Toshio Furukawa
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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
One Piece
Hunter x Hunter
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Fireball
One Piece: Stampede
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie Wars Ultimatum
Mobile Suit Gundam I
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!
Cutie Honey Flash
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Dragon Ball
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
One Piece Episode of East Blue
PLUTO
Dragon Ball Super
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger with Tombo Ohger
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Uzumaki
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Akuma Kun
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
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