Toru Furuya
Acting
Born: Jul 31, 1953
From: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Toru Furuya (古谷 徹 Furuya Tōru) is a veteran narrator and seiyū (voice actor) born on July 31, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. He is currently employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production. Furuya is most known for the roles of Amuro Ray (both in the original Mobile Suit Gundam and its following Gundam sequels), Hyouma Hoshi (Kyojin no Hoshi), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya), Yamcha (Dragon Ball Z), Kyosuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road), and Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon). He is also the first and only seiyu who has provided a Japanese voice for Mario. He also used a pseudonym Noboru Sōgetsu (蒼月 昇 Sōgetsu Noboru) in the cast of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 for Ribbons Almark's role (but used his real name in the narration role). Both the narration role and Ribbons mark Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. Shuichi Ikeda who played Char had his earlier with Gilbert Durandal in Gundam SEED Destiny. He was a best friend of the late Hirotaka Suzuoki and is noted to be friends with Ikeda. He was at one time married to fellow …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train | Bourbon (voice) | 2023 | 6.7 |
| Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween | Rei Furuya (voice) | 2022 | 6.427 |
| Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | Ultraman Scott (voice) | 2022 | 10.0 |
| The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal | Zen Kirishima (voice) | 2020 | 4.0 |
| Detective Conan: Amuro Secret Call | Rei Furuya (voice) | 2018 | — |
| Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Yamcha (voice) | 2013 | 6.81 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition III: Return The World | Ribbons Almark (voice) | 2010 | 6.813 |
| Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection | Tasuke Tokugawa (voice) | 2009 | 5.8 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition II: End of World | Ribbons Almark (voice) | 2009 | 6.2 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition I: Celestial Being | Ribbons Almark (voice) | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! | Yamcha (voice) | 2008 | 6.491 |
| Neko Ramen Taisho | Jefferson II (Shogun)(voice) | 2008 | 5.9 |
| Paprika | Kosaku Tokita (voice) | 2006 | 7.812 |
| Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars | Amuro Ray (voice) | 2006 | 6.214 |
| Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Memorial | 1999 | — | |
| Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive | Prince Panish (voice) | 1996 | 6.6 |
| Sailor Moon S: Kotaete Moon Call (Answer the Moon Call!) | (voice) | 1994 | 10.0 |
| Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose | Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask … | 1993 | 7.78 |
| Macross II: Lovers Again | Feff (voice) | 1992 | — |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | Amuro Ray (voice) | 1988 | 7.227 |
| Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | Yamucha (voice) | 1987 | 6.618 |
| Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach | Mario (voice) | 1986 | 6.181 |
| Windaria | Izu (voice) | 1986 | 6.456 |
| Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 | Beat (voice) | 1986 | 8.5 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space | Amuro Ray (voice) | 1982 | 7.43 |
| Sea Prince and the Fire Child | Sirius (voice) | 1981 | 6.111 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow | Amuro Ray (voice) | 1981 | 7.214 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam I | Amuro Ray (voice) | 1981 | 6.783 |
| The Legend of Marine Snow | 1980 | 6.0 | |
| Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage | Tasuke Tokugawa | 1979 | 6.5 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1953 |
| From | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |