Morimoto (written: lit. "(one who lives) near the forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Carlos Morimoto Carlos Eduardo Morimoto is the author of Kurumin, a Linux distribution based on Knoppix. It was the most popular Linux distribution in Brazil. After almost ending the project, due to many complaints from users in his forums and technical problems, ...
, Brazilian software engineer and author
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Kana Morimoto
Kana Morimoto (森本佳奈, born 29 July 1992), popularly known as KANA, is a Japanese kickboxer competing as a flyweight with K-1, where she is the current flyweight champion. A professional competitor since 2015, she is the 2019 K-1 Women' ...
(born 1992), Japanese kickboxer
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Koji Morimoto, Japanese animator and anime director
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Kozueko Morimoto, manga author
*, Japanese middle-distance runner
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Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese chef
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Pedro Ken Morimoto, Brazilian footballer
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Ryōji Morimoto, Japanese actor
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Shigeki Morimoto
Shigeki Morimoto (Japanese: 森本 茂樹, Hepburn: ''Morimoto Shigeki'', born October 1, 1967) is a game designer and programmer currently working at Game Freak
is a Japanese video game developer, best known as the primary developer of t ...
, Japanese video game designer
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Takayuki Morimoto, Japanese footballer
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Tomo Morimoto
is a female long-distance runner from Japan who specialises in the marathon (sport), marathon.
Born in Yamasaki, Hyōgo, Morimoto made her marathon debut at the 2006 Osaka Women's Marathon and, even though she was not an invited elite runner, sh ...
, Japanese long-distance runner
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Japanese-language surnames