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Toshio Furukawa 
Summary
Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, Furukawa Toshio, born July 16, 1946 in Tochigi[2]) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actor Shino Kakinuma.[3]
Toshio Furukawa | |
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古川 登志夫 | |
 Furukawa in 2012 | |
| Born | July 16, 1946 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1972–present[1] |
| Agent | Aoni Production |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse | Shino Kakinuma |
Career edit
He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (Sgt. Frog), Kai Shiden (Mobile Suit Gundam), Shin (Fist of the North Star), Asuma Shinohara (Mobile Police Patlabor), Piccolo (Dragon Ball), Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura), Portgas D. Ace (One Piece), Jann Lee (Dead or Alive) and Misao Yamamura (Detective Conan). 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 Tōru 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).[4]
Furukawa owns a pet dog named Asuma (遊馬), a Shih Tzu that was named after Asuma Shinohara of Patlabor.[5] 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.[6]
Filmography edit
Television animation edit
Original video animation (OVA) edit
- Urusei Yatsura (1985-2008) (Ataru Moroboshi)
- Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) (Arsène Lupin III)
- Bubblegum Crisis (1987-1991) (Leon McNichol)
- Appleseed (1988) (Calon)
- Crying Freeman (1988-1994) (Hinomura Yō a.k.a.Crying Freeman)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988-2000) (Olivier Poplin)
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) (Inumaru Yomota)
- Saint Seiya: Elysion Hen (2008) (Thanatos)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2012–14) (Kai Shiden)[14]
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2016–18) (Kai Shiden)
Original net animation (ONA) edit
- Lupin Zero (2022) (Lupin II)[15]
- Pluto (2023) (Professor Ochanomizu)[16]
Theatrical animation edit
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car | Sonic |
| 1996 | Tobal No. 1 | Emperor Udan[8] |
| 1996 | Dead or Alive | Jann Lee |
| 1999 | Dead or Alive 2 | Jann Lee |
| 2001 | Dead or Alive 3 | Jann Lee |
| 2004 | Kinnikuman Generations | Suguru Kinniku |
| 2004 | Everybody's Golf Portable | Jean |
| 2005 | Namco × Capcom | Taizo Hori, Joker[8] |
| 2005 | Dead or Alive 4 | Jann Lee |
| 2006 | Battle Stadium D.O.N | Piccolo |
| 2006 | Everybody's Tennis | Kaito |
| 2006 | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | Roy Campbell[8] |
| 2007 | Shining Force EXA | Adam, Bornay |
| 2007 | Everybody's Golf Portable 2 | Jean |
| 2009 | Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo | Shin[8] |
| 2012 | Project X Zone | Eins Belanos[21] |
| 2019 | Jump Force | Piccolo[8] |
| 2022 | SD Gundam Battle Alliance | Kai Shiden[22] |
- Dragon Ball series (1993–present) (Piccolo, General Blue)
- Mr. Driller series (1999–present) (Taizo Hori, Ataru Hori)
Tokusatsu edit
- Jumborg Ace (1974) (Worker (Actor), Dump Kong (Suit Actor))
- X-Bomber (1980) (Shiro Ginga)
- Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (1998) (Takkard)
- Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! Movie (2003) (Dimensional Drifter Galvidi)
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) (Narrator)
- Kamen Rider Wizard (2012) (Wiseman (Carbuncle (Ep. 8 - 47 (Ep. 48 Voice by Narushi Ikeda)))
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum (2012) (Wiseman)
Live-action film edit
- The Red Spectacles (1987)[23]
Live-action television edit
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)[1]
Dubbing roles edit
Live-action edit
- Billy Crystal
- City Slickers (TV Tokyo edition) (Mitch Robbins)[24]
- Forget Paris (Mickey Gordon)[24]
- Analyze This (2001 TV Asahi edition) (Ben Sobel M.D.)[24]
- Parental Guidance (Artie Decker)[25]
- Small Apartments (Burt Walnut)[26]
- Aliens (2003 Ultimate Edition) (Bishop (Lance Henriksen))[27]
- Alien 3 (2005 Ultimate Edition) (Bishop (Lance Henriksen))[28]
- Back to the Future (1989 TV Asahi edition) (George McFly (Crispin Glover))[29]
- CHiPs (Ponch (Erik Estrada))[24]
- Dave (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline))[24]
- Fargo (2002 TV Tokyo edition) (Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy))[30]
- Ghost World (Seymour (Steve Buscemi))[31]
- The Ice Storm (Ben Hood (Kevin Kline))[24]
- Independence Day (1999 TV Asahi edition) (U.S. President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman))[24]
- Killing Eve (Paul (Steve Pemberton))[32]
- The Last Emperor (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Camp Interrogator (Ric Young))[33]
- Little House on the Prairie (Almanzo Wilder (Dean Butler))[24]
- Monty Python (Terry Gilliam)[34]
- Mr. Vampire (Man-choi (Ricky Hui))[35]
- Out of Africa (Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford))[36]
- Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels))[37]
- The World Is Not Enough (2003 TV Asahi edition) (Victor "Renard" Zokas (Robert Carlyle))[38]
Animation edit
- Antz (Z)[39]
- House of Mouse (Panchito Pistoles)[40]
- Legend of the Three Caballeros (Panchito Gonzalez)[41]
- Robots (Herb Copperbottom)[42]
- The Three Caballeros (1994 dub ver) (Panchito Pistoles)[41]
- Watership Down (Hazel)[43]
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5th Anime Grand Prix | Most Popular Voice Actor of the Year | Won | [44] |
| 2024 | 18th Seiyu Awards | Merit Award | Honored | [45] |
References edit
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- ^ ja:スラップスティック (バンド)
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- ^ http://www.topio.jp/30-ataru.htm
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- ^ "『PROJECT X ZONE（プロジェクト クロスゾーン）』強力なライバルたち！". s.famitsu.com (in Japanese). August 30, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Toshio Furukawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Toshio Furukawa at IMDb
- Toshio Furukawa at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)