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Behind the anime
Voice actor
Tōru Furuya is a Japanese actor and narrator.
The person behind the work
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.
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