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Toshio Furukawa
Toshio Furukawa (born July 16, 1946 in Ōhira, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a veteran Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He began his career in the early 1970s, making his debut as a soldier in the classic mecha series Brave Raideen, and quickly established himself as a versatile talent capable of covering a wide range of vocal styles. Over the decades Furukawa has become renowned for iconic roles such as Kai Shiden in Mobile Suit Gundam, the mischievous Ataru Moroboshi in Urusei Yatsura, the stoic Shin in Fist of the North Star, and the iconic Piccolo in the globally beloved Dragon Ball franchise. His ability to shift from comedic characters like Ataru to serious, brooding figures such as Piccolo demonstrates a rare vocal flexibility that has kept him in demand for both television animation and theatrical releases. In addition to anime, Furukawa has lent his voice to major video game titles, portraying Piccolo and General Blue in the Dragon Ball series, as well as Taizo Hori in the Mr. Driller saga. He also contributed to the Dead or Alive series as Jann Lee and voiced Portgas D. Ace in One Piece, further cementing his status as a prolific voice actor. Beyond voice work, Furukawa has appeared in live‑action tokusatsu productions such as Kamen Rider Wizard and Dekaranger, and has performed as a narrator for various television programs. A talented musician, he was a member of the rock band Slapstick alongside fellow voice actors Tōru Furuya, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yūji Mitsuya and Akio Nojima, and participated in reunion concerts in 2007 to honor former members. Furukawa’s personal life is marked by his marriage to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma, and he is known for his affection for Shih Tzu dogs, naming his pets after beloved characters like Asuma Shinohara and Ataru Moroboshi. With a career spanning more than five decades, Furukawa remains an influential figure in Japanese entertainment, praised for his professionalism, distinctive voice, and enduring contributions to some of the most beloved series in anime history.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Toshio Furukawa
Born: Ōhira, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Citizenship: Japanese
Birthday: July 16, 1946
Occupations: actor, voice actor, narrator
Years Active: 1972-present
Spouses: Shino Kakinuma
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Movies Featuring Toshio Furukawa
Metropolis
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker
Kamen Rider Wizard
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Tsuritama
One Piece “3D2Y”: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER
Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 3 - Akogare
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
Ushio and Tora
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers’ Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Air Master
Parasite Dolls
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars
MAROKO
Devil Boy: Welcome to Devil Land!!
Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Patlabor: The New Files
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Run Melos!
The Door Into Summer
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
Wizardry
Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
Mobile Suit Gundam I
Lensman
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko’s September Tea Party
Bubblegum Crash
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Combat Mecha Xabungle
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Little Love Story: Chitchi and Sally, Four Seasons of First Love
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 1 - Yuria, Forever… and Farewell Shin!!
The Red Spectacles
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Crying Freeman
Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Patlabor: The Movie
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Patlabor: The TV Series
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga
A.D. Police Files
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Fist of the North Star
Nayuta
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
They Were Eleven
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Bubblegum Crisis
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
Mobile Suit SD Gundam
Appleseed
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa’s Fiancé
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Urusei Yatsura: I Howl at the Moon
The SuperGal
Gall Force: Eternal Story
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Queen Millennia
LUPIN ZERO
Akuma Kun
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
Nayuta
Mobile Suit SD Gundam
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa’s Fiancé
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku’s World
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It’s a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura
Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Uzumaki
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster
Mobile Suit Gundam
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger with Tombo Ohger
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
It’s a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday
The Rose of Versailles
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Scarlet
Career Timeline
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2024
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster
Narrator
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger with Tombo Ohger
Narrator (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Piccolo (voice) (archive footage)
2023
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
Hantengu
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
A Mysterious Boy (voice)
2017
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo (voice)
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Portgas D. Ace (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
Kai Shiden (voice
2015
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER
Narrator
Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 3 - Akogare
Maon's Father
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers’ Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Portgas D. Ace (voice)
2008
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It’s a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura
Ataru Morobishi (voice)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Piccolo (voice)
It’s a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
2006
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
Kai Shiden (voice)
2005
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Erik Jan Hanussen (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars
Kai Shiden (voice)
2004
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Nyago (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action
Narrator (voice)
1994
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Ranmaru Mori (voice)
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
Yo Hinomura (voice)
1993
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Piccolo (voice)
1992
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Yo Hinomura (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku’s World
Piccolo
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Piccolo (voice)
1991
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Piccolo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge
Piccolo (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Wizardry
Shin
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Ataru (voice)
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Yo Hinomura (voice)
1990
MAROKO
Inumaru Yomota (voice)
Devil Boy: Welcome to Devil Land!!
Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest
Piccolo (voice)
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Yo Hinomura (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Piccolo (voice)
1989
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Piccolo (voice)
Patlabor: The Movie
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Yo Hinomura (voice)
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: I Howl at the Moon
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
Ataru (voice)
1988
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
Olivier Poplin
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Yo Hinomura/Lóng Tài-Yáng/Crying Freeman
Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet
Ataru (Voice)
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
Berenike (voice)
Mobile Suit SD Gundam
Kai Shiden
Appleseed
Calon Mautholos (voice)
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Blue (voice)
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Sakamoto
Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa’s Fiancé
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Blue (voice)
Mobile Suit SD Gundam
Kai Shiden
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Sakamoto
Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa’s Fiancé
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
1987
The Red Spectacles
Yakuza B
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
Adam
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Fritz (voice)
Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts
Takuya Gorozu (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
1986
Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 1 - Yuria, Forever… and Farewell Shin!!
Shin (voice)
Fist of the North Star
Shin (voice)
Nayuta
Ryotaro (voice)
They Were Eleven
Doricas Soldam IV
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Akanemaru (voice)
The SuperGal
Shuryou Koganemaru (voice)
Gall Force: Eternal Story
OX-11 (voice)
Nayuta
Ryotaro (voice)
1985
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Akira Tsukuba
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko’s September Tea Party
Ataru (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
1984
Lensman
Kimball Kinnison (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Little Love Story: Chitchi and Sally, Four Seasons of First Love
Sally
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Tarou Soramame (voice)
1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
Tarou
1982
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Kai Shiden (voice)
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
Tarou Soramame (voice)
1981
Run Melos!
Pauze
The Door Into Summer
Lindo (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
Kai Shiden (voice)
Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
Perrault (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam I
Kai Shiden (voice)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
Tarou Soramame (voice)
1000
Kamen Rider Wizard
Wiseman (voice)
Tsuritama
Heihachi (voice)
Ushio and Tora
Yamanmoto (voice)
Air Master
Shiro Saeki
Parasite Dolls
Bill Myers
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Narrator
Patlabor: The New Files
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Bubblegum Crash
Leon McNichol
Combat Mecha Xabungle
Bulme (voice)
Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Crying Freeman
Yo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)
Patlabor: The TV Series
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
A.D. Police Files
Leon (voice)
Bubblegum Crisis
Leon McNichol (voice)
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Inumaru Yomota
Queen Millennia
Amamori's Computer
LUPIN ZERO
Lupin II (voice)
Akuma Kun
Mephisto 3 / Mephisto 2 (voice)
Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
Yoshiharu Kubo
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Shingo
Uzumaki
Yasuo Goshima (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam
Kai Shiden (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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