Toru Furuya

Known for ActingBorn 1953-07-31 (age 73)Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tōru Furuya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Ultraman Regulos: First Mission

Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad

Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad

Chiisana Tabi

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

One Piece

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Super Animal War

Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99

Saint Seiya

Sailor Moon

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

Baki Hanma

Queen Millennia

Dragon Ball Z

BAKI

Blue Blazes

Nana the Supergirl

Steel Jeeg

Dragon Ball

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion

Saint Seiya Omega

Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Memorial

One Piece: Stampede

Nobody's Boy: Remi

Princess Sarah

Sailor Moon S: Kotaete Moon Call (Answer the Moon Call!)

Detective School Q

Kennosuke-sama

Paprika

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny

Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture

Mission Outer Space Srungle

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose

Sailor Moon SuperS: Special

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Akagi

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

Arcade Gamer Fubuki

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet

Mobile Suit Gundam

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse

Sands of Destruction

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger