Famous People with Name Keiichi

Keiichi Hara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiichi Hara: a Japanese director of animated films.What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was visiting an animation film company, as part of his job hunting activities after graduating from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (TDG). He recklessly left the tour, normally forbidden for visitors, then begged an artistic director to give him a job. A few days later he returned with some continuity he created, as requested. As a result he was introduced to a commercial film studio.

Keiichi Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiichi Suzuki: a Japanese composer and performer, known for his music for the Super Nintendo game EarthBound, released on the Mother 2 soundtrack. Recently, his work has been featured in Uzumaki and Tokyo Godfathers. He is also a member of the Moonriders.Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan. In the 1970s, he became involved with the Japanese band Hachimitsu Pie, who released one album in 1973. Suzuki's true notoriety comes from his work with the long-lived Moon Riders, who became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands.

Keiichi Yabu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiichi Yabu: a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the San Francisco Giants organization. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics in 2005 and in the Colorado Rockies farm system.Prior to his stint in MLB, Yabu pitched for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball from 1994 to 2004. During that time, he had a combined record of 84 wins and 106 losses in 268 games with 206 starts. He completed 39 complete games and had a career 3.57 ERA. In 2005 with the Athletics, Yabu pitched 58 innings in 40 games with 4 wins and 0 losses. He had an ERA of 4.50 and allowed 34 runs while striking out 44.

Keiichi Kawanaka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiichi Kawanaka: a retired male butterfly swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His best result in three starts in Barcelona, Spain was the fifth place (1:58.97) in the Men's 200m Butterfly event.

Keiichi Ishii            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiichi Ishii: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Toshima, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1981 to 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.