Shigeru Chiba

Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治), known by the stage name Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, talent and sound director from Kikuchi, Kumamoto.

He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.

He is most known for the roles of Yoshihiro Kira from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, the narrator of Fist of the North Star, Megane from Urusei Yatsura, Rei Ichidō from High School! Kimengumi, Kazuma Kuwabara from YuYu Hakusho, Pilaf from Dragon Ball, Raditz and Garlic Jr. from Dragon Ball Z, Buggy the Clown from One Piece, Kefka Palazzo from Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Kōichi Todome from Kerberos saga.

He was also the voice acting mentor to Megumi Hayashibara.

Originally a stunt actor, Chiba also appeared in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno series of movies.

He starred in the "Let's Make a Chiba Shigeru Promotion Film" project movie Kurenai no Gankyō, as well as the Mamoru Oshii films Cerberus, Hell's Watchdog and Talking Head.

He plays both serious and gag roles.

• Gatchaman II (1978)

• The Rose of Versailles (1979)

• Space Carrier Blue Noah (1979) (Michirō Tamura)

• Astro Boy (1980) (Pilat)

• Space Runaway Ideon (1980) (Gantsu Parkingson)

• The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980) (Gusta)

• Dr. Slump (1981) (Tsun Tsukutsun, Niko-chan family servant, Time-kun, Donbe, Matsuyama)

• Ashita no Joe 2 (1981) (Mamoru Aoyama)

• Fang of the Sun Dougram (1981) (George Juldan)

• Urusei Yatsura (1981) (Megane)

• Miss Machiko (1981) (Kunio Yamagata)

• Magical Princess Minky Momo (1982) (Gajira)

• Armored Trooper Votoms (1983) (Vanilla Varta)

• Pāman (1983) (Sabu)

• Chikkun Takkun (1984) (Dr. Bell)

• Fist of the North Star (1984) (Narrator, Joker, Jakō, Kuro-Yasha, various characters)

• Magical Fairy Persia (1984) (Gera Gera)

• Kikōkai Garian (1984) (Red Windu)

• High School!

Kimengumi (1985) (Rei Ichidō)

• Magical Star Magical Emi (1985) (Teranobu Kuniwake)

• Touch (1985) (Shingo Uesugi, Punch)

• Fire Tripper (1985) (Sukekichi)

• Area 88 (1985) (Escape Killer #1)

• Dragon Ball (1986) (Pilaf, Dolphin)

• Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (1986) (Kokkō)

• Maison Ikkoku (1986) (Yotsuya, Sōichirō-san (the dog))

• Saint Seiya (1986) (Spartan)

• Megazone 23 Part II (1986) (Lightning)

• Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) (Kazami)

• Dangaioh (1987) (Gil Burg)

• Original Dirty Pair OVA 5: Nobody Played There Anymore (1987) (Li)

• Hiatari Ryōkō!