Isao
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is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the Shōwa period
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characters and can mean:
The name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
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Showa period
The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...
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Possible writings
Isao can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 功, "achievement"
- 勲, "meritorious"
- 績, "exploits"
- 公, "public"
- 勇夫, "brave, man"
- 勇雄, "brave, masculine"
- 伊佐夫
- 伊佐雄
- 伊三男
The name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
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People
- Isao AokiIsao Aokiis one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964...
(功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer - Isao HarimotoIsao HarimotoIsao Harimoto is a Korean former Nippon Professional Baseball player and holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues. An ethnic Korean, his birth name is Jang Hun...
(勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player - Isao HommaIsao Hommais a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J. League club Albirex Niigata. He is the current team captain and is one of the club's longest-serving players.-Career:...
(born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata - Isao InokumaIsao Inokumawas a judoka who competed in the +80 kg and Open divisions.- Biography :Inokuma was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, and began judo at age 15. He entered the Tokyo University of Education and won the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1959 at only 21 years of age to become the first student competitor to...
(功, 1938–2001), Japanese judoka - Isao Iwabuchi (born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player
- Isao KikuchiIsao KikuchiIsao Kikuchi is a graphic designer, painter, carver, illustrator.Born in Los Angeles to Yoriyuki Kikuchi – one of the first Asian Americans to graduate from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry - and Miya Sonomiya Kikuchi. Isao was an aimless 19 year old at the onset of World...
(born 1921), American graphic designer, painter, carver, illustrator - Isao KimuraIsao Kimura, also known as Ko Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog as Yusa the criminal...
(功, 1923–1981), Japanese actor - Isao KubotaIsao Kubotais a Japanese footballer who plays for Samut Songkhram in Thai Premier League.-References:...
(born 1983), Japanese footballer who plays for Samut Songkhram - Isao MatsuokaIsao MatsuokaIsao Matsuoka , Chairman, Toho Co., Ltd..A graduate of the prestigious Konan University, Matsuoka serves as Chairman of the Toho Co., Ltd., a position he has held for 12 years since his appointment in 1995...
(功, born 1934), Chairman of Toho - Isao MorishitaIsao MorishitaIsao Morishita is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in 1962. Morishita enjoyed his best seasons in 1963 and 1964 when he finished in fourth place in the 50cc world championships.- References :...
, Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer - Isao NakauchiIsao Nakauchiwas the founder of Daiei.- Life and career :Isao Nakauchi served in the Philippines as an infantryman during World War II. His business empire started in Osaka 1957 and it led to the creation of "American-style" supermarkets in Japan. In 1972 he led the biggest retailer in Japan, one that owned a...
(功, 1922–2005), founder of Daiei - Isao ObataIsao Obatawas a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association under Funakoshi in 1949...
(1904–1976), pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate - Isao OkanoIsao Okanois a retired judoka who competed in the middleweight division. He was born in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan.-Biography:He entered the 1964 Summer Olympics while studying at Chuo University's law school, and won the gold medal in the middleweight division...
(功, born 1944), Japanese judoka - Isao OkawaIsao Okawawas a Japanese businessman and the former Chairman of Sega.-History:Okawa was born in Osaka, Japan. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation .-Involvement...
(功, 1926–2001), former Chairman of Sega - Isao SasakiIsao Sasakiis a Japanese seiyū, actor, and vocalist. He has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu...
, (功）, a Japanese anime singer, actor, and voice actor - Isao TakagiIsao TakagiIsao Takagi , who goes by the stage name Arashi, is a Japanese professional wrestler from Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, who works for Dradition. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling.-Career:...
(功, born 1961), Japanese professional wrestler - Isao TakahataIsao Takahatais a Japanese anime filmmaker that have earned critical international acclaim for his work as a director. Takahata is co-founder of Studio Ghibli with long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki. He has directed films such as the war-themed Grave of the Fireflies, the romantic-drama Only...
(勲, born 1935), Japanese anime director - Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawawas a Japanese actor. He appeared in the Japanese film Branded to Kill, as Michihiko Yabuhara: the yakuza boss that hires Hanada and seduces his wife. Upon the discovery that his diamond smuggling operation has been burgled, he employs Hanada to execute the guilty parties then adds him to the list...
(伊佐男, 1922–2004), Japanese actor - Isao TomitaIsao Tomita, often known simply as Tomita, is a Japanese music composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements...
(勲, born 1932), Japanese electronic music composer - Isao YamagataIsao YamagataIsao Yamagata was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 64 films between 1951 and 1984.-Selected filmography:, lit...
(1915–1996), Japanese film actor (fl. 1951 and 1984) - Isao YonedaIsao Yonedais a Japanese gymnast. He was raised in Tokyo. He is the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the team event and the bronze medalist in the high bar.-External links:...
(功, born 1977), Japanese gymnast - Isao YukisadaIsao Yukisadafrom Kumamoto, Japan is a Japanese film director. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.-Director:* OPEN HOUSE * A Closing Day...
(勲, born 1968), Japanese film director - Isao Hikawa (勲, born 1980), Japanese singer
Fictional characters
- Isao Iinuma, the protagonist of the 1969 novel Runaway Horses by Yukio Mishima
- Isao Ohta (功), a character in the anime and manga series Mobile Police Patlabor