Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.research work by Tadashige Murayama, no date when research completed.
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Anri Okamoto (born July 1, 1994) is a Japanese fashion model and actress. Filmography Dramas *''Garo'' (2005) *'' 1 Litre of Tears'' (2005) *''Koisuru Nichiyobi 3rd Series'' (2007; episode 25 "Sanshimai") - starring *''Sexy Voice and Robo'' (2007) *''Toky ...

(born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan *

Atsushi Okamoto is a Japanese former professional Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played his entire career for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional ...

(born 1981), professional Nippon Professional Baseball player *

Aya Okamoto is a Japanese actress. Filmography * ''School Ghost Stories'' (1995) as Kaori Komuro * '' Ogyā'' (2002) Hana * ''Azumi'' (2003) Yae * '' Munraito jierifisshu'' (2004) Minamida Keiko * '' Metasequoia no ki no shita de'' (2005) Okamoto Sachiko * ...

(born 1982), actress and voice actress *

Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early career Okamoto was born in Akitsu, Hiroshima, now part of Higashihiroshima ...

(born 1951), Japanese professional golfer *

Chizuko Okamoto In 2005 at Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, was murdered and her mother (born July 17, 1951) was later convicted of filicide, killing her own daughter. Chizuko Okamoto was also suspected as a serial killer who might have killed at least four ...

(born 1951), Japanese woman who was convicted of killing her own daughter *

Fuji Okamoto was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Frank Traynor of Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulst ...

(1905–1984), Japanese boxer *

Hama Okamoto is a bass guitarist and member of the rock band Okamoto's from Tokyo. He is represented with the agency Sony Music Artists. He is the eldest son of Downtown's Masatoshi Hamada and actress Natsumi Ogawa. His real name is . Equipment used * Fender ...

(born 1991), Japanese musician *

Haruko Okamoto is a Japanese figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in Londo ...

(née Ishida, born 1945), Japanese figure skater *

Hayato Okamoto (disambiguation) Hayato Okamoto may refer to: *Hayato Okamoto (cyclist) (born 1995), Japanese cyclist *Hayato Okamoto (footballer) (born 1974), Japanese footballer {{hndis, Okamoto, Hayato ...

, multiple people *, Japanese rower *

Hideya Okamoto is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Tiamo Hirakata. Club career statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2018''. Honours ;Gamba Osaka * AFC Champions League (1) : 2008 ;Kashima Antlers * J. League Cup (1) : 2012 * Suruga Bank Champio ...

(born 1987), Japanese football player * Hisashi Okamoto (born 1956), Japanese mathematician *

Hitoshi Okamoto is a Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger and the former member of the J-pop band Garnet Crow in years 1999-2013, as well as some of his own solo releases. Biography Since the release of Okamoto's 2010 solo album "Now Printing...", he has used ...

, guitarist of the Japanese pop band Garnet Crow *

Keito Okamoto is a Japanese singer and actor associated with Johnny & Associates. and former member of Hey! Say! JUMP. Early life Okamoto was born in Tokyo to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rock band Otokogumi, and model Katsue Nishi. He was educa ...

(born 1993), Japanese singer and member of the group

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

Kihachi Okamoto was a Japanese film director who worked in several different genres. Career Born in Yonago, Okamoto attended Meiji University, but was drafted into the Air Force 1943 and entered World War II, an experience that had a profound effect on his late ...

(1924–2005), Japanese film director *, Japanese painter and illustrator *

Kōzō Okamoto is a Japanese communist and member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), responsible for the massacre of 26 passengers at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel. Biography Kozo Okamoto is the youngest child of a school principal. He was a 24 ...

(born 1947), member of the Japanese armed militant group, Japanese Red Army (JRA) *

Kumiko Okamoto Kumiko Okamoto ( ja, 岡本久美子, born February 19, 1965) is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul S ...

(born 1965), retired female tennis player from Japan *

Lynn Okamoto is a Japanese manga artist and a former employee of Bandai and Arc System Works. His most famous work is the series ''Elfen Lied'' which was adapted in a 13-episode anime series by the studio Arms. He lives in Tokyo, Japan. Works * (2002–20 ...

