Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫 Furukawa Toshio, born July 16, 1946 in Tochigi) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production and is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma.

He became famous for his anime character roles in his career such as Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura), Kai Shiden (Mobile Suit Gundam), Shin (Fist of the North Star), Asuma Shinohara (Patlabor), Piccolo (Dragon Ball franchise) and Portgas D. Ace (One Piece).

He performed in the band Slapstick (スラップスティック) with Tōru Furuya, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yūji Mitsuya and Akio Nojima. In 2007, Slapstick got together to pay tribute to former band members Hirotaka Suzuoki and Kazuyuki Sogabe (guitar).