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 Horikawa Ryou, 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.
Known For
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
(2013)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
(2015)
Vegeta (voice)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
(1994)
Tadao Yokoshima (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
(1990)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
(2022)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
(1995)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
(2013)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
(1995)
Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
(1992)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
(1987)
Shun (voice)
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
(1989)
Shun (voice)
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
(1988)
Shun (voice)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
(2008)
Vegeta (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
(1965)
Drunken Harbor
(1966)
Boy
Lunn Flies into the Wind
(1985)
Classmate (voice)
Bobby's Girl
(1985)
Sachio Kubota (voice)
Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
(1986)
Yousuke Miyamoto
Pelican Road Club Culture
(1986)
Kenichi Watanabe
Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief o
(1986)
沖田成利
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
(1987)
Toby
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
(1987)
Shun (voice)
Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella
(1987)
Kenji Hishiki (voice)
I'm All Yours
(1987)
Rokurou Chikanaka
Good Morning Althea
(1987)
Garorii (voice)
Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu
(1987)
Shintarō Horie
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
(1988)
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
(1988)
Nozomu Nikaido
Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer
(1988)
Fieg
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
(1988)
Shun (voice)
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods
(1988)
Shun (voice)
Lady Lady!! The Movie
(1988)
アーサー・ドレイク・ブライトン
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
(1989)
Shun (voice)
The Five Star Stories
(1989)
Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
Demon Hunter Makaryūdo
(1989)
Sawaguchi (voice)
Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
(1989)
Jiro Shutendo (voice)
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
(1989)
Yang (voice)
Kennosuke-sama
(1990)
Biker A (voice)
Eiji
(1990)
Eiji Akagi
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
(1990)
Vegeta (voice)
Willful Idol
(1990)
Naoto (voice)
Far East of Eden: Ziria's Dreamlike Chapter
(1990)
Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi
(1991)
Rick
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
(1992)
Vegeta (voice)
Rokudenashi Blues
(1992)
Yoneji Sawamura
Candy Candy: The Movie
(1992)
Brown, Anthony
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
(1992)
Vegeta (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
(1992)
Kou
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
(1993)
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Rokudenashi Blues 1993
(1993)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Please Save My Earth
(1993)
Hokuto Yakushimaru (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
(1993)
Vegeta (voice)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
(1994)
Tadao Yokoshima (voice)
Crows
(1994)
Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy
(1994)
Boku (voice)
ドラゴンボールZ 危険なふたり!超戦士はねむれない
(1994)
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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
(1995)
Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)
Elf Princess Ren
(1995)
Don't Lose, Makendo!
(1995)
Doro (Voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
(1995)
Vegeta (voice)
A.LI.CE
(1999)
Nero
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
(1999)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
(1999)
Nikochan's Servant (voice)
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
(2003)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture
(2004)
Andromeda Shun (voice)
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem
(2006)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Detective Conan: Three Days with Heiji Hattori
(2007)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
(2008)
Vegeta (voice)
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
(2009)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
(2010)
Vegeta
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
(2010)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!!
(2010)
Akumaro Sujigaran (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
(2010)
Asakusa Daydreams
(2011)
Detective Conan OVA 11: A Secret Order from London
(2011)
Heiji Hattori (voice) / Takafumi Fukawa (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter 1 Sho Ginga Teikoku Hen
(2011)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
(2013)
Vegeta (voice)
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
(2013)
Vegeta (voice)
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
(2013)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
(2015)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
(2016)
Vegeta (voice)
Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small
(2016)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
(2016)
Vegeta
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
(2017)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
(2017)
Vegeta (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
(2018)
Vegeta (voice)
Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip
(2019)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Hairpin Double
(2022)
Ken Horibe / Race Control (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
(2022)
Vegeta (voice)
Detective Conan: Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba
(2022)
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
(2022)
バリデロ (voice)
Case Closed: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
(2024)
Heiji Hattori (voice)