Chō

Chō (チョー Chō), real name Shigeru Nagashima (長島 茂 Nagashima Shigeru, born December 15, 1957) is a Japanese voice actor from Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Prior to 2006, he was known by the stage name Yūichi Nagashima (長島 雄一 Nagashima Yūichi), which he was known by from his entry into voice acting in 1980. On August 23, 2006, he changed his stage name to Chō after his character in Tanken Boku no Machi.

He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater Company before attaching himself to Production Baobab in 1986. He transferred to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in 2007. His hobbies include badminton and jogging, and he is a licensed teacher in calligraphy.