Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁, Chiba Shigeru) is a veteran Japanese voice actor. He was born as Masaharu Maeda (前田正治, Maeda Masaharu) on February 4, 1954 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. He has also worked as a stunt man and sound effects director. He is now employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce.

He usually plays manic or sneaky characters. Some of his better known roles are Kuwabara from Yuyu Hakusho, Urusei Yatsura's Megane, and Pilaf & Raditz from Dragon Ball.

In addition to the roles listed below, he played many thugs, old men, and other no-name minor characters.

A notorious ad-libber, Chiba gave the ill-fated chicken farmer character an Osaka dialect.

Banjo Ginga did the initial "199X" prologue narration in the first episode, and in the early episodes, the "Next Episode" narration was handled by the actor that played the villain of the week. Chiba did these off and on, but became the permanent narrator starting with episode 20.

Hokuto no Ken (TV anime)

• Narrator (eps 5,8-10,12,16-17,20-109)
• Joker (eps 4-21)
• Fake Toki (ep 42)
• Seeker (ep 44)
• Komaku (eps 54-56)
• Beji (ep 62)
• Hunter (ep 71)
• Recruiter (ep 84)
• Chicken Farmer (ep 88)
• Hegu (ep 89)
• Usa (ep 102)

Hokuto no Ken 2

• Narrator
• Jakō (eps 1-13)
• Old Boro (eps 17, 19)
• Kujin (ep 24)
• Kuroyasha (eps 30, 34-42)

Hokuto no Ken (anime movie)

• Kubaru

Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken

• Jinia

External links

• Chiba Shigeru at 81 Produce (in Japanese)