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Tōru Furuya

1953 - Today

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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 is currently employed by the 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tōru Furuya is the 2,987th most popular actor (up from 3,201st in 2019), the 1,022nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,034th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tōru Furuya ranks 2,987 out of 13,578. Before him are Vanessa Angel, Leslie Jones, Michelle Monaghan, Pierre Fresnay, Katherine Helmond, and Park Min-young. After him are Irina Skobtseva, Simon Yam, Toby Jones, Paulette Dubost, Pat Benatar, and Siân Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Tōru Furuya ranks 212. Before him are Dieter Hoeneß, Howard Schultz, Graeme Souness, Marlene Dumas, Artūras Paulauskas, and Brigi Rafini. After him are Pat Benatar, Ante Čačić, Richard Bremmer, Francesco Moraglia, Attilio Bettega, and Alexander Beliavsky.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tōru Furuya ranks 1,022 out of 6,245. Before him are Tokugawa Nariaki (1800), Doppo Kunikida (1871), Toshio Matsuura (1955), Sanjō Sanetomi (1837), Hajime Moriyasu (1968), and Toru Yoshikawa (1961). After him are Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930), Unkei (1151), Tarō Okamoto (1911), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934), and Nakahama Manjirō (1827).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Tōru Furuya ranks 33. Before him are Akihiro Miwa (1935), Meiko Kaji (1947), Kirin Kiki (1943), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), Takuya Kimura (1972), and Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896). After him are Tadanobu Asano (1973), Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Noriko Ohara (1935), Rentarō Mikuni (1923), Chieko Baisho (1941), and Ken Ogata (1937).

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