Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 4, 1954
Place of Birth:
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
Social Media
Shigeru Chiba
Biography
Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治, Maeda Masaharu), known by the stage name Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁, Chiba Shigeru), is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.
He is most known for the roles of the narrator of Fist of the North Star, Megane (Urusei Yatsura), Rei Ichidō (High School! Kimengumi), Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho), Pilaf (Dragon Ball), Raditz and Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball Z), Buggy the Clown (One Piece) Kefka Palazzo (Dissidia: Final Fantasy) and Kōichi Todome (Kerberos saga).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? | Narrator (voice) |
| 2025 | Farmagia | Dentro (voice) |
| 2025 | Mashin Creator Wataru | Grandpa Channel (voice) |
| 2024 | Tales of Wedding Rings | Alabaster (voice) |
| 2024 | Tokyo Override | Yukio (voice) |
| 2024 | ビーロボカブタック | 鲨鱼辣椒 |
| 2023 | Magical Destroyers | Chōgō-shi (voice) |
| 2023 | Hyakusho Kizoku-the farmer's days | Oyaji-dono (voice) |
| 2023 | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You | God (voice) |
| 2023 | Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger | King Gaburicalibur (Voice) |
| 2023 | HIGH CARD | Lucky Lunchman (voice) |
| 2023 | Handyman Saitou in Another World | Demon Lord (voice) |
| 2023 | Kaina of the Great Snow Sea | Signkeeper (voice) |
| 2023 | ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION | Self - Voice for Shigeo Shiba |
| 2023 | Rurouni Kenshin | Nenji Kashiwazaki (voice) |
| 2022 | The Heike Story | Emperor Go-Shirakawa (voice) |
| 2022 | Urusei Yatsura | Ryunosuke's Dad (voice) |
| 2022 | BOCCHI THE ROCK! | Post-apocalyptic Guy (voice) |
| 2020 | Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater | Takohigeya Store Manager (voice) |
| 2020 | Rail Romanesque | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | JUJUTSU KAISEN | Wasuke Itadori (voice) |
| 2020 | Natsunagu! | Shige Chiba (voice) |
| 2020 | Listeners | Leo Marshall (voice) |
| 2020 | Dorohedoro | Chidaruma (voice) |
| 2020 | JUJUTSU KAISEN | Grandfather (voice) |
| 2020 | Warlords of Sigrdrifa | Maintenance team leader (voice) |
| 2020 | JUJUTSU KAISEN | Jogo (voice) |
| 2019 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Zenitsu's Master (voice) |
| 2018 | Pop Team Epic | Pipimi (voice) |
| 2017 | The Laughing Salesman NEW | Yosuke Uchinaki(Story5) |
| 2017 | Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! | Hiyodoru (voice) |
| 2017 | WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? | Grick Graycrack (voice) |
| 2016 | March Comes In Like a Lion | Someji Kawamoto (voice) |
| 2016 | 彼岸島X | |
| 2014 | The Next Generation: Patlabor | Shigeo Shiba |
| 2013 | Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger | Professor Ulshade |
| 2013 | 声優戦隊ボイストーム7 | (voice) |
| 2013 | Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199 | Sakezou Sado (voice) |
| 2012 | Hyouka | Tanimoto (voice) |
| 2012 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Yoshihiro Kira (voice) |
| 2011 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | Sneak Brother Elder (voice) |
| 2010 | Princess Jellyfish | Saburōta Negishi (voice) |
| 2010 | And Yet the Town Moves | Shunsaku Matsuda (voice) |
| 2008 | Casshern Sins | Tomb Guardian (voice) |
| 2005 | The Law of Ueki | Genguro Ueki (voice) |
| 2004 | Beet the Vandel Buster | メルモンド / Melmond |
| 2004 | Monster | Milch (voice) |
| 2002 | MiniPato: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum | Shigeo Shiba (voice) |
| 2002 | 電光超特急ヒカリアン | |
| 2000 | Mon Colle Knights | Professor Ichiroubei Hiiragi (voice) |
| 1999 | Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne | Himuro Todaiji |
| 1999 | One Piece | Buggy (voice) |
