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Toru Furuya
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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As actor
Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC ENCOUNTER
Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Furuya Rei
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
Ultraman Regulos: First Mission
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
SANTA COMPANY ~Midsummer Merry Christmas~
The Journey
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal
Mobile Suit Gundam G40
One Piece: Stampede
Making Gundam: The Inside Story
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.
The Relative Worlds
Detective Conan: Amuro Secret Call
Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare
One Piece Film: GOLD
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II - Artesia's Sorrow
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Valentine-hen
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie