Iwai (written: lit. "rock well" or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Atsuhiro Iwai (born 1967), Japanese footballer
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Iwai Hanshirō I (1652–1699), Japanese kabuki artist
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Iwai Hanshirō V
was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors in Edo during the Edo period. He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō IV.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
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(1776–1847), Japanese kabuki artist
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Iwai Hanshirō VIII (1829–1882), Japanese kabuki artist
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Katsuhito Iwai
is a Japanese economist and critic. He has studied the theory of money, macro dynamics, evolutionary economics, philosophy of corporations, fiduciary law, and the history of sociology. His work includes the book, '' Disequilibrium Dynamics'' ( ...
(born 1947), Japanese economist
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Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...
(born 1963), Japanese film director
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Toshio Iwai
is a Japanese interactive media and Installation art, installation artist who has also created a number of commercial video games. In addition he has worked in television, music performance, museum design and digital musical instrument design.
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(born 1962), Japanese artist
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Yukiko Iwai
is a Japanese voice actress who is best known for her voice role as Ayumi Yoshida in ''Detective Conan''. She was born in Chiba.
Roles Anime 1995
*Ping Pong Club - Junko Hoshino
*Saint Tail - female student (ep 5); first year girl A (ep 11)
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(born 1972), Japanese voice actress
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Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club)
, also known by the nickname , is a Japanese singer and actress born 26 May 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Iwai was a member of the all-girl pop group Onyanko Club (from 21 June 1985 until 31 August 1987), and she was the shortest ...
(born 1968), Japanese pop singer
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Japanese-language surnames