Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba | |
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Native name | 千葉 繁 |
Born |
Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治) February 4, 1954 Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. |
Occupation | actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Agent | 81 Produce |
Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁 Chiba Shigeru, born Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治 Maeda Masaharu), born February 4, 1954 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor and voice actor.[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 the narrator of Fist of the North Star, Megane (Urusei Yatsura), Ichidō Rei (High School! Kimengumi), Kazuma Kuwabara (YuYu Hakusho), Pilaf (Dragon Ball), Raditz[2] and Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball Z), Buggy the Clown (One Piece) Kefka Palazzo (Dissidia: Final Fantasy) and Koichi Todome (Kerberos saga).
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. He got the leading role in Highschool! Kimen-gumi, landing the role of Rei Ichidō.
Filmography
Anime
TV
- 1980
- Astro Boy (1980 Version) (Pitatto)
- 1981
- Urusei Yatsura (Megane)
- 1983
- Armored Trooper Votoms (Vanilla Varta)
- 1985
- Touch (Shingo Uesugi, Punch)
- 1986
- Dragon Ball (Pilaf, Dolphin)
- 1988
- Anpanman (Dr. Hiyari)
- 1989
- Dragon Ball Z (Raditz, Garlic Jr.)
- Alfred J. Kwak (Dolf)
- 1992
- 1996
- Dragon Ball GT (Pilaf)
- 1998
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (Kokurano)
- 1999
- 2004
- Beet the Vandel Buster (Merumondo)
- Black Jack (Doctor Ando)
- 2009
- Dragon Ball Kai (Raditz, Grandpa Son Gohan)
- 2011
- Nichijou (Soccer Ball)
- 2013
- Gintama (Rotten Maizo)
- 2015
- Dragon Ball Super (Pilaf)
- Overlord (Sebas Tian)
- 2016
- March Comes in like a Lion (Someji Kawamoto)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (Yoshihiro Kira)
Unknown date
- Bleach (Don Kanonji)
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Hydrate)
- Chikkun Takkun (Dr. Bell)
- Cooking Papa (Murakami-san)
- Denkō Chōtokkyū Hikarian (Black Express)
- Dokkiri Doctor (Hajime Mizukoshi)
- Dr. Slump (Tsun Tsukutsun, Niko-chan family servant, Time-kun, Donbe, Matsuyama)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram (George Juldan)
- Fist of the North Star (Joker, Narrator, Jakō, Kuro-Yasha)
- Galaxy Angel (Mr. God)
- Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (4th series) (Nezumi Otoko)
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Doctor Chaos)
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon (Omawari-san, Rerere no Ojisan)
- Hiatari Ryōkō! (Kenji Morimatsu, Shinichirō Ōta)
- High School! Kimengumi (Rei Ichidō)
- Inukami! (Kawarazaki Naoki)
- Kage Kara Mamoru! (Alien Captain)
- Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (Officer Tōdaiji)
- Kikōkai Garian (Red Windu)
- Kimba the White Lion (3rd series) (Koko)
- Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne (Kinniku Ataru, Kazuo Nakano)
- Konjiki no Gash Bell! (Belgim E.O.)
- Kuma no Pūtarō (Babo-chan '95!! narration)
- The Law of Ueki (Gengorō Ueki)
- Lupin III: Da Capo of Love: Fujiko's Unlucky Days (Nazarov)
- Magica Wars (Ebizō)
- Magical Fairy Persia (Gera Gera)
- Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (Kokkō)
- Magical Princess Minky Momo (Gajira)
- Magical Star Magical Emi (Teranobu Kuniwake)
- Maison Ikkoku (Yotsuya, Sōichirō-san (the dog))
- Marude Dameo (Sub-chan)
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (Death God)
- Midori no Makibaō (Chū Hyōei)
- Ōi! Ryūme (Izō Okada)
- Omakase Scrappers (Nikkado, Jentoru)
- Osomatsu-kun (Honkan-san, Rerere no Oji-san, Nyarome)
- Over Lord (Sebas Tian)
- Pāman (1983 version) (Sabu)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Corset)
- Patlabor: The TV Series (Shigeo Shiba)
- Psychic Academy (Boo Velka Receptor Arba)
- Ranma ½ (Sasuke Sarugakure)
- Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (Omawari-san, Rerere no Ojisan)
- The Rose of Versailles
- Sailor Moon SuperS (Kurumiwario)
- Saint Seiya (Spartan)
- Sakigake!! Otokojuku (Onihige, Manjimaru)
- Salad Jūyūshi Tomatoman (Lord Kamakiri)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Zako)
- Serial Experiments Lain (Office Worker)
- Shin Osomatsu-kun (Honkan-san, Rerere no Oji-san, Nyarome)
- Space Carrier Blue Noah (Michirō Tamura)
- Space Runaway Ideon (Gantsu Parkingson)
- Spider Riders (Brutus)
- The Three Musketeers Anime (Rochefort)
- Time Trouble Tondekeman (Tondekeman)
- Tottemo! Luckyman (Doryoku Sugita, Doryokuman)
- Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Tsukasa Watanabe)
- Violinist of Hameln (Oboe)
- Virtua Fighter (Lau Chan, Narrator)
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Gusta)
- Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Hua Xiong)
- Zettai Zetsumei Denjarasu Jī-san (Principal)
Original video animation (OVA)
- Fire Tripper (1985) (Sukekichi)
- Area 88 (1985) (Escape Killer #1)
- Megazone 23 Part II (1986) (Lightning)
- Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) (Kazami)
- Dangaioh (1987) (Gil Burg)
- Original Dirty Pair OVA 5: Nobody Played There Anymore (1987) (Li)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1991) (E.J. Mackenzie)
- Ai no Kusabi (1992) (Luke)
