Toshio Furukawa

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma.

Career He became famous for roles in his career such as Piccolo (Dragon Ball), Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura), Kagege (Sgt. Frog), Kai Shiden (Mobile Suit Gundam), Shin (Fist of the North Star), Asuma Shinohara (Mobile Police Patlabor), Portgas D. Ace (One Piece), Jann Lee (Dead or Alive) and Misao Yamamura (Case Closed). His debut voice acting role was as a soldier in Brave Raideen. Toshio is a veteran who has portrayed a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru in Urusei Yatsura and Inumaru in Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, to calm, serious ones like Shin in Fist of the North Star and Piccolo in Dragon Ball. 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, 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 Year Title Role 1975 Brave Raideen Soldier B 1976 Magne Robo Gakeen Houjou Takeru 1977 Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace Hideto Oboshi 1979 Future Robo Daltanius Kento Tate King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Pellinore Mobile Suit Gundam Kai Shiden Space Carrier Blue Noah Leader Zytel and Domenico 1980 Trider G7 Genichi Ooyama 1981 Dr. Slump and Arale-chan Taro Soramame, The Sun, Narration, etc. Urusei Yatsura (1981) Ataru Moroboshi Saikyo Robo Daioja Prince Mito 1982 Armored Fleet Dairugger XV Aki Manabu Combat Mecha Xabungle Blume 1983 Lightspeed ElectroGod Albegas Daisaku Enjouji1984Galactic Patrol LensmanKimball Kinnison Hokuto no Ken Shin The Kabocha Wine Shunsuke Aoba 1985 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Kai Shiden 1986 Anmitsu Hime Dracula Jr. Dragon Ball General Blue, Piccolo Maison Ikkoku Sakamoto 1987 Kamen no Ninja Akakage Akakage 1989 Dragon Ball Z Piccolo Patlabor Asuma Shinohara 1993 Aoki Densetsu Shoot Yoshiharu Kubo 1995 Sailor Moon SuperS Hawk's Eye 1996 Dragon Ball GT Piccolo, Announcer 1997 Cutie Honey Flash Alphonne Kindaichi Case Files Hiroaki Sakurada 1998 Case Closed Misao Yamamura 1999 The Big O Eugene Grant One Piece Portgas D. Ace 2000 Shinzo Deathcrow 2001 PaRappa the Rapper Teacher Bunny 2002 Kinnikuman Nisei Series Suguru Kinniku 2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple Charles Beet the Vandel Buster Laio, Frausky Keroro Gunso Kagege Samurai Champloo Kagemaru 2005 Eureka Seven William B. Baxter The Law of Ueki Mūnin Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Gitsune 2006 xxxHolic Gitsune 2007 Tetsuko no Tabi Hideki Egami 2008 Soul Eater Asura/Kishin Bleach Kageroza Inaba 2009 Dragon Ball Kai Piccolo 2011 Hunter × Hunter Satotz 2012 Saint Seiya Omega Southern Cross Kazuma Shirokuma Cafe Tree Kangaroo Tsuritama Narrator 2014 Mushishi: The Next Chapter Kaoru Space Dandy Ukuleleman 2015 World Trigger Enedora Dragon Ball Super Piccolo Ushio and Tora Yamanmoto 2016 Mr. Osomatsu Play-by-play announcer 2018 GeGeGe no Kitarō Nezumi-Otoko Pop Team Epic Popuko (Episode 2-B) Attack on Titan Season 3 Uri Reiss Karakuri Circus Bai Jin, Faceless, Sadayoshi Saiga 2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Date Boo Masamune 2021 Waccha PriMagi! Nyanjii 2022 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Myst Urusei Yatsura (2022) Ataru's dad 2023 Akuma-kun Mephisto II Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hantengu 2024 Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Chairperson Uzumaki Kirie's father

Original video animation (OVA) Urusei Yatsura (1985–2008) (Ataru Moroboshi) Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) (Arsène Lupin III) Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991) (Leon McNichol) Appleseed (1988) (Calon) Crying Freeman (1988–1994) (Hinomura Yō a.k.a.Crying Freeman) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988–2000) (Olivier Poplin) Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) (Inumaru Yomota) Saint Seiya: 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) Pluto (2023) (Professor Ochanomizu)

