Kōji, Koji, Kohji or Kouji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese footballer *

Kōji Fukada is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Tokyo, Fukada had a father who was a film aficionado and he watched many films on VHS when he was young. It was when he was 19 years old studying at Taisho University and discov ...

(born 1980), Japanese film director *Kōji Hanada (born 1972), birth name of

Takanohana Kōji is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of '' yokozuna'', and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the sixth highest total ever. The son of a ...

, Japanese sumo wrestler * Koji Haramaki (born 1971), Japanese voice actor *

Koji Higashino is a Japanese comedian and television presenter. He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency (Yoshimoto Kogyo). He graduated from Hyōgo Prefectural Takarazuka High School. He is nicknamed . Filmography Current appearances ; Regular progr ...

(born 1967), Japanese comedian and TV presenter *, Japanese video game producer and director *

Koji Imada is a Japanese musician, comedian, ''tarento'' and TV presenter. His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo. In the mid-1990s, Imada paired with the acclaimed Japanese record producer Towa Tei under the stage name Koji 1200. He released two albums an ...

(born 1966), Japanese comedian, ''

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...

'' and TV presenter * Koji Inada (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese voice actor * Kōji Ishikawa (illustrator) (born 1963), picture-book author and illustrator * Koji Ishikawa (artist) (born 1968), Japanese painter *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese scientist * Koji Kominami (born 1994), Japanese actor and model *

Koji Kondo is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his numerous contributions to the '' Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series of video games, among others pr ...

(born 1960), composer of video game music *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese director *, Japanese actor and television personality *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese actor * Koji Miyamoto, Japanese professional wrestling historian *, Japanese footballer *

Koji Nagai Koji Nagai is a Japanese business executive. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nomura Holdings (). Early life Nagai was born circa 1953.Kana InagakiNomura's New CEO Is Domestic Sales Veteran ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 26, 2012 He ...

, Japanese businessman, CEO of

Nomura Holdings is a Japanese financial holding company and a principal member of the Nomura Group. It, along with its broker-dealer, banking and other financial services subsidiaries, provides investment, financing and related services to individual, institut ...

*, Japanese comedian *, Japanese musician, and former guitarist and lead singer for the Japanese rock band

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* Koji Nakano (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese curler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer * Kōji Satō (photographer) (1911–1955), Japanese photographer *, Japanese politician * Kōji Sawai (born 1952), anime director * Koji Seki (born 1972), former Japanese football player * Kōji Seki (born 1911), Japanese film director *

Kōji Seto is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in ''Kamen Rider Kiva''; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He stars as Mori ...

(born 1988), Japanese actor *, Japanese film director, actor and screenwriter *

Koji Shimizu Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus ...

(born 1969), long-distance runner *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *

Kōji Takahashi (born 10 June 1935 in Tōkamachi, Niigata), is a Japanese actor, who attended Niigata Prefectural Tōkamachi High School and later Toyo University. Career While he was at Toyo University, Takahashi became a chauffeur of Seiji Miyaguchi, an actor ...

, Japanese actor *

Kōji Tamaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He has been well known as frontman of the rock band Anzen Chitai that debuted in 1982 and enjoyed a successful career, particularly during the 1980s. In 1993, he began his career as a solo artist, and s ...

(born 1958), lead singer of Anzen Chitai (安全地帯) *

Kōji Tanigawa is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the 17th Lifetime Meijin and also a former president of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA). Early life Kōji Tanigawa was born in Kobe on April 6, 1962. He entered the Japan Shogi Associ ...

, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese shogi player *

Kōji Totani was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan who worked at Aoni Production. On February 6, 2006, at the age of 57, he died from acute heart failure. His final appearance was the Naruto 2006 New Year one- ...

(1948–2006), voice actor *, singer and actor *

Koji Uehara is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), as well as the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (M ...

(born 1975), Japanese baseball player *

Kōji Wada was a Japanese pop singer. He was best known for performing theme songs for several installments of the '' Digimon'' anime television series, including his recording debut in 1999 with his first and most famous single, "Butter-Fly", the theme s ...

(1974–2016), Japanese rock singer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese tennis player * Koji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese general *

Kōji Yusa is a freelance Japanese voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. He is best known for his roles in ''Choja Raideen'' (as Raideen Owl), the ''Sonic'' series (as Shadow the Hedgehog), ''Bleach'' (as Gin Ichimaru), ''Battle ...

(born 1968), voice actor

Fictional characters

*Koji, character from ''

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Kouji ''Kouji'' ({{zh, c=口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry i ...

(Kenny), character from ''

Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from October 20 ...

'' * Kohji Haneda, character from ''

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...

'' * Koji Haruta, character from ''

Toradora! is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three ...

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Koji Kabuto , also written Kouji Kabuto, is a fictional character featuring introduced Go Nagai's manga ''Mazinger Z''. He is the main character and pilot of title super robot using its powers to defeat the forces from Dr. Hell. He makes a comeback in the seq ...

, character from ''

Mazinger Z is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later was reissued in Kodansha ''TV Magazin ...

'' *Kouji Minamoto, character from '' Digimon Frontier'' *Koji Nakaoka, character from ''

Barefoot Gen is a Japanese historical manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka liv ...

'' *Koji Nakano, character from '' Captain Tsubasa'' * Koji (Ōban), character from ''

Ōban Star-Racers is a French-Japanese anime television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions in association with multiple international companies. Originally produced as a short movie titled ''Molly Star Racer'', a television series ...

'' *Kouji Sekimukai, character from ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...

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