Toshio Furukawa
Acting
Born: 1946-07-16 in 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
Attack on Titan
Uri Reiss (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Hantengu (voice)
One Piece
Portgas D. Ace (voice)
Dragon Ball Super
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
Piccolo Jr. (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Piccolo (voice)
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Picollo (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Piccolo (voice)
Hunter x Hunter
Satotz (voice)
Dragon Ball GT
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Piccolo (voice)
One Piece: Stampede
Portgas D. Ace (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Piccolo (voice)
Metropolis
General/Skunk (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Piccolo (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
Hantengu (voice)
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Piccolo (voice)
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Erik Jan Hanussen (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Blue (voice)
PLUTO
Ocanomizu (voice)
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
Mois (voice)
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
Berenike (voice)
Patlabor: The Movie
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Fist of the North Star
Shin (voice)
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Portgas D. Ace (voice)