Famous for his powerful male roles, including Ace from One Piece, Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z and Roy Campbell from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Furukawa was gracious enough to find some time to sit down with us in a last minute interview and answer a few questions regarding his career as a voice actor and along with his role as a teacher in voicing acting.
Furukawa has portrayed a wide range of characters, from comical to serious characters. Looking for some great streaming picks?
He is an actor, known for A workhorse of the Japanese voice acting field, Toshio Furukawa made a name for himself playing a variety of heroes and villains in some of the Bubble era’s defining shows: Kai Shiden in Mobile Suit Gundam, Ataru in Urusei Yatsura, Piccolo in Dragon Ball, and Shin in Fist of the North Star, to name just a few. Biography: Toshio Furukawa began his career in voice acting in the 1960s.
Actor Ace pursues a bounty hunter who claims he has defeated Blackbeard, only to find that it is a total lie. He is best known for his roles as Piccolo in Dragon Ball, Ataru Moroboshi in Urusei Yatsura, and Portgas D. Ace in One Piece.
But not as Ace, he played a mystery "???" Take a visual walk through his career and see 164 images of the characters he's voiced and listen to 3 clips that showcase his performances. Toshio Furukawa was born on July 16, 1946 in Ôhira, Shimotsuga [now Tochigi], Tochigi, Japan. Close. July 16: Happy 73rd Birthday to Voice Actor Toshio Furukawa, who provided the Japanese Voices of the Characters of Piccolo on Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super, Portgas D. Ace on One Piece, and Asura on Soul Eater.