Famous People with Name Kenta

Kenta Hasegawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Hasegawa: a former Japanese international football player. He was a right-footed forward. He currently manages J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse.He was capped 27 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1989 and 1995. His first international appearance came on January 20, 1989 in a friendly against Iran in Teheran. He scored for the first time for his country on June 11, 1989 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Indonesia at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo. He was a member of the Japan squad who participated in the AFC final qualifying stage for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In the crucial last match, Hasegawa was substituted in the 59th minute by Masahiro Fukuda and watched from the bench a late Iraqi equaliser dashed Japan's hope to qualify for the finals in the U.S.A.

Kenta Kano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Kano: a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

Kenta Fukasaku            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Fukasaku: a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of legendary filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed. He wrote the screenplay to the sequel, and took over directing when his father died of cancer. The film was released in Japan during the winter of 2003.He has since directed two more films. In 2005, he directed a film called Under The Same Moon (????????, Onaji tsuki o miteiru?) which starred Battle Royale's Taro Yamamoto. His adaptation of the manga Sukeban Deka was released in 2006, under the title Yo Yo Girl Cop. He also directed horror film X-Cross.

Kenta Abe            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Abe: a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2003. During his high school days he played at Koshien Stadium.

Kenta Maeda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Maeda: a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League.

Aotsurugi Kenta            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Aotsurugi Kenta: is a former professional sumo wrestler from Tongatapu, Tonga. He made his debut in 2001 but had many injury problems. In 2006, he obtained Japanese citizenship, adopting the official name of Tebita Togawa. He retired in May 2009. As an amateur he competed

Kaneko Kentaro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kaneko Kentaro: was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in the Genroin, and in 1884 had joined the Office for Investigation of Institutions, the body organized by the Genroin to study the constitutions of various western nations with the aim of creating a western-style constitution for Japan.Kaneko worked closely with Ito Hirobumi, Inoue Kowashi and Ito Miyoji, and became personal secretary to Ito Hirobumi when the latter became first Prime Minister of Japan. In 1889, Kaneko became first president of the predecessor to Nippon University, a post he held until 1893.

Tamatsubaki Kentaro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tamatsubaki Kentaro: was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. He was known for his techniques, which covered his small size. Although his height was only 158 cm, he afflicted Hitachiyama and was called "mite". He was the shortest wrestler in sumo history,[2] and also one