Toshio Furukawa

About

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...

Known for

Dragon Ball ZAnime • 1989Hunter x HunterAnime • 2011One PieceAnime • 1999Attack on TitanAnime • 2013Urusei YatsuraAnime • 1981Fist of the North StarAnime • 1984Dr. SlumpAnime • 1981Urusei YatsuraAnime • 2022Dragon Ball SuperAnime • 2015Eureka SevenAnime • 2005Dragon Ball DAIMAAnime • 2024Super Dragon Ball HeroesAnime • 2018Saint Seiya: The Hades ChapterAnime • 2002Cackling KitarouAnime • 2007Maison IkkokuAnime • 1986Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaAnime • 2019PLUTOAnime • 2023Dragon Ball Z KaiAnime • 2009GeGeGe no KitaroAnime • 2018Tokusou Sentai DekarangerSeries • 2004Mobile Suit Zeta GundamAnime • 1985Pop Team EpicAnime • 2018Mobile Suit GundamAnime • 1979Ushio and ToraAnime • 2015