Tōru Furuya

Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹, Furuya Tōru, born July 31, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor, 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, since 1982.[1][2]

Tōru Furuya
古谷 徹
Furuya in 2015
Born (1953-07-31) July 31, 1953
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active1958–present
AgentAoni Production
Notable work
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouses
  • ​
    (m. 1976⁠–⁠1983)​
  • Satomi Majima
    ​
    (m. 1985)​
Children1
Websitewww.torushome.com

Furuya is most known for the anime roles of Amuro Ray (Gundam), 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 voiced Mario in several anime and commercials, starting with the film Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986).

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) and in the casting of Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi for Zen Kirishima. Both the narration role and Ribbons Almark were Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. He is also the best known official dubbing voice for Hong Kong action film actor, Yuen Biao.

On January 2, 2017, Tsukino-Con announced that he would to be featured as acting guest on Tsukino-Con 2017.[4]

Personal life

He married voice actress Mami Koyama in 1976; they later divorced in 1983. He remarried Satomi Majima on March 23rd, 1985.

Filmography

Television animation
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Furuya at FanimeCon 2011 Opening Ceremony
2010s
2020s

Anime films

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Video games

Live action
  • Tokyo Defense Command: The Guardman (????), episode 90, ransom delivery boy
  • Pussy Soup (2008), William Thomas Jefferson III (voice)[20]

Tokusatsu

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

Live-action

Animation

Awards
Year Award Category Notable work Result
2019 13th Seiyu Awards Best Supporting Actor Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Won[32]



References
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  2. 古谷徹 (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. "Exclusive interview with Furuya Toru". musicJAPANplus. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012.
  4. "Tsukino-Con to Feature Toru Furuya". Anime News Network. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. Samurai Pizza Cats Official Fanbook. Udon Entertainment. January 2019. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-77294-038-1.
  6. "D4DJ First Mix Project Reveals 8 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 23, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. "Detective Conan TV Anime's Police Academy Run Reveals Updated Cast, December 4 Debut". Anime News Network. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. "Birdie Wing Original Golf TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Additional Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  9. "Detective Conan Spinoff Anime Zero's Tea Time Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, April Premiere". Anime News Network. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  10. "Highspeed Étoile Anime Reveals April 2024 Premiere in 1st Promo Video". Anime News Network. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer". Anime News Network. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. "機動戦士ガンダム『閃光のハサウェイ』にアムロ・レイ登場！古谷徹が声の出演". Cinematoday. 26 March 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  13. "名探偵コナン ハロウィンの花嫁". eiga.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  14. "Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Anime Film Reveals Cast, Story, June 3 Opening". Anime News Network. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  15. "名探偵コナン 黒鉄の魚影(サブマリン)". eiga.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  16. "New Baki Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Japanese TV Airing, MX4D Screening". Anime News Network. June 9, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  17. "「範馬刃牙」新ビジュアルでカマキリVS刃牙、ビスケット・オリバが不敵に笑うPVも". Natalie (in Japanese). July 8, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  18. "Toru Furuya (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  19. Romano, Sal (February 23, 2022). "SD Gundam Battle Alliance – first Mobile Suits and characters announced". Gematsu. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  20. "猫ラーメン大将". eiga.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  21. "ヤング・マスター／師弟出馬 ＜新録日本語吹替収録版／インターナショナル版＞ [DVD]". Twin. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  22. "スパルタンX 〈日本語吹替収録版〉". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  23. "サイクロンZ 〈日本語吹替収録版〉". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  24. "TAICHI/太極 ヒーロー". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  25. "おじいちゃんはデブゴン". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  26. "『BULL/ブル 心を操る天才』DVD公式サイト". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  27. @NEMofficial3 (October 28, 2020). "新作「カサブランカ」メインキャスト発表！ リック（ハンフリー・ボガード） 池田秀一さん イルザ（イングリッド・バーグマン）潘恵子さん ラズロ（ポール・ヘンリード） 古谷徹さん ２０２１年公開予定 映画史に残る傑作の新吹き替え版を 劇場にてお楽しみ下さい！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. "新・少林寺三十六房". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  29. "グーニーズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  30. "パシフィック・リム：アップライジング". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  31. "ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  32. "第13回声優アワード：助演男優賞に古谷徹 個人賞受賞は初めて「感無量」 三宅健太も". Mantan-web. 9 March 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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