, 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
TV
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)
- Patlabor EZY: File 1 (2026) (Shigeo Shiba)
Video games
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Console !!Source
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| 1986 || Hokuto no Ken || pachinko slots, in-game results message narration || ||
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| 1989 || Tengai Makyou || Mantō, Kikugorō || ||
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| 1989-2005 || Patlabor series || Shigeo Shiba || ||
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| 1992 || Dōkyūsei || Kantarō || ||
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| 1993 || Hebereke's Popoon || Jennifer || ||
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| 1994 || Popful Mail || Gau || Mega CD ||
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| 1994 ||Virtua Fighter 2||Lau Chan|| ||
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| 1996 ||Puyo Puyo CD 2||Skeleton T, Sasoriman|| ||
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| Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals || Megatron || ||
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|2000||Menkyo o Torou||Eikichi Fuchizawa|| ||
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|rowspan="2" | 2001||Virtua Fighter 4||Lau Chan|| ||
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| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves || Victor Sullivan || ||
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|2010||Resonance of Fate||Gelsey|| ||
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| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception || Victor Sullivan || ||
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| Dissidia Duodecim || Kefka Palazzo || ||
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|rowspan="3" | 2012||Soulcalibur V||Geo "Le Bello" Dampierre|| ||
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|Final Fantasy VII Remake||Professor Hojo|| ||
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|Xenoblade Chronicles 3||Gray|| ||
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|Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion||Professor Hojo|| ||
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|rowspan="5" | 2023||Granblue Fantasy: Relink||Yodarha|| ||
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| Resident Evil 4 || The Merchant || ||
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| Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon || Púca || ||
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| Ys X: Nordics || Nameless Old Man || ||
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|rowspan="3" | 2024|||Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash||Jogo|| ||
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| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth || Professor Hojo || ||
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| rowspan="3" | Unknown || Virtua Fighter series || Lau Chan || ||
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| CR Tensai Bakabon 2 || rowspan="2" | pachinko, Motomiya-san || ||
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| 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
- Shin Abarenbō Shōgun (2025) (Narrator)
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
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Original year !! Dub year !! Title !! Role !! Original actor !! Notes
|-
| 1916 || 2014 || The Rink || A Waiter || Charlie Chaplin ||
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| 1917 || 2014 || The Cure || The Inebriate || Charlie Chaplin ||
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| 1961 || 1979 || West Side Story || Joyboy || Robert Banas ||
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| 1971 || || The Tales of Beatrix Potter || Johnny Townmouse || Ketih Martin ||
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| 1977 || 1982 || Star Wars || Wedge Antilles || Denis Lawson ||
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| 1980 || 1980 || The Empire Strikes Back || Wedge Antilles || Denis Lawson ||
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| 1982 || 2010 || The Dark Crystal || skekTek / The Scientist || Steve Whitmire ||
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| 1983 || || Fantasy Mission Force || Old Sun || Sun Yueh ||
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| 1985 || 2020 || Day of the Dead || William McDermott || Jarlath Conroy ||
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| 1986 || 1992 || The Wraith || Skank || David Sherrill ||
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| 1989 || || Ghostbusters II || Janosz Poha || Peter MacNicol ||
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| 1993 || || Super Mario Bros. || Spike || Richard Edson ||
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| 2006 || || Let's Go to Prison || Nelson Biederman IV || Will Arnett ||
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| 2010 || || Vampires Suck || Daro || Ken Jeong ||
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| 2013 || || Pacific Rim || Ops Tendo Choi || Clifton Collins Jr. ||
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| 2015 || || Mad Max: Fury Road || The Bullet Farmer || Richard Carter ||
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| 2018 || || Peter Rabbit || J.W. Rooster II || Will Reichelt ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2021 || || Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway || J.W. Rooster II || Will Reichelt ||
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| || Tom & Jerry || Jackie || Ken Jeong ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2022 || || The Batman || Carmine Falcone|| John Turturro ||
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| || Thor: Love and Thunder || Zeus|| Russell Crowe ||
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| || Uncharted || The Scotsman || Steven Waddington ||
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| 2024 || || Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes || Trevathan || William H. Macy ||
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| 2025 || || Superman || Vasil Ghurkos || Zlatko Burić ||
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|}
Animation
{| class="wikitable"
! Original year !! Dub year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1970 || || The Aristocats || Shun Gon ||
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| 1984-1991 || || The Real Ghostbusters || Peter Venkman ||
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| 1992 || || Aladdin || Bekiet ||
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| 1992-1993 || || The Adventures of T-Rex || Little Boss, Big Boss ||
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| 1994 || || The Return of Jafar || Bekiet ||
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| 1994 || || X-Men: The Animated Series|| Beast||
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| 1994-1997 || || Aaahh!!! Real Monsters || Chimera ||
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| 1996 || || Aladdin and the King of Thieves || Bekiet ||
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| 1996-1999 || || Beast Wars: Transformers || Megatron ||
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| 1999-2000 || || Beast Machines: Transformers || Megatron ||
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| 2010-2019 || || My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic || Discord||
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| 2013 || || Epic || Professor Bomba ||
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| 2024 || || The Wild Robot || Longneck ||
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|2026
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|Gameoverse
|Fold
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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)
References
External links
- Chiba Shigeru at 81 Produce
- Shigeru Chiba at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
- Shigeru Chiba at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database