Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹, Furuya Tōru?) is a veteran narrator and seiyū (voice actor) born on July 31, 1953 in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is one of 18 wards of Yokohama, a city in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located in the southeast part of Yokohama, facing Negishi Bay. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 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. He was a best friend of the late Hirotaka Suzuoki. ( March 6, 1950 - August 6, 2006) was a male Seiyū and Actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from He was at one time married to fellow seiyuu Mami Koyama but amicably divorced in 1983. Mami Koyama (小山 茉美 Koyama Mami, born January 17, 1955) is a veteran Seiyū who was born in Nishio Aichi. He later married seiyuu Satomi Majima.
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), Kyosuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road), and Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon). is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios is a Sports Manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Noboru Kawasaki. also known as Seiya, is a Fictional character from the Saint Seiya universe created by Masami Kurumada as the main Protagonist also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Manga series authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to Anime. usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular Shōnen Romantic comedy Manga and Anime series from the 1980s is a Fictional character and the primary male Protagonist of the Sailor Moon Metaseries. is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi.
He also used a pseudonym Noboru Sōgetsu (蒼月 昇 Sōgetsu Noboru) in the cast of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 for Ribbons Almack's role (but used his real name in the narration role), perhaps because Ribbons is a villain within the story and he wanted fans to distinguish Ribbons from Amuro Ray, the Gundam protagonist. is the latest television Anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise Both the narration role and Ribbons mark Furuya's first role in a Gundam series after the originals. Shuuichi Ikeda who played Char had his earlier with Gilbert Durandal in Gundam SEED Destiny. is a veteran Seiyū born on December 2, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. is a Fictional character from the Gundam franchise He is originally one of the main Antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the is a fictional character in the Gundam SEED Destiny Anime series is the second Anime television series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam by Sunrise.
Filmography
Movies
- Be Forever Yamato (Daisuke Tokugawa)
- Dragon Ball series (Yamcha)
- Dragon Ball Z series (Yamcha)
- Final Yamato (Daisuke Tokugawa)
- Genma Taisen (Jō Azuma)
- The Legend of Sirius (Sirius)
- Lupin III: Dead or Alive (Panishu)
- Kyojin no Hoshi series (Hyōma Hoshi)
- Mobile Suit Gundam I (Amuro Ray)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II: Ai · Senshi Hen (Amuro Ray)
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū Hen (Amuro Ray)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (Amuro Ray)
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Heirs to the Stars (Amuro Ray)
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam II: Lovers (Amuro Ray)
- Nine (Katsuya Niimi)
- Paprika (Dr. is a Manga and series by Tochi Ueyama. The story has been adapted into an Anime series is a Manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, originally serialized in Kodansha 's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of role-playing is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. officially abbreviated to GTO, is a Shōnen Manga, Anime, and live-action series created by Tohru Fujisawa. is a Manga series written by Motoei Shinzawa which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1982 to 1987 is an Anime series based on the Finnish novel " Paimen piika ja emäntä " by Auni Nuolivaara. usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular Shōnen Romantic comedy Manga and Anime series from the 1980s is a Sports Manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Noboru Kawasaki. Maurice Maeterlinck 's 1908 play The Blue Bird ( L'Oiseau Bleu) has been adapted numerous times for film and television is a Shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack (aired 1985 – 1986) was a televised Anime, part of the Gundam series and a Sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam is the latest television Anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise is a Baseball Manga series by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from the October 1978 through May 1979 is a comic created by Hideo Azuma, creator of Little Pollon. A 39-episode Anime TV series was created by Kokusai Eiga and shown during is a Japanese Shōnen Manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine was a popular Anime series aired in 1983 in Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Greece. is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. is a Fictional character and the primary male Protagonist of the Sailor Moon