Kotaro, Kōtarō or Koutarou (written: , , , , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scientist and inventor *, Japanese photography critic and writer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer and music arranger *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese actor *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese chemical engineer *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese poet and sculptor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese jurist and politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese video game director and scenario writer * Kotaro Umeji, Japanese graphic designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese jujutsuka Fictional characters: *, a character in the manga series '' Haikyu!!'' *, a character in the anime series '' Zombie Land Saga'' *, a character in the 2007 anime samurai film '' Sword of the Stranger'' *, the protagonist of the tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Black'' *, the titular character of the manga and anime series '' Kotaro Lives Alone'' Kotarō or Kotarou (written: or ) is a separate given name, though it may be romanized the same way. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ninja *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters: *, protagonist of the manga series '' Pita-Ten'' *Kotarou Kashima (鹿島虎太郎), a character from the manga and anime '' School Babysitters'', younger brother of Ryuichi Kashima

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