Birthday
1946-07-16Place of Birth
Tochigi, JapanBiography
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.All Movies List
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
as Kai Shiden (voice)
2022Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
as Piccolo (voice)
2022Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
as
2016Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
as Piccolo (voice)
2015Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion
as Thanatos
2008Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
as Kai Shinden (voice)
2006Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
as Piccolo (voice)
2002Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
as Yo Hinomura (voice)
1994Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
as Piccolo
1993Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
as Piccolo (voice)
1993Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
as Piccolo (voice)
1993Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
as Piccolo (voice)
1992Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
as Yo Hinomura (voice)
1992Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
as Piccolo (voice)
1991Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
as Yo Hinomura (voice)
1991