Ryou Horikawa

68, from Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Artwork for Dragon Ball Super: BrolyImage of Ryou Horikawa

Biography

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.

Timeline

2025Aged 67

  • Poster for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage

    Fujimaki (voice)

2024Aged 66

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z Kai

    Vegeta (voice) (archive footage)

2022Aged 64

  • Poster for Detective Conan: Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for Hairpin Double

    Ken Horibe / Race Control (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale

    バリデロ (voice)

2019Aged 61

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

2018Aged 60

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Super: Broly

    Vegeta (voice)

2017Aged 59

  • Poster for Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai

    Vegeta (voice)

2016Aged 58

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition

    Vegeta

2015Aged 57

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

    Vegeta (voice)

2013Aged 55

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

2011Aged 53

2010Aged 52

  • Poster for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!!

    Akumaro Sujigaran (voice)

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Final Live Tour 2010

    Akumaro Sujigarano (voice)

  • Poster for 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

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

    Vegeta (voice)

2009Aged 51

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

2008Aged 50

  • Poster for Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

    Vegeta (voice)

2006Aged 48

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

2004Aged 46

  • Poster for Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture

    Shun (voice)

2003Aged 45

  • Poster for Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

1999Aged 41

  • Poster for Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang

    Nikochan's Servant (voice)

  • Poster for Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

    Heiji Hattori (voice)

  • Poster for A.LI.CE

    Nero (voice)

1996Aged 38

  • Poster for Ultraman Super Fighter Legend

    Ultraman Taro / Zetton (voice)

1995Aged 37

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

    Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)

  • Poster for Don't Lose, Makendo!

    Doro (Voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Elf Princess Ren

    (Unknown)

1994Aged 36

  • Poster for Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy

    Boku (voice)

  • Poster for Crows

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Ghost Sweeper Mikami

    Tadao Yokoshima (voice)

1993Aged 35

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Rokudenashi Blues 1993

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

    Reinhard von Lohengramm

1992Aged 34

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Candy Candy: The Movie

    Brown, Anthony

  • Poster for Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

    Vegeta (voice)

  • Poster for Rokudenashi BLUES

    Yoneji Sawamura (voice)

  • Poster for Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

    Kou Uraki (voice)

1991Aged 33

  • Poster for Magical★Taruruuto-kun Movie

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Okama Report

    Shinya Okama

  • Poster for Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi

    Rick

  • Poster for Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band

    Nick

  • Poster for I'm All Yours

    Rokurou Chikanaka (voice)

1990Aged 32

  • Poster for Willful Idol

    Naoto (voice)

  • Poster for Obatarian

    Kunihiko (voice)

  • Poster for Kennosuke-sama

    Biker A (voice)

  • Poster for Far East of Eden: Ziria's Dreamlike Chapter

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Eiji

    Eiji Akagi

  • Poster for Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

    Vegeta (voice)

1989Aged 31

  • Poster for The Five Star Stories

    Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado

  • Poster for Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle

    Shun (voice)

  • Poster for Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1

    Yang (voice)

  • Poster for Demon Hunter Makaryūdo

    Sawaguchi (voice)

1988Aged 30

  • Poster for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

    Reinhard von Lohengramm

  • Poster for Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods

    Shun (voice)

  • Poster for Lady Lady!! The Movie

    (voice)

  • Poster for Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

    Shun (voice)

  • Poster for Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer

    Fieg

  • Poster for Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

    Nozomi Nikaido (voice)

1987Aged 29

  • Poster for Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

    Toby

  • Poster for Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris

    Shun (voice)

  • Poster for Bug-tte Honey: Megalom Shōjo Rondo 4622

    Chû Kawada

  • Poster for Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella

    Kenji Hishiki (voice)

  • Poster for Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu

    Shintarō Horie

  • Poster for Good Morning Althea

    Garorii (voice)

1986Aged 28

  • Poster for Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo

    (voice)

  • Poster for Pelican Road Club Culture

    Kenichi Watanabe

  • Poster for Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!

    Yousuke Miyamoto

1985Aged 27

  • Poster for Bobby's Girl

    Sachio Kubota (voice)

  • Poster for Lunn Flies into the Wind

    Classmate (voice)

1966Aged 8

  • Poster for Drunken Harbor

    Boy

1965Aged 7

  • Poster for Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    (Unknown)