
Shigeru Chiba
Born: 1954-02-04
Place of birth: Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
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).
Filmography

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
2024

Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE
2013

The Bizarre Cage
2001

Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
1990

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
1989

Ultra B
1987

Patlabor: The New Files
1990

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024

Mon Colle Knights
2000

Andro Melos
1983

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Open
1979

New Abarenbō Shōgun
2025

Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho
1994

One Piece
1999

Me & Roboco: The Movie
2025

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019

Ranma ½
1989

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012