Koike (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Akihiko Koike, a retired Japanese male race walker
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Akiko Koike, a Japanese voice actress
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Akira Koike, a Japanese politician
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Ayame Koike
is a Japanese actress under the Sony Music Artists.
Koike made her acting debut in the Japanese television drama ''Botan to Bara'' as Rika Nojima in 2004. In 2007, Koike appeared in NHK Educational TV's as Hikari Tsukishima, the only female in ...
, a Japanese actress
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Eiko Koike
is a Japanese actress.
Biography
Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film '' The Kiss''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance,'' and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's ''A Chorus of Angels'' with Sayuri Yoshinaga. She ...
, a Japanese idol and actress
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Junki Koike, a Japanese football player
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Kazuko Koike, a Japanese creative director
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Kazumori Koike, a Japanese sprint canoer
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Kazuo Koike
was a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful ''seinen'' manga, notably ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' (with Goseki Kojima, 1970–6), '' Lady Snowblood'' ...
, a Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur
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Kensuke Koike, a Japanese contemporary visual artist
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Masaaki Koike
is a professional Japanese baseball player.
Koike played outfield and infield for the Chunichi Dragons (2008–2011) and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2013). Koike announced his retirement on October 1, 2013 and his final at-bat, hit ...
, a Japanese baseball player
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Masakatsu Koike, a Japanese politician
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Reizo Koike, a Japanese breaststroke swimmer
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Rina Koike
(born September 3, 1993, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress affiliated with Very Berry Production.
Career
In the early 2000s, Koike auditioned for Hello! Project Kids but did not pass the audition. Koike started a junior idol car ...
, a Japanese idol and actress
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Ryohei Koike, a Japanese football player
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese ice hockey player
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Shota Koike, a Japanese baseball catcher
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Takeshi Koike
(born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.
Something of a protégée of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, and Katsuhito Ishii. He went straight fr ...
, a Japanese studio animator, illustrator, and film director
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Teppei Koike
is Japanese actor and singer associated with Burning Productions. After appearing in the television drama ''Tentai Kansoku'' in 2002, Koike began appearing in several other films and dramas, notably as Atsushi Otani in ''Love Com''. At the sam ...
, a Japanese actor and singer
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Toshiki Koike
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Koike was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on November 10, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined the Japan Football League club Tokyo Gas (later ''FC Tokyo'') in 1993. He played many m ...
, a Japanese football player
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Yui Koike, a Japanese gravure idol and actress
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Yuki Koike (footballer), a Japanese football player
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Yuki Koike (athlete), a Japanese sprinter
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Yuriko Koike
is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the Governor of Tokyo since 2016. She graduated from the American University in Cairo in 1976 and was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 until 2016, when she resigned to ...
, a Japanese politician
Fictional Characters
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Little Ghost Q-Taro
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* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
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Doraemon
''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...
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Japanese-language surnames