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Masato Ishinari
Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008 * Masato Amada (born 1974), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *Masato Hagiwara (born 1971), Japanese actor * Masato Harada (born 1949), Japanese film director and actor * Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musician * Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese singer and musician * Masato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comics *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese anime director and screenwriter *, Japanese game developer and scenario writer *Masato Kawabata (born 1977), professional drifting driver * Masato Kitera, Japanese diplomat *Masato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo Osaka *, Japanese judoka * Masato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. Tokyo * Masato Nakamura (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato (kickboxer)
is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1. Biography Early life Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人) was born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture Japan on March 10, 1979. When he was young, he moved to Niiza, Saitama because of his parents' job. He started going to ''Asagiri Municipal Asagiri 4th Junior High School'' ( ja). After graduating junior high school, he started attending the ''Saitama Sakae High School'' ( ja), but soon dropped out with his friends. He described the reason for dropping out simply as "enthusiasm" when he appeared on popular Japanese television show "Junk Sports" ( ja). After dropping out, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |