is a Japanese actor,

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and narrator affiliated with

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (g ...

. He is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma.

Career

He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (''

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''), Kai Shiden (''

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''), Shin (''

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''), Asuma Shinohara ('' Mobile Police Patlabor''),

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''), Ataru Moroboshi (''

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''), Portgas D. Ace (''

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''), Jann Lee (''

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'') and Misao Yamamura (''

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''). His debut voice role is a soldier in ''

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''. Toshio is a veteran who has played a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru of ''

'' 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 is a Japanese actor and narrator. 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, since 1982. Furuya is most known for the anime roles of Amur ...

, 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 , 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.

Filmography

Television animation

Original video animation (OVA)

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'' (1985–2008) ( Ataru Moroboshi) *'' Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan'' (1987) ( Arsène Lupin III) *''

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'' (1987–1991) (Leon McNichol) *'' Appleseed'' (1988) (Calon) *'' Crying Freeman'' (1988–1994) (Hinomura Yō a.k.a.Crying Freeman) *''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' (1988–2000) (Olivier Poplin) *'' Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!'' (1989) (Inumaru Yomota) *''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'': Elysion Hen (2008) (Thanatos) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' (2012–14) ( Kai Shiden) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'' (2016–18) (Kai Shiden)

Original net animation (ONA)

*'' Lupin Zero'' (2022) (Lupin II) *''

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'' (2023) ( Professor Ochanomizu)

Theatrical animation

Video games

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, General Blue) *'' Mr. Driller series'' (1999–present) ( Taizo Hori, Ataru Hori)

Tokusatsu

*'' Jumborg Ace'' (1974) (Worker (Actor), Dump Kong (Suit Actor)) *'' X-Bomber'' (1980) (Shiro Ginga) *'' Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack'' (1998) ( Takkard) *'' Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!'' Movie (2003) (Dimensional Drifter Galvidi) *''

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Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' a ...

'' (2012) (Wiseman ( Carbuncle (Ep. 8 - 47 (Ep. 48 Voice by Narushi Ikeda))) *'' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum'' (2012) (Wiseman)

Live-action film

*'' The Red Spectacles'' (1987)

Live-action television

*'' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

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Animation

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Awards

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