Biography
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 (25)
Whoever Steals This Book
as Junichirō Kaname (voice)
Me & Roboco: The Movie
as Authentic SF Action Roboco (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
as Raditz (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum
as Doctor Peppeler (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
as Buggy (voice)
The Rebirth of Buddha
as Takeshi Komayama (voice)
Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars
as Dr. Hiyari (voice)
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
as Garbage Collector B (voice)
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
as Buggy (voice)
Metropolis
as Lamp (voice)
Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
as Nezumi Otoko (voice)
Memories
as Aoshima (voice)
Ghost in the Shell
as Garbage Collector B (voice)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
as Kazuma Kuwabara (voice)
Coo of the Far Seas
as Red cap (voice)
Patlabor 2: The Movie
as Shigeo Shiba (voice)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal
as Kazuma Kuwabara (voice)
Battle Angel
as Vector (voice)
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
as Megane (voice)
Patlabor: The Movie
as Shigeo Shiba (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
as Nicky (voice)
The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis
as Rochefort (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
as Kazami (voice)
The Red Spectacles
as Koichi Todome
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
as Kibidango (voice)