Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝 Suzuoki Hirotaka, March 6, 1950 – August 6, 2006) was a Japanese voice actor and actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.
He is best known as the voice of Bright Noa in Mobile Suit Gundam, Kojirou Hyuga in Captain Tsubasa, Dragon Shiryū in Saint Seiya, Tenshinhan in the Dragon Ball franchise, Tatewaki Kuno in Ranma ½, Sakaki (Giovanni) in Pokémon and Saitō Hajime in Rurouni Kenshin.
Suzuoki's most notable trait was his soft, dignified voice. He was affiliated with Ken Production, in which he worked in many animation roles. Suzuoki made his voice acting debut in Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 in 1978. His last voice acting role was the voice of Bright Noa in Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars, which was seen by fans as the best sendoff in Suzuoki's name.
Suzuoki was the best friend of fellow voice actor Tōru Furuya, who co-starred with him in several different series.
Suzuoki was a heavy smoker and drinker. In July 2006, Suzuoki was diagnosed with lung cancer and undertook hospitalization and medical treatment, but on the morning of August 6, 2006, his health declined, and Suzuoki died at the age of 56. His ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors.
Dub Actors
| Actor | No. of Titles | Country |
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| John Burgmeier | 7 | 
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| Ted Lewis | 5 |
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| Bill Capizzi | 3 |
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| Chris Cason | 2 |
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| Eddie Frierson | 2 |
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| Richard Ganoung | 2 |
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| Matt Smith | 2 | 
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| Daniel Woren | 2 |
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| Christopher Ayres | 1 |
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| Stephen Bent | 1 | 
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| Steve Blum | 1 |
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| David Bridges | 1 | 
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| Mark Britten | 1 |
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| Simon Broad | 1 |
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| Steve Cassling | 1 |
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| Cam Clarke | 1 |
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| Ted Cole | 1 |
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| Robert Colin | 1 |
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| Michael Dobson | 1 |
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| Michael Forest | 1 |
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| David Gasman | 1 | 
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| Edward Glen | 1 |
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| Mark Hellman | 1 |
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| Chuck Huber | 1 |
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| Adam Hunter | 1 |
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| Brendan Hunter | 1 |
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| Jeff Johnston | 1 |
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| Chris Kalhoon | 1 |
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| Dave Kelly | 1 |
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| Jonathan Love | 1 |
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| Sharon Mann | 1 |
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| Scott McNeil | 1 |
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| David Moo | 1 |
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| Rob Paulsen | 1 |
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| Brandon Potter | 1 |
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| Doug Rand | 1 |
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| Christopher Sabat | 1 |
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| Terrence Scammell | 1 |
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| John J. Smith | 1 |
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| Kirk Thornton | 1 |
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| Eric Vale | 1 |
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| Russell Wait | 1 |
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| Ken Webster | 1 |
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| Bruce Winant | 1 |
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| Barry Yandell | 1 |
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Filmography
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 1979-1980 | Bright Noa | Mobile Suit Gundam | Chris Kalhoon | Canada |
| 1980-1981 | North #2 (ep. 24) | Astro Boy | Richard Ganoung | United States |
| Blackie Young (ep. 40) | ||||
| 1980-1981 | Kenjiro Ōta | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States |
| 1981-1986 | Inaba | Urusei Yatsura | Edward Glen | United Kingdom |
| ¿? | Hong Kong | |||
| 1982-1983 | Lynn Kaifun | Super Dimension Fortress Macross | Eddie Frierson | United States |
| Christopher Ayres | United States | |||
| 1983-1984 | Yellow Belmont | Genesis Climber MOSPEADA | Cam Clarke | United States |
| 1984-1985 | General Perios | Space Musketeer Bismarck | Rob Paulsen | United States |
| 1984 | Dess | Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross | Bill Capizzi | United States |
| Dera | ||||
| Demi | ||||
| Narrator | John J. Smith | |||
| 1984 | Lynn Kaifun | Macross: Do You Remember Love? | Simon Broad | Hong Kong |
| 1985-1986 | Bright Noa | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | Dave Kelly | Canada |
| 1986-1989 | Tien Shinhan | Dragon Ball | John Burgmeier | United States |
| Brendan Hunter | Canada | |||
| David Bridges | Hong Kong | |||
| 1986 | Amazon Carnias | They Were Eleven | Steve Blum | United States |
| 1988 | Tien Shinhan | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Eddie Frierson | United States |
| John Burgmeier | United States | |||
| 1989-1996 | Dragon Ball Z | Matt Smith | Canada | |
| Chris Cason (original; eps 68-107) |
United States | |||
| John Burgmeier | ||||
| Mez (ep. 95) |
Christopher Sabat | |||
| Caroni | John Burgmeier | |||
| Scott McNeil | Canada | |||
| Tournament Announcer | Eric Vale | United States | ||
| Michael Dobson | Canada | |||
| Mr. Shu (ep. 118) | Chuck Huber | United States | ||
| Alien Announcer (eps. 196-199) |
Mark Britten (original) | |||
| Brandon Potter (remaster) | ||||
| Terry Klassen | Canada | |||
| 1989-1992 | Masaki Murakami | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor | Steve Cassling | United States |
| 1989-1992 | Tatewaki Kuno | Ranma ½ | Ted Cole | Canada |
| Russell Wait | Hong Kong | |||
| 1990 | Tien Shinhan | Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Matt Smith | Canada |
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| John Burgmeier | United States | |||
| 1990-1991 | Kuro Bushi | Kyatto Ninden Teyandee | Terrence Scammell (ep. 37) |
Canada |
| Mark Hellman (ep. 51) | ||||
| 1992-1993 | Heinrich Van Freeman | Tekkaman Blade | Michael Forest | United States |
| 1993 | Tien Shinhan | Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks | John Burgmeier | United States |
| Sharon Mann | France | |||
| 1993 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | John Burgmeier | United States | |
| David Gasman | France | |||
| 1994 | Yakumo | Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report | Bruce Winant | United States |
| 1995 | Russell | Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure |
Robert Colin | United States |
| 1996-1997 | Dolltaki | Dragon Ball GT | Jonathan Love | Canada |
| Barry Yandell | United States | |||
| Rage Shenron | Adam Hunter | Canada | ||
| Chris Cason | United States | |||
| 1996-1998 | Hajime Saitō | Rurouni Kenshin | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Kirk Thornton | United States | |||
| 1996 | Rajara (ep. 3) | Slayers NEXT | David Moo | United States |
| 1997-2002 | Sakaki | Pokémon | Ted Lewis | United States |
| 1997 | Hajime Saitō | Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture | Ken Webster | United States |
| 1998-2000 | Yuri Maiakofski | Blue Submarine No. 6 | Jeff Johnston | United States |
| 1998-2003 | Sakaki | Pokémon Chronicles | Ted Lewis | United States |
| 1998 | Pokémon: the First Movie | United States | ||
| 1998 | Chapel the Evergreen | Trigun | Daniel Woren | United States |
| 2000 | Sakaki | Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns | Ted Lewis | United States |
| 2001 | Junichi Otaki | Millennium Actress | Stephen Bent | United Kingdom |
| 2002-2006 | Sakaki | Pokémon Advanced Generation | Ted Lewis | United States |