Toshio Furukawa
| Toshio Furukawa | |
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Furukawa in 2012
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| Native name | 古川 登志夫 |
| Born |
July 16, 1946 , , , Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actor, actor, narrator, playwright, guitarist |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| 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 |
| 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 Japan ) 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.
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.
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