Theatrical animation Year Title Role 1981 Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island Taro Soramame Mobile Suit Gundam Kai Shiden Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow Kai Shiden Natsu e no Tobira Lindo 1982 Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space Kai Shiden Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure Taro Soramame 1983 Urusei Yatsura: Only You Ataru Moroboshi Combat Mecha Xabungle Burume Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo, Great Round-the-World Race Taro Soramame 1984 Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer Ataru Moroboshi Lensman: Secret of The Lens Kimball Kinnison The Kabocha Wine: Nita no Aijou Monogatari Shunsuke Aoba Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle Taro Soramame 1985 Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love Ataru Moroboshi Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! Dream Capital Mechapolis Taro Soramame Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight Akira Tsukuba 1986 Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever Ataru Moroboshi They Were Eleven Doricas Soldam IV High School! Kimengumi Jaki'ichi En The Phoenix: Chapter of Ho-o Yamato no Akanemaru 1988 Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter Ataru Moroboshi Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars Olivier Poplan Saint Seiya: The Legend of Crimson Youth Coma Berenices Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure General Blue Maison Ikkoku Final Chapter Sakamoto 1989 Akuma-kun Mephisto II Patlabor: The Movie Asuma Shinohara Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle Thrones Mois Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Piccolo 1990 Akuma-kun: Yōkoso Akuma-Land e!! Mephisto II Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest Piccolo MAROKO Inumaru Yomota Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might Piccolo 1991 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling Ataru Moroboshi Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug Piccolo Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge Piccolo 1992 Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler Piccolo Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! Piccolo 1993 Patlabor 2: The Movie Asuma Shinohara Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan Piccolo Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound Piccolo 1994 Ghost Sweeper Mikami Mori Ranmaru 1995 Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Burning Hanamichi Sakuragi Michael Okita 1996 Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland Su Noman Pa Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast Chinpo 2001 Metropolis General Kusai Skunk 2002 WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 Asuma Shinohara 2004 Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey Nyago 2005 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Heirs To The Stars Kai Shiden 2006 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love is the Pulse of the Stars Kai Shiden 2007 Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan Taro Soramame 2008 GeGeGe no Kitarō: Japan Explodes!! Aobōzu 2009 Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser Misao Yamamura 2012 Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker Misao Yamamura 2013 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Piccolo 2015 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Piccolo 2018 Dragon Ball Super: Broly Piccolo 2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Piccolo Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Kai Shiden 2023 Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe Nezumi-Otoko 2025 Scarlet Innkeeper

Video games Year Title Role Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car Sonic Tobal No. 1 Emperor Udan Jump Force Piccolo

Dragon Ball series (1993–present) (Piccolo, 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) Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) (Narrator) Kamen Rider Wizard (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) Forget Paris (Mickey Gordon) Small Apartments (Burt Walnut) Aliens (2003 Ultimate Edition) (Bishop (Lance Henriksen)) Alien 3 (2005 Ultimate Edition) (Bishop (Lance Henriksen)) Back to the Future (1989 TV Asahi edition) (George McFly (Crispin Glover)) CHiPs (Ponch (Erik Estrada)) Ghost World (Seymour (Steve Buscemi)) The Ice Storm (Ben Hood (Kevin Kline)) The Last Emperor (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Camp Interrogator (Ric Young)) Little House on the Prairie (Almanzo Wilder (Dean Butler)) Mr. Vampire (Man-choi (Ricky Hui)) Out of Africa (2012 DVD and Blu-ray editions) (Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford)) Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels)) The World Is Not Enough (2003 TV Asahi edition) (Victor "Renard" Zokas (Robert Carlyle))

Animation Antz (Z) House of Mouse (Panchito Pistoles) Legend of the Three Caballeros (Panchito Gonzalez) Robots (Herb Copperbottom) The Three Caballeros (1994 dub ver) (Panchito Pistoles)

Awards Year Award Category Result Ref.19825th Anime Grand PrixMost Popular Voice Actor of the Year 202418th Seiyu AwardsMerit Award Honored