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'''Tōru Furuya''' (Japanese: '''古谷徹''' ''Furuya Tōru'') is a Japanese seiyū for the [[Pokémon anime]]. He is also sometimes credited as '''Noboru Sōgetsu''' ('''蒼月 昇''' ''Sōgetsu Noboru'').
 
==Biography==
Furuya was born on July 31, 1953, in {{wp|Yokohama}}, {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, {{wp|Japan}}. He already started an acting career as a child, being part of the children's acting troupe {{wp|Himawari Theatre Group|Gekidan Himawari}}. As an adult, he started landing a number of famous roles, usually in anime series. Furuya occasionally provided his voice for the Pokémon anime since the [[original series]], though he was best known as the [[Castelia City]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], who appeared in the {{series|Best Wishes}}. He is currently affiliated with the talent agency {{wp|Aoni Production}}. He was married to fellow seiyū {{wp|Mami Koyama}} from 1976 to 1983, and is now married to another seiyū, Satomi Majima.
 
==Pokémon roles==
* [[Corey]]
* [[Burgh]]
* [[Oluolu]]
 
==Other non-Pokémon roles==
===Anime===
* Hyūma Hoshi (''{{wp|Star of the Giants}}'')
* {{wp|Amuro Ray}} (''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}'')
* {{wp|Yamcha}} (''{{wp|Dragon Ball (TV series)|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Dragon Ball Z}}'', ''{{wp|List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes|Dragon Ball Kai}}'', ''{{wp|Dragon Ball Super}}'')
* {{wp|Pegasus Seiya}} (''{{wp|Saint Seiya}}'', ''{{wp|Saint Seiya Omega}}'')
* {{wp|Tuxedo Mask}}/Mamoru Chiba, King Endymion (''{{wp|Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon}}'')
* Puck (''{{wp|Dragon Ball GT}}'')
* Hiroshi Akimoto, Tohru Amuro, Bourbon, Rei Furuya (''{{wp|Case Closed}}'')
* Narrator, Ribbons Almark (''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam 00}}'')
* Shikon no Tama (''{{wp|Inuyasha|Inuyasha: The Final Act}}'')
* Narrator (''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam-san}}'')
* Sabo (''{{wp|One Piece}}'')
 
===Anime films===
* Hyōma Hoshi (''{{wp|Star of the Giants}}'' film series)
* Daisuke Tokugawa (''{{wp|Be Forever Yamato}}'', ''{{wp|Final Yamato}}'')
* Amuro Ray (''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}'' film series)
* Sirius (''{{wp|The Sea Prince and the Fire Child|The Legend of Sirius}}'')
* Daisuke Yomori (''{{wp|Queen Millennia}}'')
* Yamcha (''{{wp|Dragon Ball (TV series)|Dragon Ball}}'' film series)
* Pegasus Seiya (''{{wp|Saint Seiya}}'' film series)
* Scott Masterson/Ultraman Scott (''{{wp|Ultraman: The Adventure Begins}}'')
* Ito Suehiko (''{{wp|Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem}}'')
* Dr. Kosaku Tokita (''{{wp|Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika}}'')
* Shuren (''{{wp|Bleach: Hell Verse}}'')
* E.A. Ray (''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer}}'')
* Alonzo Percy (''{{wp|Expelled from Paradise}}'')
* Sabo (''{{wp|One Piece Film: Gold}}'')
* Rei Furuya (''{{wp|Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare}}'', ''{{wp|Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer}}'')
 
===Dubbing roles===
* {{wp|Jimmy Olsen}} (''{{wp|Superman (1978 film)|Superman}}'', ''{{wp|Superman II}}'', ''{{wp|Superman III}}'')
* Tommy Price (''{{wp|The Hunter (1980 film)|The Hunter}}'')
* Brandon "Brand" Walsh (''{{wp|The Goonies}}'')
* Daniel LaRusso (''{{wp|The Karate Kid Part II}}'')
* Richard "Rascal" Moore (''{{wp|Memphis Belle (film)|Memphis Belle}}'')
* Dr. Newton Geiszler (''{{wp|Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim}}'', ''{{wp|Pacific Rim Uprising}}'')
 
==Trivia==
* Furuya's ex-wife {{wp|Mami Koyama}} voiced [[Kumquat Island]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Luana]] in [[EP108|an episode]] of the Pokémon anime.
 
==External links==
* [https://www.aoni.co.jp/search/furuya-toru.html Aoni Production profile]
* [http://www.torushome.com/ Official website]
* [https://twitter.com/torushome Twitter]
 
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Revision as of 04:20, 26 August 2018

Tōru Furuya (Japanese: 古谷徹 Furuya Tōru) is a Japanese seiyū for the Pokémon anime. He is also sometimes credited as Noboru Sōgetsu (蒼月 昇 Sōgetsu Noboru).

Biography

Furuya was born on July 31, 1953, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He already started an acting career as a child, being part of the children's acting troupe Gekidan Himawari. As an adult, he started landing a number of famous roles, usually in anime series. Furuya occasionally provided his voice for the Pokémon anime since the original series, though he was best known as the Castelia City Gym Leader Burgh, who appeared in the Best Wishes series. He is currently affiliated with the talent agency Aoni Production. He was married to fellow seiyū Mami Koyama from 1976 to 1983, and is now married to another seiyū, Satomi Majima.

Pokémon roles

Other non-Pokémon roles

Anime

Anime films

Dubbing roles

Trivia

External links


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