Katsumi
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is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.

Possible writings

Katsumi can be written using different kanji
Kanji
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:
as a given name
  • 克己, "overcome, self/oneself"
  • 克巳, "overcome, serpent"
  • 克美, "overcome, beauty"
  • 勝己, "win, self/oneself"
  • 勝巳, "win, serpent"
  • 勝美, "win, beauty"
  • 勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)"

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...

.
as a surname

People

  • Akinoshima Katsumi
    Akinoshima Katsumi
    Akinoshima Katsumi is a former sumo wrestler from Akitsu, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1982, and after reaching the top division in 1988 he remained there for 15 years...

     (勝巳, born 1967), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Katsumi Asaba
    Katsumi Asaba
    is a Japanese art director known for producing several acclaimed commercials and posters.- References :...

     (克己, born 1940), Japanese art director
  • Katsumi Chou (克巳, born 1951), Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Matsumura
    Katsumi Matsumura
    is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-References:...

     (born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
  • Katsumi Oenoki
    Katsumi Oenoki
    is a former Japanese football player. He was a right-footed midfielder. He is currently a football coach.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School. He won the national high school championship with his teammates including Kenta Hasegawa and Takumi Horiike...

     (克己, born 1965), Japanese football player
  • Katsumi Shibata
    Katsumi Shibata
    Katsumi Shibata was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as halfback.He was born in Tokyo, Japan....

     (勝巳, 1909–c. 1940), Japanese field hockey player
  • Katsumi Suzuki
    Katsumi Suzuki
    is a Japanese voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Kagome's grandfather in InuYasha after Ginzo Matsuo's death. He currently works at Arts Vision.-Television animation:*Kagome's grandfather in InuYasha*Ben Robbins in Kaleido Star...

     (勝美, born 1956), Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Takahashi (克実), Japanese actor
  • Katsumi Tezuka
    Katsumi Tezuka
    is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing monsters in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishirō Honda.-Films:* 1954 - Godzilla * 1955 - Godzilla Raids Again * 1956 - Rodan...

     (勝巳, born 1912), Japanese actor
  • Katsumi Toriumi
    Katsumi Toriumi
    is a Japanese seiyū from Saitama Prefecture. He works at Production Baobab. Toriumi performed with other seiyu on the album Everybody's Christmas.-Voice Roles:*Zack Taylor in the Japanese dub of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers...

     (勝美), Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Yanagishima
    Katsumi Yanagishima
    , also credited as Katsumi Yanagijima, is a Japanese cinematographer. He has worked with Takeshi Kitano in films like A Scene at the Sea, Sonatine, Zatoichi, Kids Return, Kikujiro, Dolls and others...

     (克己), Japanese cinematographer
  • Katsumi Watanabe
    Katsumi Watanabe
    is a Japanese baseball player. He was awarded the bronze medal, along with the rest of the Japanese team, during baseball's first ever appearance as an official Olympic sport, during the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...

     (勝美), Japanese baseball player
  • Katsumi Yokota
    Katsumi Yokota
    is a Japanese video game designer who has contributed to the visual design and music of the Lumines series of games. He served as the art director of the original PSP and as the director of Lumines Supernova for the Playstation 3...

    , Japanese video game designer
  • Katsumi Nishikawa
    Katsumi Nishikawa
    was a Japanese film director most famous for his youth films . Graduating from Nihon University, he started out at the Shochiku studio in 1939 and directed his first film in 1952...

     (1918–2010), Japanese film director
  • Katsumi Yusa (born 1988), Japanese footballer
  • Katsumi Ōno
    Katsumi Ōno
    was a Japanese diplomat.He entered the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1929 and served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1957-1958. He served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1958-1964.- References :...

     (1905–2006), Japanese diplomat

Characters

  • Katsumi Akagi (カツミ), a character in the manga and anime series Project ARMS
    Project ARMS
    is an anime and manga series that is heavily influenced by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The series is created by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryoji Minagawa. In 1999, the manga received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen....

  • Katsumi Kabuto
    Katsumi Kabuto
    is a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. He is a member of F.- Character outline :Katsumi Kabuto is a well built man with short black hair, he usually wears sunglasses and a collared shirt with a blazer over it. He is the current head of the Kabuto Family, a White Feather Family...

     (克美), a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge
  • Katsumi Kajio (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Ultraman Gaia
    Ultraman Gaia
    is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 13th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultraman Gaia was aired on JNN TV stations from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes.-Plot:Ultraman Gaia takes place in yet...

  • Katsumi Kelly, a character in the 1957 film Sayonara
    Sayonara
    Sayonara is a 1957 color American film starring Marlon Brando. It tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an "ace" fighter pilot during the Korean War....

  • Katsumi Daido, a character in the 2010 movie Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
  • Katsumi Kida (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black
    Kamen Rider Black
    , translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo...

  • Katsumi Liqueur, a character in the manga and anime series Silent Möbius
    Silent Möbius
    is a twelve-volume manga, a 26-episode anime series, and a pair of motion pictures, created by manga artist Kia Asamiya. Both anime versions have been licensed by Bandai Entertainment...

  • Katsumi Sako (克己), a character in the manga and live-action drama series Life
    Life (manga)
    is a shōjo manga series created by Keiko Suenobu, a manga creator well known for her work on Vitamin and Happy Tomorrow. Life was serialized in Bessatsu Friend, a publication of Kodansha, and deals with many controversial topics such as self-mutilation, bullying, rape, suicide, and manipulation...

  • Katsumi Orochi, a character in the manga and anime series "Grappler Baki"
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