Shigeru Chiba

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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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World (1983)

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (1983)

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984)

Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the gang of Arale Norimaki and Gatchan tried to steal the treasure, Bisna, who is the descendant of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Shibata
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Naomi Jinbô

Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the gang of Arale Norimaki and Gatchan tried to steal the treasure, Bisna, who is the descendant of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Shibata
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Naomi Jinbô

Megazone 23 II (1986)

The Dezalg have returned with a new, horrible weapon and unleashed it on Megazone 23's defenses. Believing their salvation is also in new weapons, B.D. is again bent on breaking the EVE's final protection level.Full control of Megazone 23 would mean unfettered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ichiro Itano
CAST:  Kazuki Yao  •  Maria Kawamura  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Koichi Hashimoto

The Dezalg have returned with a new, horrible weapon and unleashed it on Megazone 23's defenses. Believing their salvation is also in new weapons, B.D. is again bent on breaking the EVE's final protection level.Full control of Megazone 23 would mean unfettered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ichiro Itano
CAST:  Kazuki Yao  •  Maria Kawamura  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Koichi Hashimoto

Panzer World Galient (1986)

Mader is trying to unify the land of Asato using giant robots. A legend says that a champion, the giant of Iron, will come to destroy all lesser armour. Mader's ambitious son Hai tries to kill him and his other children, Hai's own brother Jordy and little sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Yuriko Fuchizaki  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Jun Hazumi  •  Fumi Hirano

Mader is trying to unify the land of Asato using giant robots. A legend says that a champion, the giant of Iron, will come to destroy all lesser armour. Mader's ambitious son Hai tries to kill him and his other children, Hai's own brother Jordy and little sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Yuriko Fuchizaki  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Jun Hazumi  •  Fumi Hirano

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Yamazaki
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Satoko Kitô  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber (1986)

Ryou Matsumoto is a screenplay writer that runs into a man and witnesses his murder. Unknown to him, he gets caught up in an illegal antique ring along with a girl he meets named Yuki. In order to survive, he ends up acting out the "action hero" role that he writes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nishimori
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Reiko Suzuki

Ryou Matsumoto is a screenplay writer that runs into a man and witnesses his murder. Unknown to him, he gets caught up in an illegal antique ring along with a girl he meets named Yuki. In order to survive, he ends up acting out the "action hero" role that he writes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nishimori
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Reiko Suzuki

Touch 2: The Farewell Gift (1986)

Tatsuya and Minami meet Akio Nitta, an ace batter who thought of Kazuya as his rival. Nitta sees great potential in Tatsuya and expects to face him on the road to the national high school baseball tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Hashimoto
CAST:  Yuji Mitsuya  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Kobuhei Hayashiya  •  Shigeru Chiba

Tatsuya and Minami meet Akio Nitta, an ace batter who thought of Kazuya as his rival. Nitta sees great potential in Tatsuya and expects to face him on the road to the national high school baseball tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Hashimoto
CAST:  Yuji Mitsuya  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Kobuhei Hayashiya  •  Shigeru Chiba

Good Morning Althea (1987)

The story revolves around Nikolai, apparently a part-cyborg; Galory, a young boy who apparently is part human/part Crest person, and Althea, who is entirely a Crest person. Seems the Earth and the Crest people were at war for 300 years so there's still a lot of bad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Minako Arakawa  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Nobuo Tobita  •  Tessyo Genda

The story revolves around Nikolai, apparently a part-cyborg; Galory, a young boy who apparently is part human/part Crest person, and Althea, who is entirely a Crest person. Seems the Earth and the Crest people were at war for 300 years so there's still a lot of bad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Minako Arakawa  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Nobuo Tobita  •  Tessyo Genda

Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice (1988)

Compilation film covering the Rei story arc of the Fist of the North Star TV Series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Mie Suzuki  •  Shigeru Chiba

Compilation film covering the Rei story arc of the Fist of the North Star TV Series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Mie Suzuki  •  Shigeru Chiba

Doctor Chichibuyama (1988)

Dr. Chichibuyama is the perverse head of a hospital way out in the mountains and terrorises patients with the help of his lover and a sexy young nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Naoki Tatsuta  •  Mina Tominaga

Dr. Chichibuyama is the perverse head of a hospital way out in the mountains and terrorises patients with the help of his lover and a sexy young nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Naoki Tatsuta  •  Mina Tominaga

Charge!! Men's Private School (1988)

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

The Tokyo Project (1988)

