Actor

Shigeru Chiba

February 4, 1954 · 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).

Notable work

8.1
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
as Additional Voices (voice)
8.6
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
as Zenitsu's Master (voice)
8.8
One Piece (1999)
as Buggy (voice)
8.4
Dragon Ball Z (1989)
as Raditz and as Garlic Jr. and as Raditz (voice)
8.6
JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
as Grandfather (voice) and as Jogo (voice) and as Wasuke Itadori (voice)
7.9
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
as Garbage Collector B (voice)
8.3
Dragon Ball (1986)
as Pilaf (voice)
7.9
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
as Raditz (voice)
8.5
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
as Video Maniac (voice)
8.6
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
as Jigoro Kuwajima (voice)
6.8
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
as Pilaf (voice)
8.6
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
as Yoshihiro Kira (voice)

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