Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese long jumper *

Naoki Bandou ''Planet Survival'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 to October 28, 2004. It is a 52-episode series produced by Telecom Animation Film and Madhouse. Story The story is set ...

, voice actor *

Naoki Harada is a Japanese footballer who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa. Career Naoki Harada joined the J3 League club; Zweigen Kanazawa in 2014. In 2016, he debuted in the Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football compet ...

(原田直樹, born 1991), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Hattori is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After he won the Japanese Formula Three, Formula 3 championship in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One Grands Prix with Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, Coloni in 1991 as a late ...

(born 1966), race car driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer *, Japanese mixed martial artist * Naoki Izumiya (born 1951), president and CEO of

Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...

Naoki Kawamata (born 31 October 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Kawamata has played 18 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Kawamata was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing one matc ...

(born 1985), Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese dancer and actor *

Naoki Kodaka is a Japanese video game music composer who worked for Sunsoft. He is currently a professor of music at several universities and occasionally composes new music for special events. Kodaka first learned to play piano during his early childhood bu ...

, Japanese composer *

Naoki Maeda (disambiguation) Naoki Maeda may refer to: *Naoki Maeda (composer) (born April 28, 1969) is a Japanese composer best known for composing and arranging the music for Konami music video games, including the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Bemani'' series. Bi ...

, multiple people *, Japanese novelist and comedian *, Japanese baseball player *

Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...

(1977-2011), soccer player * Naoki Matsudo (born 1973), motorbike racer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *

Naoki Nakagawa is a Japanese tennis player. Nakagawa has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No, 531 achieved on 24 July 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 726 achieved on 30. July 2018. As a junior, Nakagawa reached his ...

, tennis player *, Japanese television personality *

Naoki Sanjugo was a pen name of a novelist in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. His real name was . Early life Naoki Sanjūgo was born in what is now Chūō-ku, Osaka. The noted historian Uemura Seiji, specialist in East Asian history, was his brother. Against ...

, novelist * , Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber *, Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Segi Segi Naoki (瀬木直貴, born 1963 in Mie Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors i ...

(born 1963), film director *

Naoki Soma is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team He is the current manager of Omiya Ardija. Club career Soma was born in Shizuoka on July 19, 1971. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined K ...

(born 1971), Japanese football defender *

Naoki Takeshi is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero fiction, superhero television series based on the ''Sailor Moon'' manga created by Naoko Takeuchi. It was produced by Toei Company. ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (commonly referred to as ''PGSM'') was first b ...

, actor *

Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation) Naoki Tanaka may refer to: * Naoki Tanaka (comedian), television presenter and member of the comedy duo "Cocorico" * Naoki Tanaka (footballer) (born 1993), a footballer for Azul Claro Numazu *Naoki Tanaka (politician) (born 1940), a member of the ...

, multiple people *

Naoki Tanisaki is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Gleat. He also previously worked for Oriental Wrestling Entertainment promotion under the ring name T-Hawk. He is also known for his work with Mexican promotion International Wrestling ...

(born 1978), Japanese wrestler *

Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Daima Jin (High School! Kimengumi), Oolong (Dragon Ball), Dr. Escargon ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya!), Ashibe's Fathe ...

(born 1950), Japanese voice actor *

Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his professional career has created two series simultaneously. The stories to many of these were co-written in collaboration with his ...

(born 1960), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Yamada is a Japanese people, Japanese football (soccer), footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare. Early life His father is a former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Mazda SC and Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U-20 n ...

(born 1990), soccer player *

Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation, currently driving in the Autobacs Super GT Series with Team Kunimitsu, and the Japanese Super Formula Championship with Nakajima Racing. He is a three-time champion in Super Formula, and ...

(山本尚貴, born 1988), Japanese racing driver *, Japanese video game producer, director and designer

Fictional characters

*Naoki Kashima, the name given to the Demi-Fiend protagonist in the radio play version of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne *Naoki Domon, a character

Gekisou Sentai Carranger is a Japanese tokusatsu television show. It was Toei's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Kousoku Sentai Turboranger''. The show was written as a parody of its own ...

Fictional characters

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