Shigeru Chiba

Template:Short description Template:Wikidata image , known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, talent and sound director from Kikuchi, Kumamoto. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.

He is most known for the roles of Yoshihiro Kira from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, the narrator of Fist of the North Star, Megane from Urusei Yatsura, Rei Ichidō from High School! Kimengumi, Kazuma Kuwabara from YuYu Hakusho, Pilaf from Dragon Ball, Raditz and Garlic Jr. from Dragon Ball Z, Buggy the Clown from One Piece, Kefka Palazzo from Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Kōichi Todome from Kerberos Saga.

He was also the voice acting mentor to Megumi Hayashibara.

Career

Originally a stunt actor, Chiba also appeared in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno film series. He starred in the "Let's Make a Chiba Shigeru Promotion Film" project film Kurenai no Gankyō, as well as the Mamoru Oshii films Cerberus, Hell's Watchdog and Talking Head. He plays both serious and gag roles.

Filmography

Anime

Original net animation

• Tokyo Override (2024) (Yukio)

Film

• Urusei Yatsura series (1983-1991) (Megane)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) (Errand Demon)
• High School! Kimengumi (1986) (Rei Ichidō)
• Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986) (Kibidango)
• Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) (Pilaf)
• Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (1988) (Yotsuya, Soichiro-san (the dog))
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kusakari-Otoko/ Mowing Man)
• Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989) (Nicky)
• Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Shigeo Shiba)
• Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993) (Kazuma Kuwabara)
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter of Underworld's Carnage - Bonds of Fire (1994) (Kazuma Kuwabara)
• Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (Shigeo Shiba)
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1994) (Doctor Chaos)
• Ghost in the Shell (1995) (Janitor)
• Mahojin Guru Guru (1996) (Hatton)
• Metropolis (2001) (Acetylene Lamp)
• 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)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) (Pilaf)
• Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014) (Dr. Sakezō Sado)
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) (Pilaf)
• Me & Roboco (2025) (Roboco)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) (Jigoro Kuwajima)
• Whoever Steals This Book (2025) (Junichirō Kaname)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Console	Source
1986	Hokuto no Ken	pachinko slots, in-game results message narration
1989	Tengai Makyou	Mantō, Kikugorō
1989-2005	Patlabor series	Shigeo Shiba
1992	Dōkyūsei	Kantarō
1993	Hebereke's Popoon	Jennifer
1994	Popful Mail	Gau	Mega CD
1994	Virtua Fighter 2	Lau Chan
1996	Puyo Puyo CD 2	Skeleton T, Sasoriman
1998	Brave Fencer Musashi	Fores
	Puyo Puyo CD	Skeleton T, Sasoriman
	Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die	Chibasuke
1999	Syphon Filter	Gabe Logan	PlayStation
	Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals	Megatron
2000	Menkyo o Torou	Eikichi Fuchizawa
2001	Virtua Fighter 4	Lau Chan
	One Piece - Grand Battle	Buggy the Clown
2002	Spider-Man	Narrator
	Bomberman World	Earth Bomber
	Super Robot Wars Impact	Gil Berg
2004	Shadow Hearts: Covenant	Guran Gama
	Kinnikuman Muscle Generations	Kinniku Ataru
2005	CR Hokuto no Ken Denshō series		pachinko, in-game results message narration
2006	Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max
2007	Uncharted: Drake's Fortune	Victor Sullivan
2008	Dissidia: Final Fantasy	Kefka Palazzo
2009	Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny	Geo Dampierre
	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Victor Sullivan
2010	Resonance of Fate	Gelsey
2011	Final Fantasy Type-0	Provost
	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	Victor Sullivan
	Dissidia Duodecim	Kefka Palazzo
2012	Soulcalibur V	Geo "Le Bello" Dampierre
	Uncharted: Golden Abyss	Victor Sullivan
	CR Tensai Bakabon	pachinko, Motomiya-san
2013	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	Iggy
	Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game on Gaburincho!!	Kyoryuger Equipment
2013–present	Pokémon series(XY - Present)	Nidoking and Tyranitar
2014	Granblue Fantasy	Yodarha, F.A.N.G.
2015	Lego Dimensions	Master Chen
2016	Street Fighter V	F.A.N.G.
	World of Final Fantasy	Saboten Conductor
	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Victor Sullivan
2017	Nioh	Hisahide Matsunaga
	Xenoblade Chronicles 2	Azurda
2018	Kirby Star Allies	Hyness
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Vexen
2020	Nioh 2	Hisahide Matsunaga
	Final Fantasy VII Remake	Professor Hojo
2021	Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir	Myoujin Station Clerk
	MONARK	Vanitas
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Azurda
2022	Fate/Grand Order	Zhang Jiao
	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Gray
	GetAmped2	Master Saga
	Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star	Narrator
	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion	Professor Hojo
2023	Granblue Fantasy: Relink	Yodarha
	Resident Evil 4	The Merchant
	Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon	Púca
	Crymachina	Litheia
	Ys X: Nordics	Nameless Old Man
2024	Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash	Jogo
	Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	Professor Hojo
	Reynatis	Shinzaburou Kiyokawa
Unknown	Virtua Fighter series	Lau Chan
	CR Tensai Bakabon 2	pachinko, Motomiya-san
	CR Rerere ni Omakase

Live action

• Nikkatsu Roman Porno (1971-1988?)
• Shiroi Kyotō (TV drama in 1978)
• The Red Spectacles (1987) (Kōichi Todome)
• StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) (Kōichi 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)
• Kurenai no Gankyō

