Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

A professional Go player.

A professional Go player.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

A Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the Princ

A Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and the live film adaptation. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-Boys, which perform in various skit-like performances.

A Japanese mathematician. He was a student of Mikio Sato at the University of Tokyo. Sato and Kashiw

A Japanese mathematician. He was a student of Mikio Sato at the University of Tokyo. Sato and Kashiwara have collaborated on algebraic analysis and D-module theory.

Was a Japanese director.Kobayashi also directed The Human Condition, a trilogy on the effects of Wor

Was a Japanese director.Kobayashi also directed The Human Condition, a trilogy on the effects of World War II on a Japanese pacifist and socialist. The total length of the films is over 9 hours. Other notable films include Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967).

A professional Go player.Masaki Ogata is a 9 dan Go player from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in

A professional Go player.Masaki Ogata is a 9 dan Go player from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has won various awards, including the KIDO Most Wins award and the KIDO Shinjin (New Player) award.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado ros

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue. He mainly

Is a Japanese comedian, retired professional wrestler and tarento, best known under his performing n

Is a Japanese comedian, retired professional wrestler and tarento, best known under his performing name of Razor Ramon Hard Gay . His act gained national attention and popularity when featured on the Bakusho Mondai no Bakuten! (Daibakuten) Saturday variet

A professional Go player.Masaki Takemiya was born in Japan. He became one of the many disciples of t

A professional Go player.Masaki Takemiya was born in Japan. He became one of the many disciples of the Minoru Kitani school. His rise to fame began when he was only 15 years old. By the time he was 15, he was already 5 dan. He earned the nickname "9 dan killer" because he won several games against top rated players. His famous "cosmic style" of Go would become popular among fans. It focused on large moyo in the center of the board. He's known as keeping a consistent record of winning titles. The longest period in which he did not hold a title has only been 4 years. His form lately has been terrific. He closed off 2005 with an impressive win of 16 straight games, which was stopped by Omori Yasushi in the qualifiers for the 3rd World Oza. Outside of Go, Takemiya also won the biggest Japanese backgammon tournament, the 12th Saint of the Board title, by beating the former holder, Abe Akiko.

A Japanese scenario writer of TV series (including many anime works) and films as well as mystery fi

A Japanese scenario writer of TV series (including many anime works) and films as well as mystery fiction novels.[1] Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime TV series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha.Among the many popular series and films on which Tsuji worked as a scenarist include the anime adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, and Unico, Go Nagai's Devilman, Cutie Honey, and Dororon Enma-kun, and Yumiko Oshima's The Star of Cottonland.

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.Having worked his way throu

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.Having worked his way through the S-Pulse youth system, he signed full professional terms at the start of the 2006 season. Yamamoto has represented his country at several levels up to an including Under 20, although has yet to break into the full national team.

A retired Japanese football player.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC

A retired Japanese football player.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC Asian Cup

Is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around

Is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around. She competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third i

Is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009.

Was a Japanese model and actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan she gained worldwide recognitio

Was a Japanese model and actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan she gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal as Tripitaka in the TV series Monkey which is now considered a cult classic.Masako was born Masako Odate in Roppongi, Tokyo. While in junior college in 1976 she auditioned for the lead in Nihon TV's Ai Ga Miemasu Ka?. Chosen from 4,000 applicants, she dropped out of school to pursue an acting career. Masako played the part under her real name Masako Odate.

As a seiy?, she is most known for the roles of Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999), Kitaro (GeGeGe

As a seiy?, she is most known for the roles of Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999), Kitaro (GeGeGe no Kitaro, first and second series), and Son Goku (Dragon Ball). She has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi", a character in Dokonj? Gaeru, and the character known in the U.S. as "Pidge" in Hyakuj?? Golion (the "Lion Force" arc of Voltron).

A Japanese former football player and is currently a commentator of football match program of NHK. H

A Japanese former football player and is currently a commentator of football match program of NHK. He coached Japan national team at 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese actor.

A Japanese actor.

A former Japanese football player. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national footba

A former Japanese football player. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national football team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos. Ihara's record of 122 national team appearances has yet to be equalled by another Japanese man (Homare Sawa has surpassed that total among Japanese women).

A Japanese actress working for Toho. She has performed in many famous movies and television dramas i

A Japanese actress working for Toho. She has performed in many famous movies and television dramas including Crying out Love, In the Center of the World, Nada Sousou, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan". She is the daughter of Kazuaki Nagasawa, former manager of the J. League team Júbilo Iwata.

An anime character designer and director.

An anime character designer and director.

A J-Rock/J-Pop singer who was born in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. She began her professional musical ca

A J-Rock/J-Pop singer who was born in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer.From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime tv and movies. She is especially w

A Japanese musical composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is from Innoshima and came out as a bass g

A Japanese musical composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is from Innoshima and came out as a bass guitarist of Porno Graffitti in September 1999. After left the band in June 2004, he released the album Great Pleasure in December 2005.