Toshio Furukawa
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), 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.
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Movies (29)
Scarlet
as Innkeeper (voice)
2025
Dragon Ball Z Kai
as Piccolo (voice) (archive footage)
2024
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger with Tombo Ohger
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster
as Narrator
2024
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
as Hantengu (voice)
2024
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
as A Mysterious Boy (voice)
2023
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
as Piccolo (voice)
2022
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
as Kai Shiden (voice)
2022
One Piece: Stampede
as Portgas D. Ace (voice)
2019
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
as Piccolo (voice)
2018
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
as Kai Shiden (voice)
2018
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
as Kai Shiden (voice
2017
One Piece Episode of East Blue
as Portgas D. Ace (voice)
2017
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
as Piccolo (voice)
2017
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
as Kai Shiden (voice)
2016
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
as Piccolo (voice)
2016
Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 3 - Akogare
as Maon's Father
2015
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
as Narrator
2015
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
as Portgas D. Ace (voice)
2015
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
as Piccolo (voice)
2015
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
as Portgas D. Ace (voice)
2014
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
as Piccolo (voice)
2013
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
as Piccolo (voice)
2013
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie Wars Ultimatum
as Wiseman (voice)
2012
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker
as Misao Yamamura (voice)
2012
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
2010
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
as Misao Yamamura (voice)
2009
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura
as Ataru Morobishi (voice)
2008
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
as Piccolo (voice)
2008
TV Shows (21)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
as Piccolo (voice)
2024
Uzumaki
as Yasuo Goshima (voice)
2024
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc
as Harabote Muscle (voice)
2024
Harimaware! Koinu
as Branch Chief (voice)
2024
Akuma Kun
as Mephisto 3 / Mephisto 2 (voice)
2023
PLUTO
as Ochanomizu (voice)
2023
LUPIN ZERO
as Lupin II (voice)
2022
Urusei Yatsura
as Ataru's Dad (voice)
2022
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
as Game Master (voice)
2020
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori
2020
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
as Date Boo Masamune (voice)
2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
as Hantengu (voice)
2019
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
as Picollo (voice)
2018
GeGeGe no Kitaro
as Nezumi Otoko
2018
Pop Team Epic
as Popuko (voice)
2018
Dragon Ball Super
as Piccolo (voices)
2015
Ushio and Tora
as Yamanmoto (voice)
2015
Attack on Titan
as Uri Reiss (voice)
2013
Tsuritama
as Heihachi (voice)
2012
Hunter x Hunter
as Satotz (voice)
2011
Dragon Ball Z Kai
as Piccolo (voice)
2009