Chiba

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 characters Mamoru Chiba (also known as Darien Shields), the only major male character from the Sailor Moon anime and manga series Atsuko Chiba, main character of the 2006 film Paprika Kazunobu Chiba, character in the manga series Case Closed Kirino Chiba (千葉 紀梨乃), a fictional character from anime Bamboo Blade , a character in the Assassination Classroom anime and manga