Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Furukawa in 2012
Native name 古川 登志夫
Born (1946-07-16) July 16, 1946
Ōhira, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Voice actor, actor, narrator, playwright, guitarist
Years active 1972–present[1]
Agent Aoni Production
Notable credit(s) Urusei Yatsura
as Ataru Moroboshi
Mobile Suit Gundam
as Kai Shiden
Fist of the North Star
as Shin
Patlabor
as Asuma Shinohara
Dragon Ball
as Piccolo
One Piece
as Portgas D. Ace
Religion Christianity
Spouse(s) Shino Kakinuma

Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫 Furukawa Toshio, born July 16, 1946 in what is now part of the city of Tochigi Japan [2]) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production and is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma. In July 2011, Furukawa appeared at Anime Expo as a guest.[3]

Career/Personal

He became famous for his anime character 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).[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

Television animation

1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

Original video animation (OVA)

Theatrical animation

1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

Video games

Unknown date

Tokusatsu

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Awards

Year Award Category Notable character Result
1982 5th Anime Grand Prix Best Voice Actor Ataru Moroboshi Won

References

  1. ↑ "古川登志夫 芸歴".
  2. ↑ Anime News network
  3. ↑ Anime EXPO Hosts Toshio Furukawa
  4. ↑ ja:スラップスティック (バンド)
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
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