Toshio Furukawa
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-07-16
- Place of birth:
- Tochigi, Japan
Biography
Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, Furukawa Toshio, born July 16, 1946 in what is now part of the city of Tochigi) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (Keroro Gunso), Kai Shiden (Mobile Suit Gundam), Shin (Fist of the North Star), Asuma Shinohara (Mobile Police Patlabor), Piccolo (Dragon Ball), Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura) and Portgas D. Ace (One Piece). His debut voice role is a soldier in Brave Raideen. Toshio is a veteran who has played a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru of Urusei Yatsura and Inumaru of Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, to calm, serious ones like Shin from Fist of the North Star and Piccolo of the Dragon Ball series. Furthermore, Toshio is capable of performing with a "boy voice" and has played noble hot-blooded heroes such as Prince Mito of Saikyō Robo Daiōja and Kento Tate of Future Robo Daltanius. He performed in the band Slapstick (スラップスティック) with Toru Furuya, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yūji Mitsuya and Akio Nojima. In 2007, Slapstick got together to pay tribute to former band members, Hirotaka Suzuoki and Kazuyuki Sogabe (guitar). Furukawa owns a pet dog named Asuma (遊馬), a Shih Tzu that was named after Asuma Shinohara of Patlabor. His former pet was Ataru (あたる), which was named after Ataru Moroboshi of Urusei Yatsura. Ataru died in 2008 at age fifteen and was also a Shih Tzu. Tribute pages were made for both pets.
Known For
Filmography
Scarlet
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Uzumaki
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger with Tombo Ohger
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
Harimaware! Koinu
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Akuma Kun
PLUTO
LUPIN ZERO
Urusei Yatsura
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
One Piece: Stampede
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
GeGeGe no Kitaro
Pop Team Epic
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V – Clash at Loum
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 3 - Akogare
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Dragon Ball Super
Ushio and Tora
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Attack on Titan
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie Wars Ultimatum
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker
Tsuritama
Hunter x Hunter
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday
Cackling Kitarou
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heirs to the Stars
Eureka Seven
Beet the Vandel Buster
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action