 This article is about an actress in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger.
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Reiko Chiba (千葉 麗子 Chiba Reiko) is a retired Japanese actress who portrayed Mei/Ptera Ranger in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. Chiba retired from the entertainment industry in 1995, but continues to make public appearances at Power Morphicon and other events to promote Zyuranger in the United States.
Biography[]
Reiko Chiba with Yuta Mochizuki
Chiba was born in Osaka Prefecture, and raised in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making her acting debut in the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger as Mei/Ptera Ranger. After the end of the series, Chiba made her J-Pop debut on April 7, 1993 as a member of Aurora Gonin Musume. She also did a cameo voice appearance as herself in the anime movie Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, performed the voice of Cham Cham in the Samurai Shodown video game series, and had a spot in the nightly radio show Akihabara Young Denkikan.
Years later, she would voice Mei in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Eternal Friends.
Personal Life[]
- Since retiring from the entertainment industry in 1995, she became a certified yoga instructor, teaching yoga classes and issuing a series of instructional books and videos. Chiba is also the public face of the corporation Cherrybabe, Inc.
- Chiba legally changed her name to Reiko Kirihara (桐原 麗子 Kirihara Reiko) to reflect her marriage to Tetsuhiko Kirihara in 1998, with the Chiba surname now used as a public stage-name.
Archive Footage[]
- Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (2001)
- The Lost Episode (1999)
- Power Rangers Funniest Moments (1998)
Notes[]
- Reiko has actually been seen wearing her Zyuranger costume in photos[1].