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).
Filmography50+ titles
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
Me & Roboco: The Movie
One Piece
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Ranma ½
Monster
Cowboy Bebop
Yu Yu Hakusho
Denji Sentai Megaranger
The Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind!!
Rurouni Kenshin
Bocchi the Rock!
Dorohedoro
Yona of the Dawn
Dragon Ball Z
Future Boy Conan
Dragon Ball
Serial Experiments Lain
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Hyouka
My Neighbor Totoro
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Clevatess
March Comes In Like a Lion
Fist of the North Star
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Ghost in the Shell
One Piece: Stampede
The Law of Ueki
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Tomorrow's Joe
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Nyaight of the Living Cat
Princess Jellyfish
Memories
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Tales of Wedding Rings
The Heike Story
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Spy x Family Code: White
Overlord: The Dark Hero