Place of birth: Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Death: -
Chiba Shigeru is a voice actor and sound director. His real name is Maeda Masaharu (前田正治).
He is most known for the roles of the narrator of Fist of the North Star, Megane (Urusei Yatsura), Ichidou Rei (High School! Kimengumi), Kuwabara Kazuma (YuYu Hakusho), Pilaf (Dragon Ball), and Buggy the Clown (One Piece).