Tōru Furuya

Tōru Furuya
Tohru Furuya at FanimeCon 2011 Opening Ceremony
Native name	古谷 徹
Born	July 31, 1953 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1958–present
Agent	Aoni Production
Notable credit(s)	Saint Seiya as Pegasus Seiya Mobile Suit Gundam as Amuro Ray Sailor Moon as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask Kimagure Orange Road as Kyōsuke Kasuga Dragon Ball as Yamcha
Spouse(s)	Mami Koyama (m. 1976–83) Satomi Majima (m. 1985)

Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹 Furuya Tōru, born July 31, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator.^[1][2] As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari,^[2] a children's acting troupe. He is currently employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production.^[1][2]

Furuya is most known for the roles of Amuro Ray (both in the original Mobile Suit Gundam and its following Gundam sequels), Hyūma Hoshi (Star of the Giants), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya), Yamcha (Dragon Ball), Kyōsuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road), and Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon). He considers these roles as his most important roles.^[3]

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 his real name in the narration role). Both the narration role and Ribbons Almark were Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. Shuichi Ikeda who played Char had his earlier with Gilbert Durandal in Gundam SEED Destiny.

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Kaizoku Ōji (1966), Kid
• Star of the Giants (1968), Hyūma Hoshi

1970s

• Steel Jeeg (1975), Hiroshi Shiba
• Groizer X (1976), Jō Umisaka
• Hyōga Senshi Gaisragger (1977), Ken Shiki
• Yakyūkyō no Uta (1977), Yamai
• Gordian Warrior (1979), Ryōma Okamoto
• Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), Amuro Ray
• Space Battleship Yamato III (1979), Daisuke Tokugawa
• Space Carrier Blue Noah (1979), Shin Himoto

1980s

• Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980), Tyltyl
• Marine Snow no Densetsu (1980), Hiro Umino
• Queen Millennia (1981), Daisuke Yomori
• The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island (1981), Franz Robinson
• Akūdai Taisakusen Scramble (1983), Jet
• Nanako SOS (1983), Shūichi Iidabashi
• Nine (1983), Katsuya Niimi
• Plawres Sanshiro (1983), Shingu Narita
• Special Armored Battalion Dorvack (1983), Mugen Shinjin
• Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983), Kōsaku Sakamoto
• Katri, Girl of the Meadows (1984), Martti
• Twin Hawks (1984), Taka Sawatari
• Video Warrior Laserion (1984), Takashi Katori
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), Amuro Ray
• Urusei Yatsura (1985), Shingo Oniwaban and (Tobimaro Mizukonoji
• Dragon Ball (1986), Yamcha, Kogamera
• Highschool! Kimen-gumi (1986), Harumage Don
• Saint Seiya (1986), Pegasus Seiya
• Kimagure Orange Road (1987), Kyōsuke Kasuga
• Dragon Ball Z (1989), Yamcha, Saibaman^[4]
• Dragon Quest (1989), Abel

1990s

• 21-emon (1991), Wantonaku Kōshaku
• Cooking Papa (1992), Toshio Nekkota
• Sailor Moon (1992), Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Kamen/King Endymion
• Marmalade Boy (1994), Shinichi Namura
• Dr. Slump (1997), Suppaman
• Dragon Ball GT (1997), Puck
• The Big O (1999), Bonnie Fraser
• Detective Conan (1999), Tohru Amuro/Bourbon/Rei Furuya
• GTO (1999), Suguru Teshigawara

2000s

• Detective School Q (2003), Hitoshi Shinoda
• Akagi (2005), Narration
• Black Jack (2005), Dr. Daigo Ōedo
• Ultimate Girls (2005), UFOman
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007), Narration, Ribbons Almark
• Casshern Sins (2008), Casshern
• Mōryō no Hako (2008), Mysterious Man (Shunkō Kubo)
• Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009), Yamcha, Saibaman
• Kūchū Buranko (2009), Hideo Tsuda

2010s

• InuYasha: The Final Act (2010), Shikon no Tama
• Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (2011), Burgh
• Un-Go (2011), Jirou Shimada
• Saint Seiya Omega (2012), Sagittarius Seiya, Narration
• Mobile Suit Gundam-san (2014), Narration
• One Piece (2014), Sabo

Original video animation (OVA)

• Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986), Hiroaki Narita
• Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986), Mario
• One-pound Gospel (1988), Kosaku Hatanaka
• Kimagure Orange Road (1989), Kyōsuke Kasuga
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989), Andrew Fork
• Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989), Mario
• Urusei Yatsura: The Electric Household Guard (1989), Shingo Oniwaban
• Utsunomiko (1990), Utsunomiko
• Kyōfu Shinbun (1991), Rei Onigata
• Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (1991), Tsuyoshi
• Macross II (1992), Feff
• Black Jack (1995), Leslie
• Arcade Gamer Fubuki (2002), Mysterious Person
• Saint Seiya: Hades — Chapter Sanctuary (2002), Pegasus Seiya
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Episode 7: Over the Rainbow (2014), Amuro Ray
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015), Amuro Ray

