Tōru Furuya

Tōru Furuya
古谷 徹
Furuya at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1953-07-31) July 31, 1953 (age 73)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active1958–present
AgentAoni Production
Notable work
Spouses
  • ​
    (m. 1976⁠–⁠1983)​
  • Satomi Majima
    ​
    (m. 1985)​
Children1
Websitewww.torushome.com

Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹, Furuya Tōru; born July 31, 1953, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and narrator. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. He has been employed by talent management firm Aoni Production since 1982.

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 them his most important roles. He also voiced Mario in several anime and commercials, starting with the film Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!, released in 1986.

He also used a pseudonym, Noboru Sōgetsu (蒼月 昇, Sōgetsu Noboru), when playing Ribbons Almark in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (he used his real name in the narration role) and as Zen Kirishima in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. Both the narration role and Ribbons Almark were Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. He is also the most well known official dubbing voice for Hong Kong action film actor Yuen Biao.

Personal life

Furuya married voice actress Mami Koyama in 1976; they would later divorce in 1983. He married Satomi Majima on March 23, 1985.

On May 22, 2024, Furuya posted a public apology to Twitter, confirming a recent report and interview in Shūkan Bunshun magazine in which it was reported that he had an extramarital affair with a female fan 37 years his junior. The affair lasted for around four and a half years, until September 2023. He admitted to raising his hand to strike her once, as well as pressuring her into having an abortion.

Because of this, his Showroom program was abruptly cancelled and he was dropped from Metaphor: ReFantazio, with all of his characters getting recast.

On June 22, 2024, Furuya announced that he would step down from his roles in Detective Conan and One Piece. On June 28, 2024, Bandai Namco Filmworks began to consider employing a new voice actor for Amuro Ray for later works of the Gundam series in wake of Furuya's affair being made public. On October 4, 2024, Toei Animation announced that the role of Yamcha had been recast to Ryōta Suzuki for Dragon Ball Daima.

Appearances

Furuya at FanimeCon 2011 Opening Ceremony

In 2011, Furuya appeared as a guest at the FanimeCon convention held that year at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Furuya was featured as a guest at Tsukino-Con in British Columbia in February 2017. Furuya was going to be featured as a guest at MomoCon 2024, but his appearance was cancelled due to the affair/abuse scandal.

Filmography

Television animation

1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

Anime films

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Video games

Live action

Tokusatsu

Radio drama

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Awards

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

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