Toshio Furukawa Explained
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma.[2]
Career
He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (Sgt. Frog), Kai Shiden (Mobile Suit Gundam), Shin (Fist of the North Star), Asuma Shinohara (Mobile Police Patlabor), Piccolo (Dragon Ball), Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura), Portgas D. Ace (One Piece), Jann Lee (Dead or Alive) and Misao Yamamura (Detective Conan). 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 and Kento Tate of Future Robo Daltanius.
He performed in the band with Tōru 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).[3]
Furukawa owns a pet dog named, a Shih Tzu that was named after Asuma Shinohara of Patlabor.[4] 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.[5]
Filmography
Television animation
Notes and References
- Web site: 古川登志夫 芸歴.
- News: Toshio Furukawa, Shino Kakinuma on Voice Industry Changes . 15 July 2022 . TheOASG . 22 August 2017.
- [:ja:スラップスティック (バンド)]
- http://www.topio.jp/30-asuma.htm
- http://www.topio.jp/30-ataru.htm
- Web site: Toshio FURUKAWA - Anime News Network. 2020-06-06. www.animenewsnetwork.com.
- Web site: New Urusei Yatsura Anime Reveals Cast for Ataru/Lum's Parents. Anime News Network. October 5, 2022. October 5, 2022.
- Web site: Akuma-kun Cast's Yūko Mita, Toshio Furukawa Return for New Anime. Anime News Network. November 27, 2021. October 5, 2022.
- Web site: 『鬼滅の刃』上弦の鬼役4人発表 黒死牟は置鮎龍太郎、童磨は宮野真守、半天狗は古川登志夫、玉壺は鳥海浩輔が担当. February 3, 2023. Oricon.
- Web site: Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen Anime's 2nd Trailer Reveals More Cast. Anime News Network. March 28, 2024. March 30, 2024.
- Web site: Uzumaki Anime's Trailer Reveals September 28 Premiere on Toonami. Anime News Network. July 26, 2024. July 27, 2024.
- Web site: バブルガムクライシス. 15 July 2024. AT-X.
- Web site: 機動戦士ガンダムUC(ユニコーン)/episode 7 虹の彼方に. January 31, 2024. Cinematoday.
- Web site: Lupin Zero Net Anime's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs. Anime News Network. November 30, 2022. November 30, 2022.
- Web site: 「PLUTO」お茶の水博士役に古川登志夫、天馬博士役は津田英三 キャスト7人発表. September 6, 2023. Natalie.
- Web site: キャラクター/キャスト - スラムダンク 湘北最大の危機!燃えろ桜木花道 - 作品ラインナップ. lineup.toei-anim.co.jp. September 13, 2023.
- Web site: Dragon Ball Super Film Reveals Dragon Ball Super: Broly Title, Visual. Anime News Network. July 9, 2018. July 10, 2018.
- Web site: Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Anime Film Reveals Cast, Story, June 3 Opening. Anime News Network. February 2, 2022. February 2, 2022.
- Web site: 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎. April 29, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 『PROJECT X ZONE(プロジェクト クロスゾーン)』強力なライバルたち!. ja. s.famitsu.com. August 30, 2012. March 20, 2022.
- Web site: Romano. Sal. February 23, 2022. SD Gundam Battle Alliance – first Mobile Suits and characters announced. Gematsu. February 25, 2022.
- Web site: 紅い眼鏡. July 8, 2022. eiga.com.
- Web site: 古川 登志夫 - 青二プロダクション. February 22, 2021. DOCUMEN Inc..
- Web site: かぞくモメはじめました. June 30, 2019. Star Channel.
- Web site: スモール・アパートメント ワケアリ物件の隣人たち. July 9, 2019. Star Channel.
- Web site: Alien 2 (Complete Japanese Dubbing Edition) Collectors Blu-ray Box (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray). November 1, 2021. Amazon. August 30, 2016.
- Web site: エイリアン3. August 13, 2020. Fox Japan.
- Web site: バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー[三ツ矢雄二吹替版]]. August 16, 2020. Star Channel.
- Web site: ファーゴ. January 1, 2023. The Cinema.
- Web site: DVD ゴーストワールド レンタルアップ品. June 25, 2020. Mercari.
- Web site: キリング・イヴ/Killing Eve. July 23, 2020. Wowow.
- Web site: ラストエンペラー. June 12, 2023. Atelier Utamaru.
