Toru Furuya
Actor
- Born
- July 31, 1953 (age 73) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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.
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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 seiyuu Mami Koyama but amicably divorced in 1983. He later married seiyuu Satomi Majima, who was the other main character of Stop!! Hibari-kun!.
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Known for
Paprika
October 1, 2006
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
March 30, 2013
Pokémon: The First Movie
July 18, 1998
One Piece: Stampede
January 3, 2019
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
June 7, 1990
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
September 21, 2008
One Piece Film: GOLD
July 23, 2016
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
March 4, 1996
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
December 20, 1986
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
March 26, 1997
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
July 18, 1987
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
July 9, 1988
Acting132
- 2024Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC ENCOUNTER
- 2023Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine as Bourbon / Toru Amuro (voice)
- 2023Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Furuya Rei
- 2023Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train as Bourbon (voice)
- 2022Ultraman Regulos: First Mission as Ultraman Scott (voice)
- 2022Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island as Amuro Ray (voice)
- 2022Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween as Rei Furuya (voice)
- 2021Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad as Ultraman Scott
- 2021The Journey as Aus (voice)