Toshio Furukawa
Acting · Born 1946-07-16 in Tochigi, Japan
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…
Filmography
- Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure as Blue (voice)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars as Kai Shiden (voice)
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero as Piccolo (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan as Piccolo (voice)
- They Were Eleven as Doricas Soldam IV
- Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone as Piccolo (voice)
- Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! as Piccolo (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might as Piccolo (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug as Piccolo (voice)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! as Piccolo (voice)