Metaseries. also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Manga series authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to Anime. also known as Seiya, is a Fictional character from the Saint Seiya universe created by Masami Kurumada as the main Protagonist is a Japanese Science fiction Anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. is a Science fiction Anime TV series produced by Office Academy which ran in Japan from October 13, 1979 through March is a Super Robot Anime series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda, and produced by Toei Animation. For the 1960 film produced by Disney see Swiss Family Robinson (film The Swiss Family Robinson (German Der Schweizerische was a popular Anime series aired in 1979 to 1981 in Japan. There were 73 episodes aired at 30 minutes each is a Japanese Fanservice Anime from the production company mo is a well-known late 1970s to 1990s Manga ( 1978 - 1987) and Anime ( 1981 - 1993) series created by Rumiko was an Anime series aired in 1984 to 1985 in Japan and Hong Kong. is a series of Science fiction Novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. An Anime adaptation of the novels ran from 1988 to 2000 and a Manga is also based is a Manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi, author of Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, and InuYasha. is a Manga series by Kōichirō Yasunaga which ran in Shōnen Sunday Super beginning in 1983 also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Manga series authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to Anime. is an Anime film released in Japan on July 20 1986, and later put for release on VHS only as a rental by VAP Video is a Fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a Fairy tale known from many countries in is a popular Hero from Japanese folklore. His name literally means Peach Tarō; as Tarō is a common Japanese boy's name it is often translated as The One-Inch Boy (一寸法師 Issun-bōshi; sometimes translated into English as "Little One Inch" is the subject of a Fairy tale from Japan is a Fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. also written Utsu no Miko, is a Japanese Historical fantasy Light novel series written by Keisuke Fujikawa (藤川桂介 is a Science fiction Manga that began in 1967 It was a collaboration in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai ( is an animated film by Sanrio, based on the story by Shintaro Tsuji. is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the Pen name of " Monkey Punch " is an Anime movie set in the primary Universal Century timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC 0093 (aired 1985 – 1986) was a televised Anime, part of the Gundam series and a Sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam is a Baseball Manga series by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from the October 1978 through May 1979 is a Japanese animated Science fiction film based on Yasutaka Tsutsui 's 1993 novel of the same name, about a research psychologist Kosaku Tokita)
- Pokémon: The First Movie (Sorao)
- Queen Millenia (Daisuke Yomori)
- Sailor Moon series (Mamoru Chiba)
- Saint Seiya series (Pegasus Seiya)
- Toward the Terra (Tony)
- Ultraman USA (Scott Masterson/Ultraman Scott)
Video games
Live action
- Tokyo Defense Command: The Guardman (episode 90, ransom delivery boy)
Tokusatsu
Radio
- Akai Pegasus (Ken Akaba)
- ENEOS Diamond Super Station
- Radio Drama Meltylancer (Kanpachi-sensei)
- Shōnen no Machi ZF (Kenji)
CD
- Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden: Condition Green (Custer Bennett)
- Koei CD Drama Sangokushi series (Ryūgentoku)
- Rusuden Message Show: Anime Star Hen (CD with answering machine messages on it)
- Slapstick CD Box (PCCG-00744)
Other works
- Car Graphic TV (Narration)
- Hokuriki Denryoku (Commercial Narration)
- Jichael Mackson (TV Narration)
- Nissan Motors Homepage (Narration for presentation in one section)
Dub Roles
External links and references
Pokémon The First Movie, known in Japan as, is the first theatrical release based on the Pokémon anime. is a Japanese Science fiction Manga series by Keiko Takemiya. Ultraman The Adventure Begins was an animated movie joint produced by Hanna-Barbera and Tsuburaya Productions in 1981 Another Century's Episode, abbreviated as ACE, is a Mecha action Video game produced by Banpresto and developed Cyberbots Fullmetal Madness is a Fighting game produced by Capcom in 1994 where the pilots of mecha battle each other is a Strategy game loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period of China. Sega Rally 2 is an arcade game developed and released by Sega in 1998, and ported in the following year to the Dreamcast console (soon is a series of tactical role-playing Video games produced by the Japanese gaming company Banpresto, a division of Bandai, for various Video game consoles is a Direct-to-video Tokusatsu movie The DVD was released in February 2007 The Dark Crystal is a 1982 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. The Characters and Races of the Dark Crystal were created by Jim Henson for his 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal. There is no verifiable information about Season 13 onward at present
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