Anime Films

• Star of the Giants series (1969–1982), Hyōma Hoshi
• Be Forever Yamato (1980), Daisuke Tokugawa
• Toward the Terra (1980), Tony
• Mobile Suit Gundam (1981), Amuro Ray
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981), Amuro Ray
• The Legend of Sirius (1981), Sirius
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982), Amuro Ray
• Queen Millennia (1982), Daisuke Yomori
• Final Yamato (1983), Daisuke Tokugawa
• Genma Taisen (1983), Jō Azuma
• Nine (1983), Katsuya Niimi
• Dragon Ball series (1986–88), Yamcha
• 11 Piki no Neko to Ahōdori (1986), Toraneko Taishō
• Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha (1987), Issei Yūki
• Saint Seiya series (1987–2012), Pegasus Seiya
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988), Amuro Ray
• Dragon Ball Z series (1990–), Yamcha
• Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1989), Scott Masterson/Ultraman Scott
• Sailor Moon series (1993–2001), Mamoru Chiba
• Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996), Panishu
• Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Sorao
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005), Amuro Ray
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers (2005), Amuro Ray
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006), Amuro Ray
• Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006), Ito Suehiko
• Paprika (2006), Dr. Kosaku Tokita
• Bleach: Hell Verse (2010), Shuren
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer (2010), E.A. Ray
• Expelled from Paradise (2014), Alonzo Percy
• Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (2014), Zen Kirishima
• Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016), Rei Furuya

Video games

• Another Century's Episode series, Amuro Ray
• BS Super Mario Collection, Mario
• BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge, Mario
• Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness, Jin Saotome
• Dragon Shadow Spell, Suihi
• Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, Mario
• Kessen II, Liu Bei
• Menkyo wo Torō! series, Yūichi Amano
• Ninety-Nine Nights series, Dwingvatt
• Kidou Senshi Gundam Series, Amuro Ray, Ribbons Almark
• Overdrivin' DX, vehicle commentary narration
• Sega Rally 2, narration
• Ski Jumping Pairs: Reloaded
• Super Robot Wars series, Amuro Ray, Hiroshi Shiba, Ribbons Almark
• Kidou Senshi Gundam: Renpou VS Zeon, Amuro Ray
• Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: AEUG VS Titans, Amuro Ray
• Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam, Amuro Ray
• Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs Gundam, Amuro Ray
• Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus, Amuro Ray, Ribbons Almark
• Kidou Senshi Gundam Extreme VS., Amuro Ray
• Kidou Senshi Gundam Extreme VS. Full Boost, Amuro Ray, Ribbons Almark
• Sands of Destruction, Taupy Toplan
• SD Gundam G Generation series, Amuro Ray, Ribbons Almark
• Gundam Musou series, Amuro Ray, Ribbons Almark
• Saint Seiya Omega Ultimate Cosmo, Pegasus Seiya

Live action

• Tokyo Defense Command: The Guardman, episode 90, ransom delivery boy

Tokusatsu

• UFO Daisensou: Tatakae! Red Tiger Episodes 1-4, voice of Red Tiger
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, voice of Aka Red/Gao Red/Magi Red
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, voice of Aka Red
• Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season Tsuu Episode 12, voice of unofficial Giant God Prism Ace

Radio

Radio drama

• Nissan A, Abe Reiji ~ beyond the average ~, Reiji Amuro

Dubbing roles

• Yuen Biao
  • The Young Master (2014 Blu-ray edition), Sang Kung's son / Fourth Brother
  • Project A (2011 WOWOW edition), Inspector Hong Tin-Tsu
  • Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1992 TBS edition), Di Ming Qi / Dik Ming Kei
  • Wheels on Meals, David
  • Millionaires Express, Fire Chief Tsao Cheuk Kin
  • Mr. Vampire II, Yen
  • Dragons Forever, Tung Te-Biao / Timothy
  • Licence to Steal, Swordsman
  • Kickboxer, Lau Zhai
  • The Hero of Swallow, Li San
  • The Seven Heroes of Shaolin
  • Enter the Phoenix, Georgie Hung's father)
  • Rob-B-Hood, Inspector Steve Mok)
  • Tai Chi Hero, Li Qiankun)
• Couple or Trouble, Billy Park (Kim Sung-min)
• The Goonies (1988 TBS edition), Brandon "Brand" Walsh (Josh Brolin)
• The Hunter (1982 Fuji TV edition), Tommy Price (LeVar Burton)
• The Karate Kid, Part II, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio)
• Memphis Belle, Richard "Rascal" Moore (Sean Astin)
• Method Man, Shao Lung (Peter Chen Lau)
• My Darling Clementine (1969 TV Asashi edition), James Earp (Don Garner)
• Pacific Rim, Dr. Newton Geiszler (Charlie Day)
• Rio Bravo (1973 TV Asashi edition), Colorado Ryan (Ricky Nelson)
• Superman (1983 TV Asashi edition), Jimmy Olsen (Marc McClure)
• Superman II (1984 TV Asashi edition), Jimmy Olsen (Marc McClure)
• Superman III (1985 TV Asashi edition), Jimmy Olsen (Marc McClure)

References

1. "Furuya Tohru (古谷徹)". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
2. 古谷徹 (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
3. "Exclusive interview with Furuya Toru". musicJAPANplus.
4. "Yamcha…as voiced by…Tōru Furuya". Kanzenshuu. May 24, 2004. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official Aoni profile (Japanese)
• Tōru Furuya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Furuya Tohru in the MusicJapanPlus artist database+
• Tōru Furuya at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
• Tōru Furuya at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database