Toshio Furukawa
Acting
Born: Jul 16, 1946
From: Tochigi, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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), …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster | Narrator | 2024 | 7.5 |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- | Hantengu (voice) | 2024 | 6.512 |
| The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe | A Mysterious Boy (voice) | 2023 | 7.385 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Piccolo (voice) | 2022 | 7.877 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island | Kai Shiden (voice) | 2022 | 6.7 |
| One Piece: Stampede | Portgas D. Ace (voice) | 2019 | 7.79 |
| One Piece Episode of East Blue | Portgas D. Ace (voice) | 2017 | 7.795 |
| One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends | Portgas D. Ace (voice) | 2014 | 7.074 |
| Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | Misao Yamamura (voice) | 2012 | 6.824 |
| Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! | Piccolo (voice) | 2008 | 6.491 |
| Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars | Kai Shiden (voice) | 2006 | 6.214 |
| Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | Nyago (voice) | 2004 | 7.3 |
| Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action | Narrator (voice) | 2004 | 6.7 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan | Piccolo (voice) | 1993 | 7.229 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Piccolo (voice) | 1993 | 7.167 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! | Piccolo (voice) | 1992 | 6.928 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World | Piccolo | 1992 | 7.0 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug | Piccolo (voice) | 1991 | 6.513 |
| Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Piccolo (voice) | 1990 | 6.548 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Piccolo (voice) | 1989 | 6.856 |
| Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Blue (voice) | 1988 | 6.706 |
| Antique Heart | Suzuki(voice) | 1988 | 3.5 |
| The Red Spectacles | Yakuza B | 1987 | 6.369 |
| They Were Eleven | Doricas Soldam IV | 1986 | 6.536 |
| Fist of the North Star | Shin (voice) | 1986 | 6.8 |
| The SuperGal | Shuryou Koganemaru (voice) | 1986 | 5.889 |
| Phoenix: Karma Chapter | Akanemaru (voice) | 1986 | 6.429 |
| I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life | 1983 | — | |
| The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident | Akihiko | 1983 | 4.333 |
| The Legend of Marine Snow | 1980 | 6.0 | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1946 |
| From | Tochigi, Japan |