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Chiba (surname)
Chiba (written: 千葉 lit. "thousand leaves") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akira Chiba (born 1959), president of The Pokémon Company *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, a gymnast at the 1964 Summer Olympics *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese Aikido teacher *, former Japanese Minister of Justice *, Japanese rower *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese shogi player *; also known as , Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor *, founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship *Sonny Chiba (1939–2021); also known as , Japanese actor and martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, former Japanese footballer *, Japanese prosecutor, judge and politician *, photographer *, Japanese manga artist Other people *Saïd Chiba (born 1970), Moroccan footballer Fictional character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Surname
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities. References {{Names_in_world cultures Japanese names Names by culture Japanese culture Lists of surnames, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Chiba
, known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, 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'' series of movies. He starred in the "Let's Make a Chiba Shigeru Promotion Film" project movie ''Kurenai no Gankyō'', as well as the Mamoru Oshii films ''Cerberus, Hell's Watchdog'' and ''Talking Head''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its chapters collected in 102 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September 2022. Due to legal problems with the name ''Detective Conan'', the English language releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to ''Case Closed''. The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo who was transformed into a child while investigating a mysterious organization and generally solved a multitude of cases by impersonating his childhood best friend's father and various other characters. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films, original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live action episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Case Closed Characters
The manga series ''Case Closed'', known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shinichi Kudo) who solves cases in an episodic fashion while in his childhood body and under the alias Conan Edogawa. He is joined by childhood friend #Ran Mori, Rachel Moore (Ran Mori) and her father #Kogoro Moore, Richard Moore (Kogoro Mori), who runs a detective agency. Throughout the series, Conan interacts and befriends many characters from various groups: the #Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the local police in Conan's Prefectures of Japan, prefecture; The #Junior Detective League, Junior Detective League, a group of children who solves mysteries for their clients and the #FBI, FBI. He also befriends a few individuals who know of his true identity: #Herschel Agasa, Dr. Agasa, who provides Jimmy with various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Chiba
is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui. It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010. The script was co-written by Kon and Seishi Minakami, who also wrote for Kon's TV series ''Paranoia Agent'', the character design and animation director was Masashi Ando (known for ''Princess Mononoke'', ''Spirited Away'', ''Your Name''), the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa, and the art director was Nobutaka Ike, who has worked on all of Kon's works. Japanese animation studio Madhouse animated and produced the film. The Japanese voice cast featured Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, and Hideyuki Tanaka. The story is about a battle between a dream terrorist who steals a device that allows others to share their dreams and cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Chiba
Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki *, anime director *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief Executive Officer of VitaCraft and VitaCraft Japan *, Olympics marksmen *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese animator and character designer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese impostor * Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer *, Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II *, Japanese illustrator/manga artist *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese criminal/murderer *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese architect *, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saïd Chiba
Saïd Chiba ( ar, سعيد شيبا – born 28 September 1970, Rabat) is a retired Moroccan football defensive midfielder and currently the manager of CR Al Hoceima. He played for several clubs, including Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), SD Compostela (Spain), AS Nancy (France) and Aris Thessaloniki in Greece. He also had a short spell with Motherwell (Scotland). He played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the .... References External links *Saïd Chibaat Footballdatabase 1970 births Living people Moroccan footballers Footballers from Rabat Morocco international footballers Al Hilal SFC players SD Compostela footballers AS Nancy Lorraine players Motherwell F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Chiba
is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. Chiba's works include ''Ashita no Joe'', his best known work, and ''Notari Matsutarō''. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. Life He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Shenyang, Liaoning when northeast China was colonized by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory when they lived in China. At the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Chiba's family lived in the attic of a work-acquaintance of his father until they could find a way to get back to Japan. Two of his younger brothers are manga artists: Akio Chiba, and Shigeyuki Chiba who is almost completely unknown outside Japan, despite writing many popular sports manga in Japan. Shigeyuki Chiba works under the pen name Taro Nami. In 1950, while in elementary school, he made a manga club with his friends. He created his first official manga, ''Fukushu no Semush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teisuke Chiba
was a renowned Japanese amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita, Japan. Biography Chiba was born in Kakunodate, Akita on 19 October 1917, and two years later moved to Yokote, Akita, an area where he would remain. After finishing high school in 1932, he started work in a kimono shop. In 1935 he bought a Rokuoh Baby Pearl camera and started photographing the rural area where he lived, particularly its everyday life, winning prizes. Immediately after the war Chiba's photographs appeared in the contests pages of ''Camera'' and other magazines, and he became a central figure in the photographic culture of Akita (a part of Japan that would attract Ihei Kimura, Hiroshi Hamaya and other photographers). From 1952 Chiba freelanced as an Akita-based photojournalist in his free time, but after half a year's hospitalization he closed his kimono shop and opened a shop in Yokote selling photographic supplies. From around this time Chiba concentrated on photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teikan Chiba
was a Japanese prosecutor, judge and politician. He was born in Nara Prefecture. He was governor of Ōita Prefecture (1906-1911) and Nagano Prefecture (1911-1913). He was a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure The is a Japanese order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st, in ascending order of importance), since 2003 it has been awarded in six classes, the lowest ....「長野県知事正四位勲二等千葉貞幹」『新編日本の歴代知事』522頁。『官報』第5098号「叙任及辞令」1900年7月2日。 References Bibliography *歴代知事編纂会編『新編日本の歴代知事』歴代知事編纂会、1991年。 *内閣「長野県知事正四位勲二等千葉貞幹」大正2年、 アジア歴史資料センター レファレンスコード: A10112762300 Governors of Ōita Governors of Nagano Japanese judges Japanese prosecutors Recipien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahito Chiba
is a former Japanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player. Club statistics References External links * 1984 births Living people Association football people from Hokkaido Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Cerezo Osaka players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players ReinMeer Aomori players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Chiba
is a Japanese voice actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Some of his major roles include Seiji Hayami in ''Cutie Honey Flash'', Chiaki Nagoya in ''Phantom Thief Jeanne'', Sai Fujiwara in ''Hikaru no Go'', Chairman Muranishi in ''Kirarin Revolution'', Isao Kondo in ''Gin Tama'', Shō Sai in ''The Story of Saiunkoku'', Hans in ''Nijū Mensō no Musume'', Takuma Ichijo in ''Vampire Knight'', Welkin Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles, and Ryuu Daikouji in ''Little Battlers Experience''. He is currently affiliated with Office Osawa. Biography When Chiba was in college, he joined a production company because he was interested in acting and wanted to try something different from his baseball career. At the production company, he studied basic theatrical skills, but rather than studying acting with the aim of becoming an actor, he was more interested in "having fun" with his friends. He was not satisfied with the lessons offered by the production company, and he began to organize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