Tokusatsu

• Mirrorman (Invader) (1971-1972)
• Dinosaur Corps Koseidon (Research Worker of the Time-Space Administration Bureau (Actor))
• Mysterious girl Nile Thutmose (Geek Demon) (1978-1979)
• X-Bomber (Bongo Heracles) (1980-1981)
• Singing Great Ryūgū-jō (Bad Noodles) (1992)
• Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Kabuki Novice (ep. 13 - 14)) (1993)
• Yūgen Jikkō Three Sisters Shushutorian (Vending Machine) (ep. 21)) (1993)
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (Chōchinkozō (ep. 41)) (1994)
• Juukou B-Fighter (Schwartz) (1995-1996)
• B-Robo Kabutack (Sharkler) (1997-1998)
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Sneak Brother Elder (ep. 8)) (2011)
• Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (Kyoryuger Equipment) (2013)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music (Narration, voice of Kyoryuger Equipment) (2013)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Dr. Ulshade (Actor)/Kyoryu Violet (Voice), Narration, Kyoryuger Equipment) (2013-2014)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends (Kyoryuger Equipment) (2014)
• Ultraman X (Hayato's Father) (2015-2016)

Radio

• Hamidashi Kanezawa Ōkoku
• Ōji Hiroi no Multi Tengoku

Dubbing

Live-action

Original year	Dub year	Title	Role	Original actor	Notes
1916	2014	The Rink	A Waiter	Charlie Chaplin
1917	2014	The Cure	The Inebriate	Charlie Chaplin
1961	1979	West Side Story	Joyboy	Robert Banas
1971		The Tales of Beatrix Potter	Johnny Townmouse	Ketih Martin
1977	1982	Star Wars	Wedge Antilles	Denis Lawson
1980	1980	The Empire Strikes Back	Wedge Antilles	Denis Lawson
1982	2010	The Dark Crystal	skekTek / The Scientist	Steve Whitmire
1983		Fantasy Mission Force	Old Sun	Sun Yueh
1985	2020	Day of the Dead	William McDermott	Jarlath Conroy
1986	1992	The Wraith	Skank	David Sherrill
1989		Ghostbusters II	Janosz Poha	Peter MacNicol
1993		Super Mario Bros.	Spike	Richard Edson
2006		Let's Go to Prison	Nelson Biederman IV	Will Arnett
2010		Vampires Suck	Daro	Ken Jeong
2013		Pacific Rim	Ops Tendo Choi	Clifton Collins Jr.
2015		Mad Max: Fury Road	The Bullet Farmer	Richard Carter
2018		Peter Rabbit	J.W. Rooster II	Will Reichelt
2021		Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway	J.W. Rooster II	Will Reichelt
		Tom & Jerry	Jackie	Ken Jeong
2022		The Batman	Carmine Falcone	John Turturro
		Thor: Love and Thunder	Zeus	Russell Crowe
		Uncharted	The Scotsman	Steven Waddington
2024		Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	Trevathan	William H. Macy
2025		Superman	Vasil Ghurkos	Zlatko Burić

Animation

Original year	Dub year	Title	Role	Notes
1970		The Aristocats	Shun Gon
1984-1991		The Real Ghostbusters	Peter Venkman
1992		Aladdin	Bekiet
1992-1993		The Adventures of T-Rex	Little Boss, Big Boss
1994		The Return of Jafar	Bekiet
1994		X-Men: The Animated Series	Beast
1994-1997		Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Chimera
1996		Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Bekiet
1996-1999		Beast Wars: Transformers	Megatron
1999-2000		Beast Machines: Transformers	Megatron
2010-2019		My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	Discord
2013		Epic	Professor Bomba
2024	2024	The Wild Robot	Longneck

Other

• Star Tours (Dak Ralter) (1987)
• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man the Ride (Hobgoblin) (1999)
• Magic Lamp Theater (Bekiet) (2001)
• SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (Narration (commercial)) (2005)

CD

• Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green (Jasu Tamigan) (1990)
• Roman Club (Udo Ayanokōji) (1996)
• Yūkyū Gensōkyoku 2nd Album Drama CD: ensemble vol.1 (Marshall) (1998)
• Aria (Old Postal Worker) (2005-2006)
• Setō no Hanayome (Izumi) (2007)
• Strange+ (Narrator, α) (2008)

Live Theatre

• Sakura Taisen Kayō Show: Shin-pen Hakkenden (2002)
• Burstman Live (performer, producer)

Other work

• Tensai TV-kun: Mystery no Yakata (Count Brain Buster) (1993-1997)
• Tensai TV-kun:Tensai TV-kun Wide (TK-kun) (1999)
• Okā-san to Issho (Spoo and Gatarat) (Gatarat) (1999-2000)
• Tensai TV-kun MAX: Mystery no Yakata (Miracle Man) (2006-2007, 2010)

Sound effects director

Anime television

• Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary (1991)
• Kuma no Pūtarō (1995)
• Haunted Junction (1997)
• Yoiko (1998)
• Hoshin Engi (1999)
• Sister Princess (2001)
• Tantei Shounen Kageman (2001)
• Sister Princess: RePure (2002)
• Grandpa Danger (2004)
• Kirarin Revolution (2006)

Anime OVA

• Devilman Tanjōhen (1987)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989)
• Go Nagai World (1991)
• Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (1991)
• Twin Signal (1995)
• Tattoon Master (1996)
• Amazing Nurse Nanako (1999)
• Memories Off (2001)
• Bizarre Cage (2003)
• Memories Off 2nd (2003)
• Guardian Hearts (2003)
• Memories Off 3.5 (2004)
• Guardian Hearts Power Up! (2005)

Video games

• Blue Breaker: Ken yori mo Bishō wo (PC-FX) (1997)

Live action movies

• Talking Head - Rei Maruwa (1992)

External links

• Chiba Shigeru at 81 Produce Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
• Shigeru Chiba at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database Template:In lang
• Shigeru Chiba at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
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