| 1998 | Serial Experiments Lain | |
| 1998 | Cowboy Bebop | Video Maniac (voice) |
| 1998 | Very Private Lesson | Aya's Father (voice) |
| 1997 | Denji Sentai Megaranger | Observatory Owner |
| 1997 | Hikarian - Great Railroad Protector | |
| 1997 | B-Robo Kabutack | 鲨鱼辣椒 |
| 1996 | Midori no Makibaō | Chuubei |
| 1996 | Apocalypse Zero | Chidokuro / Zenigata (voice) |
| 1996 | Violinist of Hamelin | Oboe (voice) |
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Narrator (voice) |
| 1995 | Chouriki Sentai Ohranger | Satoru's Father |
| 1995 | Memories | Aoshima (voice) |
| 1994 | Iria: Zeiram the Animation | Fujikuro (voice) |
| 1994 | The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA | Operative A (voice) |
| 1994 | Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | Chochin Novice (voice) |
| 1994 | Natsuki Crisis | Tetsuo Daigō |
| 1994 | Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals | Valkus (voice) |
| 1994 | An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy | Nekketsu |
| 1994 | Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho | |
| 1993 | Ghost Sweeper GS Mikami | Dr. Chaos |
| 1993 | Gosei Sentai Dairanger | Kabuki Novice (voice) |
| 1993 | Bad Boys | Hirokazu Sugimoto |
| 1993 | Battle Angel | Vector (voice) |
| 1993 | Whiz-Kids TV | てっちゃん |
| 1992 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Kazuma Kuwabara (voice) |
| 1992 | Ai no Kusabi | Luke (voice) |
| 1992 | サラダ十勇士トマトマン | |
| 1991 | The Abashiri Family | Goemon Abashiri (voice) |
| 1991 | Marude Dameo | Sabu (voice) |
| 1990 | Patlabor: The New Files | Shigeo Shiba (voice) |
| 1990 | Devil Hunter Yohko | Chiaki Mano (voice) |
| 1990 | Special Rescue Police Winspector | Ryoma Kagawa's father |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | Garlic Jr. |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ | Announcer (voice) |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ | Store manager (voice) |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ | Sasuke Sarugakure (voice) |
| 1989 | Patlabor: The TV Series | Chief Shigeo Shiba (voice) |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz (voice) |
| 1988 | Doctor Chichibuyama | |
| 1987 | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Frog Prince (voice) |
| 1987 | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | The Hunter (voice) |
| 1987 | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | (voice) |
| 1987 | Norakuro-kun | お梅 |
| 1987 | Twilight Q | |
| 1987 | Ultra B | Tateo Tosaka (voice) |
| 1987 | Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh | Gil Berg |
| 1986 | Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle | Ottotto / Tanesuke Kakino (voices) |
| 1986 | Maison Ikkoku | Yotsuya / Soichiro(dog) |
| 1986 | Magical Idol Pastel Yumi | |
| 1986 | Dragon Ball | Emperor Pilaf (voice) |
| 1985 | Konpora Kid | 大五郎（パパ） |
| 1985 | Magical Emi, the Magic Star | Madoka Kokubunji (voice) |
| 1984 | Fist of the North Star | |
| 1984 | 魔法の妖精 ペルシャ | ゲラゲラ |
| 1984 | Chikkun Takkun | Dr. Bell (voice) |
| 1984 | Panzer World Galient | レッド・ウインドゥ |
| 1983 | Armored Trooper VOTOMS | Vanila Varta (voice) |
| 1983 | Mrs. Pepper Pot | Apu Apu / Golonya |
| 1983 | Armored Trooper VOTOMS | computer voice |
| 1983 | Armored Trooper VOTOMS | Banilla (voice) |
| 1983 | Armored Trooper VOTOMS | man (voice) |
| 1983 | Little Big Nose | ぼろがっぱ |
| 1983 | Andro Melos | Alien Epu "Erupa", Edoras (voice) |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Cities of Gold | Priest |
| 1981 | Fang of the Sun Dougram | George |
| 1981 | Fang of the Sun Dougram | Oppe |
| 1981 | Dr. Slump | Nikochan's Servant (voice) |
| 1980 | Nils Holgerson | Gusta (voice) |
| 1980 | X-Bomber | Heracles (voice) |
| 1980 | Muteking, The Dashing Warrior | Kurodako Brothers (Voice) |
| 1979 | Misha the Bearcub | Nekosuki (voice) |
| 1979 | The☆Ultraman | Monki (voice) |
| 1970 | Tomorrow's Joe | Mamoru Aoyama |