Actor

Shigeru Chiba

1978–presentb. 1954AnimationActionSci-FiComedy

World Builder

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Known For

162 acting credits

as Additional Voices (voice)

My Neighbor Totoro

as Additional Voices (voice)

1988

My Neighbor Totoro

as Garbage Collector B (voice)

Ghost in the Shell

as Garbage Collector B (voice)

1995

Ghost in the Shell

Filmography

2026Patlabor EZY File 1Shigeo Shiba (voice)2025Me & Roboco: The MovieAuthentic SF Action Roboco (voice)8.7 2025Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This WorldAmanohi Washi no Mikoto (voice)2025New Abarenbō ShōgunNarrator (voice)8.9 2025Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleJigoro Kuwajima (voice)7.7 2025Whoever Steals This BookJunichirō Kaname (voice)

About

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).

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