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Shigeru Chiba

For the Japanese baseball player, see Shigeru Chiba (baseball).
Shigeru Chiba
千葉 繁
Born
Masaharu Maeda

February 4, 1954
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1972–present
Agent81 Produce
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治, Maeda Masaharu, born February 4, 1954), known by the stage name Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁, Chiba Shigeru), is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kikuchi, Kumamoto.[1] 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 Yoshihiro Kira from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:Diamond Is Unbreakable, 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).

He was also the voice acting mentor to Megumi Hayashibara.

Career

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.

Filmography

Anime

TV

1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) (Corset)
  • Nichijou (2011) (Soccer Ball)
  • Gintama (2013) (Rotten Maizo)
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013) (Dr. Sakezō Sado, Ittetsu Katō)
  • Magica Wars (2014) (Ebizō)
  • Dragon Ball Super (2015) (Pilaf)
  • Overlord (2015) (Sebas Tian (ep. 1-3, 5, 10, ))
  • March Comes in like a Lion (2016-2018) (Someji Kawamoto)
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (2016) (Yoshihiro Kira)[2]
  • Time Bokan 24 (2016) (Narrator)
  • The Laughing Salesman NEW (2017) (Yosuke Uchinaki)
  • Granblue Fantasy The Animation (2017) (Yodalrarha (ep. 12))
  • Overlord II (2018) (Sebas Tian (eps. 6-13))
  • Overlord III (2018) (Sebas Tian)
  • Detective Conan (2018) (Kanenori Wakita)
  • Kiratto Pri Chan (2018) (Kenzaburou Aoba (ep. 15))
  • Baki (2018) (Kunimatsu (eps. 20-21))
  • The Helpful Fox Senko-san (2019) (Mr. Tanukiman (eps. 3-4))
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019) (Jigoro Kuwajima)
2020s
  • Natsunagu! (2020) (Shige Chiba)
  • Listeners (2020) (Leo Marshall)[3]
  • Dorohedoro (2020) (Chidaruma)[4]
  • Jujutsu Kaisen (2020) (Jogo)
  • Warlords of Sigrdrifa (2020) (Maintenance team leader)
  • Hortensia Saga (2021) (Doctor Gref)

Original video animation (OVA)

Film

  • Urusei Yatsura series (1983-1991) (Megane)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) (Errand Demon)
  • High School! Kimengumi (1986) (Rei Ichidō)
  • Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) (Kibidango)
  • Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) (Pilaf)
  • Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (1988) (Yotsuya, Soichiro-san (the dog))
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kusakari-Otoko/ Mowing Man)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989) (Nicky)
  • Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Shigeo Shiba)
  • Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993) (Kazuma Kuwabara)
  • Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter of Underworld's Carnage - Bonds of Fire (1994) (Kazuma Kuwabara)
  • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (Shigeo Shiba)
  • Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1994) (Doctor Chaos)
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995) (Janitor)
  • Mahojin Guru Guru (1996) (Hatton)
  • Metropolis (2001) (Acetylene Lamp)
  • Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101-Banme no Mamono (2004) (Mop Demon)
  • Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 2: Attack of the Mecha-Vulcan (2005) (Dr. M2)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) (Dr. Pepura)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) (Pilaf)
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014) (Dr. Sakezō Sado)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) (Pilaf)

Video games

Year Title Role Console Source
1994 Virtua Fighter 2 Lau Chan [5]
1996 Puyo Puyo CD 2 Skeleton T, Sasoriman [5]
1998 Brave Fencer Musashi Fores [6]
2000 Menkyo o Torou Eikichi Fuchizawa [7]
2001 Virtua Fighter 4 Lau Chan [5]
2008 Dissidia: Final Fantasy Kefka Palazzo [6]
2010 Resonance of Fate Gelsey [6]
2011 Final Fantasy Type-0 Provost

[6]

