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Toshio Furukawa

Acting · Born July 16, 1946 · Tochigi, Japan

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 "boy voice" and has played noble hot-blooded heroes such as Prince Mito of Saikyō Robo Daiōja and Kento Tate of Future Robo Daltanius.

Movies with Toshio Furukawa

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024) — Hantengu (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992) — Piccolo (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) — Piccolo (voice)
• Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (1985) — Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
• Scarlet (2025) — Innkeeper (voice)
• Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever (1986) — Ataru Moroboshi (voice)

TV shows with Toshio Furukawa

• Dragon Ball Z (1989) — Piccolo (voice)
• Hunter x Hunter (2011) — Satotz (voice)
• Dr. Slump (1981) — Tarou Soramame (voice)
• Urusei Yatsura (1981) — Ataru Moroboshi
• Fist of the North Star (1984) — Shin
• Urusei Yatsura (2022) — Ataru's Dad (voice)
• Dragon Ball Super (2015) — Piccolo (voice)
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018) — Picollo (voice)