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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ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
Self - Voice for Shigeo Shiba
2023 • 1 episode
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Grandfather (voice)
2020 • 4 episodes
Dragon Ball Z
Raditz
1989 • 39 episodes
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Jigoro Kuwajima (voice)
2025
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Yoshihiro Kira (voice)
2012 • 9 episodes
Monster
Milch (voice)
2004 • 3 episodes
One Piece
Buggy (voice)
1999 • 4 episodes
Ranma ½
Announcer (voice)
1989 • 1 episode
Yu Yu Hakusho
Kazuma Kuwabara (voice)
1992 • 112 episodes
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
God (voice)
2023 • 36 episodes
Cowboy Bebop
Video Maniac (voice)
1998 • 1 episode
March Comes In Like a Lion
Someji Kawamoto (voice)
2016 • 20 episodes
Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Vanila Varta (voice)
1983
Dr. Slump
Nikochan's Servant (voice)
1981 • 243 episodes
Future Boy Conan
Islander (voice)
1978 • 1 episode
Clevatess
Broco (voice)
2025 • 12 episodes
Fist of the North Star
1984 • 152 episodes
Rurouni Kenshin
Nenji Kashiwazaki (voice)
2023 • 11 episodes
Urusei Yatsura
Ryunosuke's Dad (voice)
2022 • 9 episodes
My Neighbor Totoro
Additional Voices (voice)
1988