Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 31, 1953
Place of Birth:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX | (voice) |
| 2024 | HIGHSPEED Étoile | Narration (voice) |
| 2024 | Fluffy Paradise | Delrand (voice) |
| 2022 | BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- | Reiya Amuro (voice) |
| 2022 | Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time | Rei Furuya / Toru Amuro (voice) |
| 2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad | |
| 2021 | Baki Hanma | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | D4DJ | Ryūjin Kofune (voice) |
| 2019 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet | Amuro Ray (voice) |
| 2019 | Gundam vs Hello Kitty | Amuro Ray |
| 2018 | BAKI | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Super Animal War | AkaRed (voice) |
| 2014 | Blue Blazes | Narrator |
| 2012 | Saint Seiya Omega | Sagittarius Seiya (voice) |
| 2012 | Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger | Prism Ace (voice) |
| 2011 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | AkaRed (voice) |
| 2009 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Yamcha (voice) |
| 2008 | Casshern Sins | Casshern (voice) |
| 2008 | Sands of Destruction | Toppy Topuran |
| 2007 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | Ribbons Almark (voice) |
| 2005 | Ultimate Girls | |
| 2005 | Akagi | Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Detective School Q | |
| 2003 | Knights of the Zodiac | |
| 2003 | Requiem from the Darkness | Kichibee (voice) |
| 2002 | Arcade Gamer Fubuki | Mr. Mystery (voice) |
| 2002 | Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter | Pegasus Seiya (voice) |
| 1999 | One Piece | Sabo (voice) |
| 1994 | Marmalade Boy | |
| 1994 | Marmalade Boy | Shin'ichi Namura (voice) |
| 1993 | Today's Close-Up | Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | Black Jack | Leslie Harris (voice) |
| 1992 | Sailor Moon | Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice) |
| 1992 | Macross II: Lovers Again | Feff |
| 1990 | Heavenly Chronicles | |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | Yamcha (voice) |
| 1989 | Super Mario Brothers: Amada Anime Series | Mario (voice) |
| 1989 | Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel | Abel (voice) |
| 1987 | Kimagure Orange Road | Kyosuke Kasuga |
| 1986 | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | Amuro Ray (voice) |
| 1986 | Dragon Ball | Yamcha (voice) |
| 1986 | Saint Seiya | Seiya (voice) |
| 1985 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | Amuro Ray (voice) |
| 1985 | Princess Sarah | Jim |
| 1985 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | |
| 1984 | Taotao | Beaver (voice) |
| 1984 | Katri, Girl of the Meadows | Martti Halmich (voice) |
| 1984 | Video Warrior Laserion | Takashi Katori |
| 1984 | Twin Hawks | 沢渡鷹 |
| 1983 | Special Armored Battalion Dorvack | Masato Mugen (voice) |
| 1983 | Nana the Supergirl | Shuuichi Iidabashi |
| 1983 | Mission Outer Space Srungle | Jet (voice) |
| 1983 | Stop!! Hibari-kun! | Kosaku Sakamoto (voice) |
| 1983 | Chiisana Tabi | Self - Letter Reader (voice) |
| 1981 | Belle and Sebastian | Jean (voice) |
| 1981 | Queen Millennia | Daisuke Yamori |
| 1981 | The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island | Fritz Robinson - oldest brother (voice) |
| 1980 | Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey | Tyltyl (voice) |
| 1980 | Do Your Best Genki | Takashi Kazan |
| 1979 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Amuro Ray (voice) |
| 1979 | Flower Angel | Claude (voice) |
| 1979 | Gordian Warrior | Ryouma Okamoto (voice) |
| 1979 | Space Carrier Blue Noah | Shin Kusaka (voice) |
| 1978 | Witch Girl Tickle | Akira |
| 1978 | Highschool Baseball Ninja | 司幸司 |
| 1977 | Ore wa Teppei | Yoshiyuki Uesugi (voice) |
| 1977 | Nobody's Boy: Remi | Bob (voice) |
| 1977 | Glacier Warrior Gaislugger | ケン |
| 1977 | Chojin Sentai Barattack | Jun Katou (voice) |
| 1975 | Steel Jeeg | Hiroshi Shiba |
| 1975 | UFO Robot Grendizer | Kane (voice) |
| 1975 | UFO Robot Grendizer | Cain |
| 1968 | Star of the Giants | 星飛雄馬 |
| 1966 | Pirate Prince | Kid |
| 聖闘士星矢-教皇刺客篇 | Seiya (voice) | |
| 聖闘士星矢-黄道十二宫篇 | seiya | |
| 聖闘士星矢-北欧篇(1988) | Seiya (voice) | |
| 聖闘士星矢-海皇篇(1989) | Seiya (voice) |