 1, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- seiyū / actor / child actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://yaplog.jp/horikawa-ryo/
- Xhttps://x.com/ryohorikawa
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E5%B7%9D%E3%82%8A%E3%82%87%E3%81%86
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryō Horikawa born?
Born February 1, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Ryō Horikawa from?
Ryō Horikawa is from Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Ryō Horikawa do?
Ryō Horikawa works as seiyū, actor, child actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.