Toru Furuya
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 his real name in the narration role). Both the narration role and Ribbons mark 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.
He was a best friend of the late Hirotaka Suzuoki and is noted to be friends with Ikeda. He was at one time married to fellow seiyuu Mami Koyama but amicably divorced in 1983. He later married seiyuu Satomi Majima, who was the other main character of Stop!! Hibari-kun!.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-07-31
Place of birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Images
Cast
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
1996
6.50
Paprika
2006
7.81
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
1981
6.10
Mobile Suit Gundam I
1981
6.78
Windaria
1986
6.40
Ultraman Regulos: First Mission
2022
0.00
Macross II: Lovers Again
1992
0.00
Neko Ramen Taisho
2008
5.90
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013
6.80
The Legend of Marine Snow
1980
6.00
The Wild Swans
1977
6.50
Zoku izuko e
1967
0.00
Sailor Moon SuperS: Special
1995
8.50
Harmagedon
1983
4.94
Adventures of the Polar Cubs
1979
5.00
Final Yamato
1983
7.00
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
1988
6.69
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
1996
7.36
Pokémon: The First Movie
1998
6.90
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
1997
6.79
Keroppi and the Beanstalk
1990
0.00
Papa Mama Bye Bye
1984
0.00
Gundam Evolve
2001
5.30
Goku's Fire Brigade
1988
6.50
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
1987
7.10
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie
2014
6.70
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
7.20
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
2010
7.55
Mobile Suit SD Gundam
1988
5.45
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II
1989
5.80
Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer
2018
6.20
The Ultimate Esper R
1991
7.00
One Pound Gospel
1988
6.40
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
4.60
Expelled from Paradise
2014
6.46
The Door Into Summer
1981
4.67
Queen Millennia
1982
6.50
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1
2017
4.88
Kennosuke-sama
1990
8.00
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
1986
5.20
Eleven Cats and an Albatross
1985
7.00
Be Forever Yamato
1980
7.60
Toward the Terra
1980
6.10
Andromeda Stories
1982
6.54
One Piece: Stampede
2019
7.80
Making Gundam: The Inside Story
2019
7.00
Mobile Suit Gundam G40
2020
6.00
Nine
1983
3.50
Nine: Final
1984
3.50
Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration
1983
6.00
Drifting Clouds
1982
6.60
Super Mario's Fire Brigade
1989
0.00
The Relative Worlds
2019
5.84
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
2000
7.43
Super Mario Traffic Safety
1989
0.00
Star of the Giants
1982
3.50
Kim's Cross
1990
4.00
Debutante Detective Corps
1996
5.00
The Journey
2021
6.95
Horror News
1991
0.00
Utsu no Miko
1989
6.00
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
2021
7.20
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986
4.00
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
1990
6.50
Tenjou Hen: Utsu no Miko
1990
6.00
君の十字架
1990
0.00