2012 Soulcalibur V Geo "Le Bello" Dampierre [6]
2013 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Iggy [6]
2016 Street Fighter V F.A.N.G. [6]
2016 World of Final Fantasy Saboten Conductor [6]
2017 Nioh Hisahide Matsunaga [6]
2018 Kirby Star Allies Hyness [6]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Vexen [6]
2020 Nioh 2 Hisahide Matsunaga [8]
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Professor Hojo [6]
  • Dissidia Duodecim (Kefka Palazzo)
  • Dōkyūsei (Kantarō)
  • From TV Animation: One Piece - Grand Battle (Buggy the Clown)
  • GetAmped2 (Master Saga)
  • Granblue Fantasy (Yodarha, F.A.N.G.)
  • Kinnikuman Muscle Generations (Kinniku Ataru)
  • Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max (Kinniku Ataru)
  • Kirby Star Allies (Hyness)
  • Lego Dimensions (Master Chen (William Salyers))
  • Patlabor series (Shigeo Shiba)
  • Pokémon series(XY - Present) (Nidoking and Tyranitar)
  • Popful Mail (MegaCD) (Gau)
  • Puyo Puyo CD (Skeleton T, Sasoriman)
  • Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Guran Gama)
  • Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Geo Dampierre)
  • Spider-Man the Video Game (Narration (Bruce Campbell))
  • Bomberman World (Earth Bomber)
  • Super Robot Wars Impact (Gil Berg)
  • Tengai Makyou series (Mantō, Kikugorō)
  • Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (Megatron)
  • Uncharted series (Victor Sullivan)
  • Virtua Fighter series (Lau Chan)
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game on Gaburincho!! (Kyoryuger Equipment)

Pachinko

Sammy

  • CR Hokuto no Ken Denshō series (pachinko, in-game results message narration)
  • Hokuto no Ken (pachinko slots, in-game results message narration)

Daichi Shōkai

  • CR Tensai Bakabon (pachinko, Motomiya-san)
  • CR Tensai Bakabon 2 (pachinko, Motomiya-san)
  • CR Rerere ni Omakase (pachinko, Motomiya-san)

Live action

  • Shiroi Kyotō (TV drama in 1978)
  • Kurenai no Gankyō
  • Nikkatsu Roman Porno
  • The Red Spectacles (1987) (Kōichi Todome)
  • StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) (Kōichi Todome)
  • Talking Head (1992) (I)
  • Sakigake!! Otokojuku Live-action film (2007) (Narration (Minmei Publishing)/Voice on loud speaker)
  • The Next Generation -Patlabor- (2014–15) (Shigeo Shiba)

Tokusatsu

  • Mirrorman (Invader)
  • Dinosaur Corps Koseidon (Research Worker of the Time-Space Administration Bureau (Actor))
  • Mysterious girl Nile Thutmose (Geek Demon)
  • Singing Great Ryūgū-jō (Bad Noodles)
  • Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Kabuki Novice (ep. 13 - 14))
  • Yūgen Jikkō Three Sisters Shushutorian (Vending Machine (ep. 21))
  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (Chōchinkozō (ep. 41))
  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Sneak Brother Elder (ep. 8))
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Dr. Ulshade (Actor)/Kyoryu Violet (Voice), Narration, Kyoryuger Equipment)
  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (Kyoryuger Equipment)
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music (Narration, voice of Kyoryuger Equipment)
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends (Kyoryuger Equipment)
  • Juukou B-Fighter (Schwartz)
  • B-Robo Kabutack (Sharkler)
  • X-Bomber (Bongo Heracles)
  • Ultraman X (Hayato's Father)

Radio

  • Hamidashi Kanezawa Ōkoku
  • Ōji Hiroi no Multi Tengoku

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

Other

CD

  • Aria (Old Postal Worker)
  • Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green (Jasu Tamigan)
  • Roman Club (Udo Ayanokōji)
  • Setō no Hanayome (Izumi)
  • Strange+ (Narrator, α)
  • Yūkyū Gensōkyoku 2nd Album Drama CD: ensemble vol.1 (Marshall)

Live Theatre

  • Burstman Live (performer, producer)
  • Sakura Taisen Kayō Show

Other work

  • Okā-san to Issho (Gatarat)
  • Tensai TV-kun MAX: Mystery no Yakata (Miracle Man)
  • Tensai TV-kun: Mystery no Yakata (Count Brain Buster)
  • Tensai TV-kun:Tensai TV-kun Wide (TK-kun)

Sound effects director

Anime television

Anime OVA

Video games

  • Blue Breaker: Ken yori mo Bishō wo (PC-FX)

Live action movies

  • Talking Head

References

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