Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Japanese football player who last played for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese football player who last played for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga F.C..Kimura previously played for Ventf

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga F.C..Kimura previously played for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 2.

A professional actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brothe

A professional actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181cm tall.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Vissel Kobe. His younger brother Masaru is

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Vissel Kobe. His younger brother Masaru is also a professional football player.

A Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, who made his debut in 2

A Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, who made his debut in 2008.[1] On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park during the annual Japan Day Festival.

Was a Japanese author.

Was a Japanese author.

Is a Japanese bodybuilder who appeared in the Mr. Japan bodybuilder competitions in 2007 and 2009. W

Is a Japanese bodybuilder who appeared in the Mr. Japan bodybuilder competitions in 2007 and 2009. When he started lifting at age 15 (after quitting soccer), he weighed 57 kg (125 lb). Suyama lives in Chofu, Tokyo, and is a personal trainer at Tokyu Oasis

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he participated in the 500 metres competition, in the 1500 metres event, in the 5000 metres competition, and in the 10000 metres event but was el

Was a Japanese film director, film producer and businessman who is regarded as the pioneering direct

Was a Japanese film director, film producer and businessman who is regarded as the pioneering director of Japanese film.Makino was born in Kyoto on September 22, 1878. His mother ran a theater, and his association with movies began when the motion picture fan, Naganosuke Yokota, asked for his help when filming a drama. Shozo discovered actor Matsunosuke Onoe working in an itinerant kabuki troupe. He enlisted Onoe and made him into Japan's first film star, and began directing over 60 Matsunosuke films a year in the early 1910s, all if not all short films.

Was a Japanese entrepreneur, cabinet minister and diplomat before, during and after World War II.Mur

Was a Japanese entrepreneur, cabinet minister and diplomat before, during and after World War II.Murata was a native of Tokyo and a graduate of the Tokyo Higher Commerce School (now Hitotsubashi University). After graduation, he went to work with the Osaka Shosen Kaisha (currently Mitsui O.S.K. Lines), and transformed the relatively small company into a major shipping company. He served as company president from 1934-1940. In 1939, he was appointed to the House of Peers.

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.

A former professional boxer from Saitama, Japan. He is a former WBA featherweight champion.

A former professional boxer from Saitama, Japan. He is a former WBA featherweight champion.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

He was an early member of the avant garde Gutai group founded in the 1950s, and his works are in mus

He was an early member of the avant garde Gutai group founded in the 1950s, and his works are in museum collections such as those of the Tate Gallery and the Tate Modern (in both London and Liverpool) and the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, Japan. New York Times art critic Roberta Smith [1] has noted him as one of the most daring and independent experimentalists of the postwar international art scene in the 1950s. Internationally today he is especially noted for his work in the "mail art" genre, of which he was a pioneer.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Are identical twins, and wrestlers for the Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion. They are members of th

Are identical twins, and wrestlers for the Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion. They are members of the faction Kowloon and current UWA World Tag Team Champions and WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions and former 3 times Tohoku Tag Team Champions. They have also

A retired Japanese football player and currently a football manager.

A retired Japanese football player and currently a football manager.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Was a Japanese make-up artist and founder of the Shu Uemura international cosmetics line which bears

Was a Japanese make-up artist and founder of the Shu Uemura international cosmetics line which bears his name.[1][2]A native of Tokyo, Shu Uemura reportedly first became interested in hairstyling and make up as a teenager while recovering from a severe illness which left him bedridden. He enrolled at the Tokyo Beauty Academy, becoming the only male student in a class of 130 pupils.[2][3]His first experience in film make-up occurred during the filming of 1957's Joe Butterfly, which was partially shot in Japan.[3] Uemura left Japan in the late 1950s to try to break into the film and television make-up business.

A professional Go player.Kubouchi became a 9 dan in 1960 for the Kansai Ki-in. His teacher was Katsu

A professional Go player.Kubouchi became a 9 dan in 1960 for the Kansai Ki-in. His teacher was Katsukiyo Kubomatsu.

A Japanese film director. He is most famous for his comedies and his war films.

A Japanese film director. He is most famous for his comedies and his war films.

A Japanese singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose style and influences incorporate eleme

A Japanese singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose style and influences incorporate elements of pop, folk and electronic music. He is also a member of the pop rock band Gellers. His first solo record, Night Piece was released in 2004 and his second record, L.S.T., was released in 2005. His latest album, Exit, was released in Japan through P-Vine Records, on October 19, 2007. Almost Gold released Exit internationally on September 2, 2008. It has since received warm reviews from the press, and was listed as the fourth best album of 2008 by critic aggregation service Metacritic.

A Japanese author.

A Japanese author.

A left-handed starting pitcher for the Shinano Grandserows. He previously played for the Soka Univiv

A left-handed starting pitcher for the Shinano Grandserows. He previously played for the Soka Univiversity, which has advanced to the semifinal of the All Japan University Baseball Championship Series 2005.Takada possesses numerous pitches in his repertoire: a four-seam fastball that ranges from 82-86 mph (132-138 km/h) with some abnormal movement, a changeup in the high 70s (113-117 km/h), a curveball at about 75 (120 km/h), a slider at about 78 (125 km/h), a forkball, and a sinker. Additionally, he is good at pick-off.

Is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. Shuhei Taniguchi first starte

Is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. Shuhei Taniguchi first started competitive wrestling when he was in high school. Just as NOAH wrestlers Takashi Sugiura and Tamon Honda before him, Shuhei represented the armed forces