Masaharu Maeda, (前田 正治 Maeda Masaharu, born February 4, 1954), known professionally as 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), Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), Ichidō Rei (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 Koichi Todome (Kerberos saga).
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. He got the leading role in High School! Kimengumi, landing the role of Rei Ichidō.
Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | Pilat | Astro Boy | Richard Ganoung | United States |
| Pitatto (ep. 42) | ||||
| 1980 | Stanley | Peter of Placid Forest | Daniel Woren | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Bongo Heracles | X-Bomber | Constantine Gregory | United Kingdom |
| 1981 | Milan | Space Warrior Baldios | Jeff Manning | Japan |
| 1981-1986 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura | Marc Garber | United States |
| ¿? | Hong Kong | |||
| 1983 | Transfer | Around the World with Willy Fog | Tom Wyner | United States |
| 1983 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Colin Hackman | United States |
| 1984-1987 | Joker | Fist of the North Star | Richard Cansino | United States |
| Narrator | Jonathan David Cook (eps. 1-27) | |||
| Tom Wyner (eps. 28-36) | ||||
| 1984 | Udo | Locke the Superman | ¿? | Hong Kong |
| 1984 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Craig Wollman | United States |
| 1985 | Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Colin Hackman | United States | |
| 1986-1989 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball | Dave Mallow | United States |
| Don Brown | Canada | |||
| Chuck Huber | United States | |||
| Dean Galloway | Canada | |||
| Chibi (ep. 15) | Eric Vale | United States | ||
| Corby Proctor | Canada | |||
| Tsukutsun Tsun (eps. 55 & 57) |
Justin Cook | United States | ||
| Dan Gascon | Canada | |||
| King Nikochan's Servant (ep. 57) |
Josh Martin | United States | ||
| Dan Gascon | Canada | |||
| 1986-1988 | Yotsuya | Maison Ikkoku | Gerard Plunkett (eps. 1-36) |
Canada |
| Ron Halder (eps. 37-96) | ||||
| 1986 | Lightning | Megazone 23 - Part II | Tom Wyner | United States |
| Jason Douglas | ||||
| 1986-1989 | Spartan | Saint Seiya | Tad Hathaway | United States |
| 1986 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | Colin Hackman | United States |
| 1987-1989 | The Frog Prince (eps. 3-4) |
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Dwarf (eps. 11-13) | Jeff Winkless | |||
| Hunter (ep. 14) | Robert Axelrod | |||
| The Devil (ep. 26) | Steve Kramer | |||
| The Fox (ep. 44) | ||||
| 1987 | Watt | Lily C.A.T. | Steve Bulen | United States |
| 1987 | Inspector Kazami | Lupin the 3rd: The Plot of the Fuma Clan | Dave Underwood | United States |
| 1988-1989 | Megane (Specs) | Dominion Tank Police | William Armstrong | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Dave Mallow | United States |
| Mike McFarland | United States | |||
| Sharon Mann | France | |||
| 1988 | Old Farmer | My Neighbor Totoro | Steve Kramer | United States |
| Peter Renaday | United States | |||
| 1988 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter | Colin Hackman | United States |
| 1989-1990 | Dolph | Alfred J. Kwak | Melvyn Hayes | United Kingdom |
| 1989-1996 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z | Jason Gray-Stanford | Canada |
| Justin Cook | United States | |||
| Garlic Jr. | Chuck Huber | |||
| 1989 | Nicky | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| Ed Marcus | France | |||
| Douglass Burks | United States | |||
| 1989-1990 | Coco | The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1989-1990 | Shigeo Shiba | Patlabor: The Mobile Police | Curt Gebhart | United States |
| 1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | Edward Glen | United Kingdom | |
| Peter Doyle | United States | |||
| 1989-1992 | Sasuke Sarugakure | Ranma ½ | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| Curry-man (eps. 89-90) | Samuel Vincent | |||
| 1990-1995 | Chiaki Mano (ep. 6) | Devil Hunter Yohko | Laura Chapman | United States |
| 1991 | Gyoshu | Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug | Sonny Strait | United States |
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| 1991 | Professor Takase | Psychic Wars | Roger May | United Kingdom |
| 1991 | Megane | Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling | Colin Hackman | United States |
| 1992 | Count Di Amon | Bastard!! | Kevin Seymour | United States |
| 1992-1995 | Kazuma Kuwabara | Yu Yu Hakusho | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| Russell Wait | Hong Kong | |||
| 1993 | Chiren | Battle Angel Alita | John Guerrasio | United Kingdom |
| Tristan MacAvery | United States | |||
| 1993-1994 | Megane | New Dominion Tank Police | William Dufris | United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Shigeo Shiba | Patlabor 2: The Movie | Edward Glen | United Kingdom |
| Peter Doyle | United States | |||
| 1993 | Sasuke Sarugakure | Ranma ½: Desperately Seeking Shampoo | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1993 | Kazuma Kuwabara | Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal | Lex Lang | United States |
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| 1994 | Valkus | Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals | John DeMita | United States |
| 1994 | Sasuke Sarugakure | Ranma ½: One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1994 | Kazuma Kuwabara | Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report | Cliff Lazenby | United States |
| 1995 | Garbage Collector B | Ghost in the Shell | Doug Stone | United States |
