Kishimoto (written: 岸本) is a Japanese family name. Notable people with this family name include: * Cecil Kishimoto (born 1990), Japanese model * Christina Kishimoto, American school administrator * Hayami Kishimoto (born 1987), Japanese singer * Junki Kishimoto (born 1996), Japanese baseball player *

Kayoko Kishimoto is an actress. She appeared in several of Takeshi Kitano's films, such as '' Hana-bi'', ''Kikujiro'' and '' Dolls''. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Kikujiro''. Biography In 1976 at a Hideki ...

(born 1960), Japanese actress *

Kazumi Kishimoto is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed as high as fourth at the World Junior Championships. He finished tenth at the 2005 Four Continents Championships. Programs R ...

(born 1986), Japanese competitive figure skater *

Masao Kishimoto Masao Kishimoto ( ja, 岸本正雄) (October 1881 – May 20, 1963) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (December 17, 1931 – July 5, 1932). He was Governor of Akita Prefecture (1922–1924), Yamagata Prefecture (1924), Okayama Prefecture (1927� ...

(1881–1963), Director of the Karafuto Agency *

Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, ''Naruto'', which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, vi ...

(born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of ''Naruto''. Also the older twin brother of Seishi Kishimoto *, Japanese long jumper * Saizo Kishimoto (1928–2014), Japanese gangster *

Seishi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for '' 666 Satan'', which was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 2001 to 2007 and licensed by Viz Media in North America as ''O-Parts Hunter''. He has since completed four more manga ser ...

(born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of ''666 Satan''. Also the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto *

Tadamitsu Kishimoto is a Japanese immunologist known for research on IgM and cytokines, most famously, interleukin 6. He did postdoctoral work under Kimishige Ishizaka, the discoverer of IgE at Johns Hopkins University. He is listed by the Institute for Scientif ...

(born 1939), Japanese immunologist * Takayuki Kishimoto (born 1990), Japanese hurdler *, Japanese chef *, Japanese screenwriter * Toshiko D'Elia (née Kishimoto) (1930–2014), American Masters athletics long distance runner *

Yoshihisa Kishimoto is a Japanese video game developer known primarily for his involvement with Technos Japan Corp. He is best known for his work on beat 'em up games, as the original creator of the ''Kunio-kun'' and ''Double Dragon (series), Double Dragon'' game fra ...

(born 1961), Japanese video game designer and creator of the ''Kunio-kun'' and ''Double Dragon'' franchises

Fictional characters

* Kaoru Kishimoto, a character in ''Hikaru no Go'' media *''Kei Kishimoto'', a character in

Gantz ''Gantz'' (stylized as ''GANTZ'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected i ...

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