Kodama (written: , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Arata Kodama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the currently an assistant manager of Gamba Osaka.
Playing career
Kodama was born in Takatsuki on October 8, 1982. He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from youth team in 2001. Although he ...
(born 1982), Japanese football defender
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Fusako Kodama
is a Japanese photographer who has concentrated on people in cities as subjects.
Life and career
Kodama was born in Wakayama City (Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) in 1945. She graduated from Kuwasawa Design School in 1967.Michiko Kasahara (), "Kodam ...
(born 1945), Japanese photographer
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Kodama Gentarō
Viscount was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military.
Early life
Kodama was born on March 16, 1852, in Toku ...
(1852–1906), Japanese general of the Russo-Japanese War
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Haruka Kodama
is a Japanese actress and former member of the idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In HKT48, she was a member of Team H.
She has been the lead performer of three HKT48 singles: "Hikaeme I Love You!" (2014), "12 Byō" (2015, with Sakura Miyawaki), ...
(born 1996), Japanese idol singer, member of HKT48 and AKB48
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Hideo Kodama (1876–1947), pre-World War II Japanese politician and cabinet minister
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Hideo Kodama (designer) (born 1944), Japanese General Motors Europe automobile designer
*, Japanese sociologist
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Kazuoki Kodama (born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier
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Kenji Kodama
is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime '' Case Closed'', as well as the ''City Hunter'' series and '' Lupin III Part III''.
Filmography Anime
Refere ...
(born 1949), Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist best known for directing the anime ''Case Closed'' and working with the anime ''Lupin III''
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Kiyoshi Kodama
was a Japanese TV personality and actor. He hosted the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation quiz show '' Panel Quiz Attack 25'' continuously for thirty-six years from its start in April 1975 until he was forced to step down due to poor health at the ...
(1934–2011), Japanese actor and TV personality
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Mari Kodama
(born 1967) is a classical pianist who has performed in Europe, North America and Japan.
Background
Kodama was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967 and raised in Germany and Paris, France due to her father's postings in these countries as well as Switze ...
, international pianist born in Osaka, Japan and raised in Paris
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María Kodama (1937-2023), personal assistant and later wife of Jorge Luis Borges
* , Japanese classical pianist
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Rieko Kodama
, also known as Phoenix Rie, was a Japanese video game artist, director, and producer employed by Sega from 1984 until her death. She is primarily known for her work on role-playing games (RPGs) including the original ''Phantasy Star'' series ...
(born 1963), video game designer involved with some of Sega's high-profile projects
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*, Japanese rower
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Yoshio Kodama
was a Japanese right-wing ultranationalist and a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous '' kuromaku'', or behind-the-scenes power broker, of the 20th century, he was active in Japan's political arena and crimi ...
(1911–1984), prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan
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Yuichi Kodama Yuichi Kodama (児玉裕一 ''Kodama Yuichi''） is a Japanese video director. He has mainly directed music videos and ads. He often produces music videos and ads that are strongly connected or "tied-up" to each other, such as Perfume's "Secret Secr ...
, Japanese video director
*, Japanese manga artist
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