is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the

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Possible writings

Isao can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

characters and can mean: *功, "achievement" *勲, "meritorious" *績, "exploits" *公, "public" *勇男, "brave, man" *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 is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People with the name

*, Japanese hammer thrower * Isao Aoki (功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Isao Harimoto (勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player *

Isao Hashizume is a Japanese actor. He also worked as a narrator for documentaries, both on television and film. He trained as an actor at Bungakuza. 週刊現代6月5日号「私の地図」第485回 p84-86 Selected filmography Film Television Awards a ...

(功, born 1941), Japanese actor *, Japanese singer and composer *

Isao Homma is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Homma was born in Tainai on 19 April 1981. He began to play youth team football at the age of 8, with Nakajo Junior Soccer Club. In 1997, he entered Narashino High School in Chiba Prefecture ...

(born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata *

Isao Inokuma was a Japanese judoka. He won a 1964 Summer Olympics medal table, gold medal in the heavyweight division (above 80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and a world title in 1965.Isao Iwabuchi was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Iwabuchi was born in Tochigi Prefecture on November 17, 1933. He played for Keio BRB was consisted of his alma mater Keio University players and graduates. He won 1 ...

(born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Isao Kikuchi Isao Kikuchi (9 December 1921 – 31 August 2017) was an American graphic designer, painter, carver and illustrator. Biography Isao Kikuchi was born in East Los Angeles on 9 December 1921, the second child of Yoriyuki Kikuchi – one of the ...

(born 1921), American graphic designer, painter, carver, illustrator * Isao Kimura (功, 1923–1981), Japanese actor *

Isao Kubota is a Japanese footballer who plays for Samut Songkhram in Thai Premier League. References 1983 births Living people Japanese footballers Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Thailand {{japan-footy-midfielder ...

(born 1983), Japanese footballer who plays for Samut Songkhram *, Japanese actor *

Isao Matsumiya Isao Matsumiya is a Japanese politician. He attended the University of Tokyo. Matsumiya served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 2000 to 2012. He was succeeded by Tomomi Inada for the 1st Fukui Prefecture is a prefec ...

, Japanese politician * Isao Matsuoka (功, born 1934), Chairman of Toho *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese swimmer * Isao Nakauchi (功, 1922–2005), founder of Daiei * Isao Obata (1904–1976), pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate * Isao Okano (功, born 1944), Japanese judoka *

Isao Okawa (May 19, 1926 – March 16, 2001) was 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 Comp ...

(功, 1926–2001), former Chairman of Sega * Isao Okazaki (功, 1920–2006), Japanese right-wing activist *, Japanese ice hockey player * Isao Sasaki, (功, Japanese anime singer, actor, and voice actor * Isao Shinohara, (篠原功), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler * Isao Takahata (勲, 1935–2018), Japanese anime director * Isao Tamagawa (伊佐男, 1922–2004), Japanese actor *

Isao Tomita , often known simply as Tomita, was a Japanese 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. In addition to creating note-by-note rea ...

(勲, born 1932), Japanese electronic music composer *, Japanese film director * Isao Yamagata (1915–1996), Japanese film actor (fl. 1951 and 1984) *, Japanese diver *

Isao Yoneda ; (born August 20, 1977 in Hamburg, Germany) is 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 The horizontal bar, also known as the high ba ...

(功, born 1977), Japanese gymnast * Isao Yukisada (勲, born 1968), Japanese film director

Fictional characters

*Isao, a character in the manga series ''

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Isao Iinuma is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his The Sea of Fertility, ''Sea of Fertility'' tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, visiting locations recorded in the book and studying historical information about the ...

, protagonist of the novel ''Runaway Horses'' *

Isao Ohta This is a character guide to the manga and anime series '' Mobile Police Patlabor''. Characters Section 2 Division 2 ; : :English voice actors: Michael Schwartz (Central Park Media, TV/OVA), Peter Marinker (Manga, Movies 1-2), Roger C. Smi ...

(功), a character in the anime and manga series ''Mobile Police Patlabor'' *Kondo Isao, a character in the anime and manga series '' Gin Tama'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names