- Web site: 空飛ぶモンティ・パイソン コンプリート Blu-ray BOX. February 8, 2021. Twin.
- Web site: 霊幻道士. June 7, 2021. Star Channel.
- Web site: 愛と哀しみの果て. June 8, 2019. Star Channel.
- Web site: スピード<日本語吹替完全版>コレクターズ・ブルーレイBOX [スピード2付]. November 25, 2021. Tsutaya.
- Web site: 007 ワールド・イズ・ノット・イナフ. February 26, 2021. Fukikaeru.
- Web site: アンツ. June 9, 2020. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan.
- Web site: ハウス・オブ・マウス ~ミッキーとディズニーのなかまたち~. June 9, 2020. lain.
- Web site: 中尾隆聖さん&古川登志夫さんにインタビュー!. June 11, 2020. Dtimes. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: 発売中【ロボッツ】<ハーブ>【DVD】. June 9, 2020. topio.jp.
- Web site: ウォーターシップダウンのうさぎたち. June 11, 2020. Kadokawa.
- Web site: 第5回アニメグランプリ [1983年6月号] . . October 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175228/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1983.html.
- Web site: 「第十八回 声優アワード」受賞者を先行発表、功労賞に古川登志夫&山田栄子. February 20, 2024. Natalie.
- Web site: Toshio Furukawa - 132 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.}}|-| 1993 || Aoki Densetsu Shoot] || Yoshiharu Kubo|-| 1995 || Sailor Moon SuperS || Hawk's Eye|-| 1996 || Dragon Ball GT || Piccolo, Announcer|-| rowspan="2" | 1997 || Cutie Honey Flash || Alphonne|-| Kindaichi Case Files || Hiroaki Sakurada|-| 1998 || Detective Conan || Misao Yamamura|-| rowspan="2" | 1999 || The Big O || Eugene Grant|-| One Piece || Portgas D. Ace|-| 2000 ||Shinzo || Deathcrow|-| 2001 || PaRappa the Rapper || Teacher Bunny|-| 2002 || Kinnikuman Nisei Series || Suguru Kinniku|-| rowspan="4" | 2004 || Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple || Charles|-| Beet the Vandel Buster || Laio, Frausky|-| Keroro Gunso || Kagege|-| Samurai Champloo || Kagemaru|-| rowspan="3" | 2005 || Eureka Seven || William B. Baxter|-| The Law of Ueki || Mūnin|-| || rowspan="2" | Gitsune|-| 2006 || xxxHolic |-| 2007 || Tetsuko no Tabi || Hideki Egami|-| rowspan="2" | 2008 || Soul Eater || Asura/Kishin|-| Bleach || Kageroza Inaba|-| 2009 ||Dragon Ball Kai || Piccolo|-| 2011 || Hunter × Hunter || Satotz|-| rowspan="3" | 2012 || Saint Seiya Omega || Southern Cross Kazuma|-| Shirokuma Cafe || Tree Kangaroo|-| Tsuritama || Narrator|-| rowspan="2" | 2014 || Mushishi: The Next Chapter || Kaoru|-| Space Dandy || Ukuleleman|-| rowspan="3" | 2015 || World Trigger || Enedora|-| Dragon Ball Super || Piccolo|-| Ushio and Tora || Yamanmoto|-| 2016 ||Mr. Osomatsu || Play-by-play announcer|-| rowspan="4" | 2018 ||GeGeGe no Kitarō || Nezumi-Otoko|-| Pop Team Epic || Popuko (Episode 2-B)|-| Attack on Titan Season 3 || Uri Reiss|-| Karakuri Circus ||Bai Jin, Faceless, Sadayoshi Saiga|-| 2020 ||Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga || Date Boo Masamune|-| 2021 ||Waccha PriMagi! || Nyanjii|-| rowspan="2" | 2022 || || Myst|-| Urusei Yatsura (2022) || Ataru's dad[7] |-| rowspan="2" |2023 || Akuma-kun || Mephisto II[8] |-| || Hantengu[9] |-| rowspan="2" |2024 || Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc || Chairperson[10] |-| Uzumaki || Kirie's father[11] |}
Original video animation (OVA)
Elysion Hen (2008) (Thanatos)
Original net animation (ONA)
Theatrical animation
Video games
Tokusatsu
Live-action film
Live-action television
Dubbing roles
Live-action
Animation
Awards
External links
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