Born in 1952 in Tanashi, now part of Nishitokyo, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo is a Tokyo-raised Japanese voice actor active since 1977. He voices the Flatwoods Monster in Dandadan.
Ryuzaburo Otomo voices the Flatwoods Monster in Dandadan, putting his deep, booming register into a creature role built for menace. It continues a career pattern of villain and monster casting.
Ryuzaburo Otomo is known for his deep, booming delivery and a long list of villain and monster roles, including Myotismon in Digimon and Crocodile in One Piece.
Now freelance, Otomo previously worked through Aoni Production, then 81 Produce, and later the Tokyo Actors' Consumer's Cooperative Society over the course of his career.
Otomo's credits include Lord Giri in Magical Circle Guru Guru, Jusan Saejima in Yusha Keisatsu J-Decker, and Black Doom in the game Shadow the Hedgehog.
Yes, Otomo has stepped into franchise roles left behind by the deaths of veteran actors including Daisuke Gori and Hirotaka Suzuoki. Some of these dubbing credits have since been re-recorded with Tessho Genda for later home video editions.

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