Acting
Shigeru Chiba
Also Known As: 前田正治, Maeda Masaharu, 千葉 繁
Birth Date
February 4, 1954
(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
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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).
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Jigoro Kuwajima (voice)
2025
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JUJUTSU KAISEN
Grandfather (voice)
2020 • 4 episodes
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Dragon Ball Z
Raditz
1989 • 39 episodes
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One Piece
Buggy (voice)
1999 • 4 episodes
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Yoshihiro Kira (voice)
2012 • 9 episodes
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Ranma ½
Announcer (voice)
1989 • 1 episode
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
God (voice)
2023 • 27 episodes
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Monster
Milch (voice)
2004 • 3 episodes
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Rurouni Kenshin
Nenji Kashiwazaki (voice)
2023 • 11 episodes
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Kazuma Kuwabara (voice)
1992 • 112 episodes
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Clevatess
Broco (voice)
2025 • 12 episodes
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Fist of the North Star
1984 • 152 episodes
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March Comes In Like a Lion
Someji Kawamoto (voice)
2016 • 20 episodes
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Dr. Slump
Nikochan's Servant (voice)
1981 • 243 episodes
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Cowboy Bebop
Video Maniac (voice)
1998 • 1 episode
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Urusei Yatsura
Ryunosuke's Dad (voice)
2022 • 9 episodes
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The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Priest
1982 • 39 episodes
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Tomorrow's Joe
Mamoru Aoyama (voice)
1970 • 47 episodes
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Zenitsu's Master (voice)
2019 • 2 episodes
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Maison Ikkoku
Yotsuya / Soichiro (voice)
1986 • 96 episodes