Akira, Junpei, Keiko and Kumiko are members of the Rutz Detective Agency, and are always ready for a good case. When a mysterious murder places a top secret floppy disk in the hands of Junpei, the gang suddenly has a conspiracy on their hands of grandiose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Yamasaki
CAST:  Kazuki Yao  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Manami Komori  •  Fumi Hirano

Akira, Junpei, Keiko and Kumiko are members of the Rutz Detective Agency, and are always ready for a good case. When a mysterious murder places a top secret floppy disk in the hands of Junpei, the gang suddenly has a conspiracy on their hands of grandiose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Yamasaki
CAST:  Kazuki Yao  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Manami Komori  •  Fumi Hirano

Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons (1988)

A full-length movie recap of the Maison Ikkoku series that focuses on the relationship between Godai and Kyoko. The entire special is taken from footage of the TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Yoshinaga
CAST:  Issei Futamata  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Mina Tominaga  •  Shigeru Chiba

A full-length movie recap of the Maison Ikkoku series that focuses on the relationship between Godai and Kyoko. The entire special is taken from footage of the TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Yoshinaga
CAST:  Issei Futamata  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Mina Tominaga  •  Shigeru Chiba

Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter (1988)

Yagami comes to Maison Ikkoku, not knowing of Godai's and Kyoko's wedding, stating that she is now an adult, which she is, not knowing how to tell her, they panic, but she finds out in the end, and is heart broken.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomomi Mochizuki
CAST:  Issei Futamata  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Kazuyo Aoki  •  Ryo Horikawa

Yagami comes to Maison Ikkoku, not knowing of Godai's and Kyoko's wedding, stating that she is now an adult, which she is, not knowing how to tell her, they panic, but she finds out in the end, and is heart broken.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomomi Mochizuki
CAST:  Issei Futamata  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Kazuyo Aoki  •  Ryo Horikawa

The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis (1989)

Aramis fell off her horse and received the aid of a man named Francois. They fell in love with each other at first sight and spent their time happily for a while. Francois was killed by Manson and the Ironmask's people, so Aramis swore revenge. Then she went to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Tatsuya Matsuda  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Shouji Miyoko

Aramis fell off her horse and received the aid of a man named Francois. They fell in love with each other at first sight and spent their time happily for a while. Francois was killed by Manson and the Ironmask's people, so Aramis swore revenge. Then she went to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Tatsuya Matsuda  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Shouji Miyoko

Midoriyama High School, Koshien Edition (Movie) (1990)

The story of students of a baseball team from Midoriyama High School, who will participate in the 66th National Championship Tournament of Senior High School Baseball in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Ikeda
CAST:  Shigeru Chiba  •  Yu Mizushima  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Toshihiko Seki

The story of students of a baseball team from Midoriyama High School, who will participate in the 66th National Championship Tournament of Senior High School Baseball in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Ikeda
CAST:  Shigeru Chiba  •  Yu Mizushima  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Toshihiko Seki

Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island (1991)

Yotsuya and Ichinose reminisce about a time when Shun Mitaka, Yotsuya's suitor, took the tenants of Ikkoku-kan on a pleasure cruise aboard his new boat. After the boat breaks up, everyone is left shipwrecked on a desert island, where they must try to make the best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsuko Shibuichi
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Issei Futamata  •  Chika Sakamoto

Yotsuya and Ichinose reminisce about a time when Shun Mitaka, Yotsuya's suitor, took the tenants of Ikkoku-kan on a pleasure cruise aboard his new boat. After the boat breaks up, everyone is left shipwrecked on a desert island, where they must try to make the best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsuko Shibuichi
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Issei Futamata  •  Chika Sakamoto

I am Devilman, the Devil! (1991)

As Akira Fudo wakes up, he finds himself in a "chibi" form, which he thinks doesn't fit a hero such as himself. He is not the only one that has changed. Together with Ryo and Miki, they set out on a journey to restore their proper appearances and find out what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umanosuke Iida  •  Tsutomu Yabuki
CAST:  Show Hayami  •  Jun Konomaki  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

As Akira Fudo wakes up, he finds himself in a "chibi" form, which he thinks doesn't fit a hero such as himself. He is not the only one that has changed. Together with Ryo and Miki, they set out on a journey to restore their proper appearances and find out what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umanosuke Iida  •  Tsutomu Yabuki
CAST:  Show Hayami  •  Jun Konomaki  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

Rokudenashi Blues (1992)

Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Yoshisawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Masaya Onosaka  •  Miki Ito  •  Ryo Horikawa

Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Yoshisawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Masaya Onosaka  •  Miki Ito  •  Ryo Horikawa
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