- Bastard! (1992) (Daiamon)
- Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) (Fujikuro)
- Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho (2004) (Kazuya Yoshida's Father)
- Patlabor (1990) (Shigeo Shiba)
- Ranma 1/2 series (1993-2008) (Sasuke)
- Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend (1996) (Ace Killer and Kanegon)
Film
- Urusei Yatsura series (1983-1991) (Megane)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) (Errand Demon)
- High School! Kimengumi (1986) (Rei Ichido)
- Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) (Kibadango)
- Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) (Pilaf)
- Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (1988) (Yotsuya, Soichiro-san (the dog))
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kusakari-Otoko)
- Dragon Ball Z: Return My Gohan (1989) (Nicky)
- Patlabor the Movie (1989) (Shigeo Shiba)
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1994) (Doctor Chaos)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) (Janitor)
- Mahojin Guru Guru (1996) (Hatton)
- 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)
Video games
- Brave Fencer Musashi (Fores)
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Kefka Palazzo)
- Dissidia Duodecim (Kefka Palazzo)
- Dōkyūsei (Kantarō)
- Final Fantasy Type-0 (Provost)
- From TV Animation: One Piece - Grand Battle (Buggy The Clown)
- Granblue Fantasy (Yodarha, F.A.N.G.)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (Iggy)
- Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max (Kinniku Ataru)
- Lego Dimensions (Master Chen (William Salyers))
- Patlabor series (Shigeo Shiba)
- Popful Mail (MegaCD) (Gau)
- Puyo Puyo CD (Skeleton T, Sasoriman)
- Puyo Puyo CD 2 (Skeleton T, Sasoriman)
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Guran Gama)
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Geo "Le Bello" Dampierre)
- Soulcalibur V (Geo "Le Bello" Dampierre)
- Spider-Man the Video Game (Narration (Bruce Campbell))
- Street Fighter V (F.A.N.G.)
- Super Bomberman World (Earth Bomber)
- Super Robot Wars Impact (Gil Berg)
- Tengai Makyou series (Mantō, Kikugorō)
- 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)
Dubbing
Live-action
- Mad Max: Fury Road (The Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter))
- Pacific Rim (Ops Tendo Choi (Clifton Collins, Jr.))
- Super Mario Bros. (Spike (Richard Edson))
- Vampires Suck (Daro (Ken Jeong))
Animation
- The Adventures of T-Rex (Big Boss/Little Boss)
- Aladdin (Bekiet)
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Bekiet)
- The Aristocats (Shun Gon the Chinese cat)
- Beast Machines (Megatron)
- Beast Wars (Megatron)
- Epic (Professor Bomba)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Discord (John de Lancie))
- The Return of Jafar (Bekiet)
- The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Johnny)
- X-Men (TV Tokyo edition) (Beast)
Live action
- Shiroi Kyotō (TV drama in 1978)
- Kurenai no Gankyō
- Nikkatsu Roman Porno
- The Red Spectacles (1987) (Koichi Todome)
- StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) (Koichi 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
- Mysterious girl Nile Thutmose (voice of Geek Demon)
- Sing! Dairyu Miyagi (voice of Bad Noodles)
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger (voice of Kabuki Novice)
- Yes word run three sisters Shushutorian (voice of Vending Machine)
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (voice of Chōchinkozō)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (voice of -Sneak Brother- Elder)
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Dr. Ulshade/Kyoryu Violet, Narration, voice of Kyoryuger Equipment)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (voice of 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 (voice of Kyoryuger Equipment)
- Juukou B-Fighter (voice of Schwartz)
- B-Robo Kabutack (voice of Sharkler)
- X-Bomber (voice of Bongo Heracles)
- Ultraman X (voice of Hayato's Father)
Radio
- Hamidashi Kanezawa Ōkoku
- Ōji Hiroi no Multi Tengoku
Other
- SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (Narration (commercial))
- Star Tours (Dak Ralter)
- The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man the Ride (Hob Goblin)
- Magic Lamp Therater (Bekiet)
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
- Kuma no Pūtarō
- Marina no Bōken
- Hoshin Engi
- Sister Princess
- Zettai Zetsumei Denjarasu Jī-san
Anime OVA
- Amazing Nurse Nanako
- CB Chara Nagai Gō World
- Devilman Tanjōhen
- Kyūkyoku Chōjin R
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Video games
- Blue Breaker: Ken yori mo Bishō wo (PC-FX)
Live action movies
- Talking Head
References
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (2005-10-28). The animated movie guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 176–. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ Chance, Norman (2010-12-23). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 396–. ISBN 978-1-4568-2127-2. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
- Chiba Shigeru at 81 Produce (Japanese)
- Shigeru Chiba at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Shigeru Chiba at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
- Shigeru Chiba at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database