Shigeru Chiba
Born: 1954-02-04
Place of Birth: Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
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
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025★ 7.6
My Neighbor Totoro
1988★ 8.1
Ghost in the Shell
1995★ 7.9
SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
2023★ 7.1
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013★ 6.8
Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
1986★ 5.2
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
2023★ 7.0
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
2014★ 7.1
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
2021★ 7.6
Bug-tte Honey: Megalom Shōjo Rondo 4622
1987★ 0.0
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
1989★ 6.8
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
1988★ 6.7
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
1991★ 6.5
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum
2013★ 6.3
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker
2012★ 6.9
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
1983★ 7.0
Memories
1995★ 7.4
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 3 - Legend of the Conqueror of Century's End - Raoh Must Die!
1988★ 0.0
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
1982★ 6.1
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
2007★ 4.3
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice
1988★ 0.0
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
2002★ 6.6
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War
2014★ 6.4
Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai
2014★ 6.4
BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 2
2024★ 6.9
Fist of the North Star
1986★ 6.8
Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie
2015★ 6.8
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: 100 Years After
2014★ 7.0
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg
1985★ 6.0
Metropolis
2001★ 7.1
Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green
1991★ 0.0
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994★ 7.6
Racing Circuit Romance Twin
1989★ 0.0
Battle Angel
1993★ 6.9
One Piece: Stampede
2019★ 7.8
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
2016★ 7.6
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986★ 6.2
Patlabor: The Movie
1989★ 7.0
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal
1993★ 7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008★ 7.4
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger the Movie: Gaburincho of Music
2013★ 5.7
Space Travelers: The Animation
2000★ 0.0
Overlord: The Undead King
2017★ 7.4
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
1988★ 5.7
Space Warriors Baldios
1981★ 6.4
The Red Spectacles
1987★ 6.4
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
2010★ 7.2
Coo of the Far Seas
1993★ 6.5
Overlord: The Dark Hero
2017★ 7.4
Bathhouse 911: Jellyfish Bliss
1978★ 4.0
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
1983★ 6.0
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
1987★ 6.6
Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze
2013★ 6.5
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1991★ 5.5
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2018★ 7.9
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
2005★ 6.9
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993★ 7.3
Bug-tte Honey: Megarom Shoujo Mai 4622
1987★ 6.5
Genocyber
1994★ 5.5
Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan
2005★ 7.6
Twilight Q
1987★ 5.9
eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone
2002★ 6.0
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988★ 6.1
Zatch Bell! 101st Devil
2004★ 6.5
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Open
1979★ 0.0
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984★ 4.8
Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars
2009★ 4.6
Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island
2010★ 5.7
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
1991★ 6.4
Psychic Wars
1991★ 3.7
Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram
1983★ 6.0
Mon Colle Knight: Legendary Fire Dragon
2000★ 6.0
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004★ 8.0
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1984★ 7.2
Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday
1998★ 4.6
Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber
1986★ 5.5
New Abarenbō Shōgun
2025★ 8.9
Rokudenashi BLUES
1992★ 3.8
Charge!! Men's Private School
1988★ 5.2
Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
1996★ 5.7
Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
1997★ 7.0
The Little Flying Fish Gets Sick
1982★ 0.0
The Rebirth of Buddha
2009★ 3.7
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
2015★ 6.4
Talking Head
1992★ 6.2
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again
2011★ 6.5
Good Morning Althea
1987★ 5.8
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第三章「果てしなき航海」
2012★ 0.0
Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever
1986★ 5.6
Ultraman Super Fighter Legend
1996★ 0.0
The Aurora
2000★ 4.5
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Brave 33.5: This is Brave! Battle Frontier
2018★ 0.0
The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis
1989★ 6.8
Go! Anpanman: Let's Defeat the Haunted Ship!!
1995★ 7.7
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
1989★ 0.0
Whoever Steals This Book
2025★ 0.0
Hyperspace Boy Wonder Seven
2001★ 0.0
Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
1997★ 6.5
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
1996★ 6.5
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
1994★ 6.1
Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie
1995★ 6.5
The Tokyo Project
1988★ 5.7
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars
1984★ 6.0
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982★ 8.0
Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
2025★ 0.0
Doctor Chichibuyama
1988★ 0.0
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
2008★ 6.7
Me & Roboco: The Movie
2025★ 9.5
Business Commando Yamazaki
1997★ 5.0
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
1985★ 5.3
Don't Lose, Makendo!
1995★ 0.0
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
1984★ 4.8
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder
1985★ 0.0
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger
2024★ 7.0
Back to the Forest
1980★ 3.0
Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train
1999★ 5.3
Visitor
1998★ 4.0
One Piece: Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King
2004★ 6.4
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War
1988★ 0.0
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Wars Z
2013★ 5.5
Lily C.A.T.
1987★ 5.7
Angel ga Tonda Hi
1996★ 0.0
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island
1991★ 5.0
Love Wedge 1
1992★ 6.8
AKIBA OTOKO Z
2009★ 0.0
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
1988★ 6.0
Midoriyama High School, Koshien Edition (Movie)
1990★ 0.0
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
1990★ 0.0
Ushio and Tora: Comically Deformed Theater
1993★ 4.0
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第二章「太陽圏の死闘」
2012★ 0.0
Megazone 23 II
1986★ 6.0
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho
1994★ 8.9
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons
1988★ 5.8
Bakabon: Three Thousand Miles in Search of Osomatsu's Curry
1992★ 0.0
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie
2012★ 6.5
Queen Millennia
1982★ 6.5
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
1981★ 6.7
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
1999★ 6.1
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第五章「望郷の銀河間空間」
2013★ 0.0
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: It's Here! Armed On Midsummer Festival!!
2013★ 0.0
Panzer World Galient
1986★ 6.0
Touch 2: The Farewell Gift
1986★ 4.0
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy
2013★ 7.5
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
1985★ 5.5
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024★ 9.5
宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 第四章「銀河辺境の攻防」
2013★ 0.0
Devil Hunter Yohko 2
1992★ 7.0
Incredible Zorori: The Wizard's Apprentice/The Great Pirate Treasure Hunt
1993★ 7.0
Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!!
1988★ 6.0
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
2013★ 0.0
Butt Detective the Movie: The Secret of Souffulé Island
2021★ 0.0
Yu Yu Hakusho - Two Shots / All or Nothing
2018★ 5.5
The Voice Makes a Miracle
2011★ 8.0
Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE
2013★ 0.0
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
1994★ 6.4
Love Wedge 2
1994★ 6.8
Touch 5: Cross Road
2001★ 4.7
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Final Live Tour 2014
2014★ 0.0
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie
2013★ 6.6