| 1995 | Aoshima (Magnetic Rose) | Memories | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
| 1995-1996 | Kurumiwario (ep. 145) | Sailor Moon SuperS | Roland Parliament | Canada |
| ¿? | United States | |||
| 1995-1996 | Lau Chan | Virtua Fighter | Thomas Bruning | United States |
| Narrator | Chris Nubel | |||
| 1996- present |
Kanenori Wakita / Rum | Detective Conan | Alex Teixeira | United States |
| 1996 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball GT | Dean Galloway | Canada |
| Chuck Huber | United States | |||
| 1996 | Spunky | Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive | Chris Rager | United States |
| 1996-1997 | Hikozaemon Oekubo | Saber Marionette J | Richard Newman (ep. 2) | Canada |
| Paul Dobson | ||||
| Narrator | Richard Newman (eps. 2-4) | |||
| Don Brown (ep. 5) | ||||
| Paul Dobson (eps. 7-18) | ||||
| 1996 | Father | Tattoon Master | Ken Webster | United States |
| 1998 | Rootrick | Brave Fencer Musashi | Gary Dubin | United States |
| Carpenter Carvey | Bill Capizzi | |||
| 1999 | Yattran | Harlock Saga | Matthew Sussman | United States |
| 1999- present |
Buggy the Clown | One Piece | Brian Zimmerman | Singapore |
| David Wills | United States | |||
| Mike McFarland | United States | |||
| Mayor Woop Slap | Joseph Murray | Singapore | ||
| ¿? | United States | |||
| Barry Yandell | United States | |||
| 2000 | Professor Ichiroubei Hiragi | Mon Colle Knights | Jamieson Price | United States |
| 2000 | Hoi | Space Travelers: The Animation | Ted Lewis | United States |
| 2001 | Acetylene Lamp | Metropolis | Steve Blum | United States |
| 2002 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2002 | Mark | ÉX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2002 | Shigeo Shiba | Mini Pato | Ezra Weisz | United States |
| 2003 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2004 | Diablomon | Digimon Battle Chronicle | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| 2004-2012 | Don Kanonji | Bleach | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 2005 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2005 | Buggy the Clown | One Piece: Grand Battle | David Wills | United States |
| 2005 | One Piece: Pirate's Carnival | United States | ||
| 2006 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Justin Cook | United States |
| Garlic Jr. | Chuck Huber | |||
| Pilaf Machine | ||||
| 2006-2007 | Brutus | Spider Riders | Darren Frost | Canada |
| Larva P. Grasshop | Carman Melville | |||
| 2007 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Justin Cook | United States |
| Garlic Jr. | Chuck Huber | |||
| Pilaf Machine | ||||
| 2008 | Kefka Palazzo | Dissidia Final Fantasy | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2009 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo | Chuck Huber | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Justin Cook | United States |
| Grandpa Gohan | Christopher Sabat | |||
| 2009-2011 | Narrator | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | Beau Billingslea | United States |
| 2010 | Corset | Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | Christopher Ayres | United States |
| 2010 | Saburouta Negishi | Princess Jellyfish | Jerry Russell | United States |
| 2011 | Kefka Palazzo | Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2012-2013 | Dr. Sakezo Sado | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 | Kenny Green | United States |
| 2013 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Chuck Huber | United States |
| 2014 | Buggy | One Piece 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends | Mike McFarland | United States |
| 2015 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ | Chuck Huber | United States |
| 2015-2018 | Dragon Ball Super | Tom Fahn | United States | |
| Chuck Huber | United States | |||
| 2015-2018 | Kefka Palazzo | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2016 | Yoshihiro Kira | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 2016 | Rum | Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare | Chris Cason | United States |
| 2016 | F.A.N.G | Street Fighter V | Jesse Merlin | United States |
| 2016 | Cactuar Conductor | World of Final Fantasy | Andy Morris | United States |
| 2017 | Azurda | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Sean Barrett | United Kingdom |
| 2018-2020 | Kunimatsu | Baki | Greg Chun | United States |
| Benjamin McLaughlin | United States | |||
| 2018 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Legends | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2018 | Pilaf | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Chuck Huber | United States |
| Raditz | Justin Cook | |||
| 2018-2022 | Pipimi (ep. 2b) | Pop Team Epic | Mike McFarland | United States |
| 2019-
present |
Jigoro Kuwajima (eps. 17-18) | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | John DeMita | United States |
| 2019 | Vexen | Kingdom Hearts III | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
| 2019 | Buggy | One Piece: Stampede | Mike McFarland | United States |
| 2020 | Raditz | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2020 | Chidaruma | Dorohedoro | Christopher Corey Smith | United States |
| 2020 | Professor Hojo | Final Fantasy VII Remake | James Sie | United States |
| 2020- present |
Jogo | Jujutsu Kaisen | Michael Sorich | United States |
| Wasuke Itadori (ep. 1) | Kyle Hebert | |||
| 2021 | Master | Show by Rock!! Stars!! | Ben Phillips | United States |
| 2021 | Count Orlok (ep. 9) | Super Crooks | Paul Mercier | United States |
| 2023 | Elder Nebraska (eps. 1-2) | Trigun Stampede | Derick Snow | United States |
| 2024 | Yukio | Tokyo Override | Keythe Farley | United States |