Toru Furuya

Acting · Born 1953-07-31 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

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. 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…

Filmography

• Paprika as Kosaku Tokita (voice)
• Dragon Ball: The Path to Power as Yamcha (voice)
• Pokémon: The First Movie as Sorao (voice)
• Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle as Seiya (voice)
• Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth as Seiya (voice)
• Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris as Seiya (voice)
• Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods as Seiya (voice)
• One Piece Film: GOLD as Sabo (voice)
• One Piece: Stampede as Sabo (voice)
• Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture as Seiya (voice)

TV

• Dragon Ball as Yamcha (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z as Yamcha (voice)
• Saint Seiya Omega as Sagittarius Seiya (voice)
• Nobody's Boy: Remi as Bob (voice)
• Baki Hanma as Narrator (voice)
• BAKI as Narrator (voice)
• Sailor Moon as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)
• Saint Seiya as Seiya (voice)
• One Piece as Sabo (voice)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ as Amuro Ray (voice)