Iwasaki (岩崎, "rock peninsula") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akira Iwasaki (18 November 1903 – 16 September 1981) was a prominent left-wing Japanese film critic, historian, and producer. Born in Tokyo, he became interested in film from his student days at Tokyo University. Early on, he helped introduce German experimen ...

(岩崎昶), Japanese film critic and producer *

Carl Iwasaki Carl Keiji Iwasaki (born October 30, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball at Northern Colorado for coach Tom Petroff from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head of the Austin Kangaroos (2005–2010) ...

, American college baseball coach *

Chihiro Iwasaki was a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her water-colored illustrations of flowers and children, the theme of which was "peace and happiness for children". Life Chihiro Iwasaki was born the first daughter of Masakatsu and Fumie Iw ...

(いわさきちひろ), Japanese illustrator *

Fukuzo Iwasaki was a Japanese real estate magnate with an estimated fortune of $5.7 billion, putting him among the five richest people in Japan. He was chairman of the Iwasaki Sangyo Group, a major transportation, tourism and hotel company in southern Japan, fou ...

(岩崎福三), Japanese real estate magnate and chairman of Iwasaki Sangyo Group *

Hidenori Iwasaki Hidenori (written: 秀典, 秀憲, 秀則, 秀徳, 英則, 英徳 or 英智) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sound effects editor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japan ...

(岩崎英則), Japanese video game music composer *

Hiromi Iwasaki (singer) is a Japanese female singer who debuted in 1975. Her younger sister Yoshimi Iwasaki is also a singer. In 1981 she was awarded the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for her song "Koimachigusa". Her representative songs are "" — "Roman ...

(岩崎宏美), Japanese singer *

Hiroshi Iwasaki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Saitama Prefecture attached to the Seinenza Theater Company. Iwasaki is best known for dubbing over the voices of Stanley Tucci, Rowan Atkinson and the '' Star Wars'' character C-3PO. Filmography Live ...

(岩崎ひろし), Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese swimmer *

Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern ...

(岩崎恭子), former breaststroke swimmer *

Makoto Iwasaki Makoto Iwasaki (born January 15, 1964) from the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)( ...

, Japanese engineer *

Masami Iwasaki is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. Most but not all of his roles are minions or ruffians. Biography Filmography Anime * Autolauncher and Bighorn (''Beast Wars II'') * Hardhead ('' Beast Wars Neo'') * Birdy (''Bomberman Jetters'') ...

(岩崎征実, born 1971), Japanese voice actor *

Minako Iwasaki is a Japanese game character designer and manga artist. She joined the game company Nihon Falcom in 1993. After she turned freelance, she took on illustrations of light novels and character designs for the ''Rune Factory'' series. Main works ...

(岩崎美奈子), Japanese illustrator, game character designer and manga artist *

Mineko Iwasaki , birthname , is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for celebrity and royalty during her geisha life, Iwasaki wa ...

(岩崎峰子, 岩崎究香), Retired geiko (geisha) *

Pablo Larios Iwasaki Pablo Larios Iwasaki ( ja, パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ, July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), b ...

, Mexican football goalkeeper, played for the Mexico national football team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where Mexico reached quarter-finals. * Sebastian Iwasaki, Polish figure skater *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Shun-ichi Iwasaki Shun-ichi Iwasaki (, ''Iwasaki Shun’ichi''; born August 3, 1926) is a Japanese engineer. He was professor at Tohoku University and then became president and of Tohoku Institute of Technology. He was also a professor at Lanzhou University (China) ...

(岩崎俊一), Japanese engineer, researcher, winner of the

Japan Prize is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind." The P ...

in 2010 *, the member of Japanese boy group, ''Bishounen'', and actor *

Taku Iwasaki is a Japanese composer and arranger. His hometown is Tokyo, Japan. He is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Works Anime *''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (OVA series (theme songs composition, etc.); 1995, 1996 ...

(岩崎琢), Japanese composer *

Toshihiko Iwasaki (born October 14, 1967) is a retired Japanese male hurdler. He competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the G ...

, Japanese hurdler * Yataro Iwasaki (岩崎弥太郎), founder of

Mitsubishi The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a Japanese singer and actress. She is notable for singing most of the various theme songs for the anime television series ''Touch'' along with Yumekojo. In 2008, she joined the fantasy band Sound Horizon for the release of their 6th story C ...

(岩崎良美), Japanese singer

Fictional characters

Minami Iwasaki This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga, video game, and anime series ''Lucky Star (manga), Lucky Star''. Main characters Konata Izumi ; : (old drama CD, NDS video game), Aya Hirano (anime, PS2 and PSP video game, new drama CD, ...

of ''Lucky Star'' *Ryuji Iwasaki of ''

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters is Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 36th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology and premiered on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi, joining ''Kame ...

'' *Rio Iwasaki of ''

Persona 3 Portable released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus or ...

Fictional characters

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