, Japanese manga artist *

Mariko Okamoto (born 28 December 1951) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * ...

(born 1951), Japanese volleyball player *

Masahiro Okamoto is a Japanese football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sagan Tosu. Playing career Okamoto was born in Chiba on May 17, 1983. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later ''JEF United Chiba'') from youth team in 2002. However he c ...

(born 1983), Japanese football player *

Maya Okamoto is a Japanese actress, voice actor, and singer from Tokyo, Japan. Biography Filmography Television animation *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985), Emma Sheen * ''Touch'' (1985), Natsuko *''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' (1986), Leina Ashta *''The B ...

(born 1967), in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a voice actor *

Mayo Okamoto is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Her 1995 debut single "Tomorrow" peaked at number 1 on the Oricon weekly single charts. She released her greatest hits album ''Rise 1'' in 2000. The album topped the Oricon weekly album charts. Expo 20 ...

(born 1974), Japanese singer-songwriter *

Mike Okamoto Mike Okamoto (born Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known for co-creating Marvel Comics' ''Atomic Age''; as a "good girl art" cartoonist; and as the five-time International Networ ...

(born Detroit, United States), is an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator *

Mitsunori Okamoto is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yōkaichi, Shiga and graduate of Nagoya University, he obtained his medical license in 1996 and rec ...

(born 1971), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * Mori Okamoto, actor *

Natsuki Okamoto is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She was born in the Mie prefecture. Her career began as a model for the magazine ''CANDy'' in 2002. She was also the face model for Miyako Kajiro, a video game character from the 2004 video game Siren. F ...

(born 1989), Japanese fashion model and actress *, Japanese hammer thrower *

Nobuhiko Okamoto is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and Best Supporting Actor Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards. Voice acting career In an interview held ...

(born 1986), male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, Japan *

Okamoto Kanoko , born , was the pen-name of a Japanese author, tanka poet, and Buddhist scholar active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. Early life Kanoko's maiden name was Ōnuki Kano. She was born in Aoyama, Akasaka-ku (present day Minat ...

(1889–1939), pen-name of a Japanese author, tanka poet, and Buddhism scholar *

Okamoto Kido was a Japanese author. His real name was . His best known work is the Shin Kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki. Kido was born in the district of Shiba Takanawa, a neighbourhood in Minato Ward, Tōkyō Family Kido’s father, Okamoto Keinosuke (� ...

(1872–1939), Japanese author *

Rai Okamoto Rai Yukio Okamoto (July 21, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 7, 1993 in San Francisco, California)"Okamoto, Rai". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD)Archived copyat the Wayback Machine from March 22, 2012 was an American arch ...

(1927–1993), American architect, planner, and author *

Rei Okamoto is Japanese model and actress who stars as Mia Amagishi in '' Threads of Destiny''. She also appears in the NHK Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in th ...

(born 1991), Japanese model and actress *

Rina Okamoto , better known as , is a Japanese professional kickboxer. She is the current Knock Out-Black Female Minimumweight Champion. She is also a former Knock Out-Black Female Atomweight Champion and a Rebels-Black Women's 46 kg Champion. After m ...

(born 1994), Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Tao Okamoto , known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model, who is alongside Ai Tominaga and Hiroko Matsumoto, one of the biggest models from Japan. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren. She made her film debut as the female lea ...

, (born 1985), Japanese model and actress *

Tarō Okamoto was a Japanese artist, art theorist, and writer. He is particularly well known for his avant-garde paintings and public sculptures and murals, and for his theorization of traditional Japanese culture and avant-garde artistic practices. Biograph ...

(1911–1996), Japanese artist noted for abstract and avant-garde paintings and sculpture * Tetsuo Okamoto (1932–2007), Brazilian swimmer * Tomotaka Okamoto (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vincent Okamoto Vincent Hichiro Okamoto (November 22, 1943 – September 27, 2020) was an American attorney, judge, author, and retired United States Army officer. An Army Ranger during the Vietnam War, he was the most highly decorated Japanese American to su ...

(1943–2020), American Army officer and judge *

Yasuaki Okamoto is a former Japanese football player who featured for Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, which is the second tier of football in ...

(born 1988), Japanese football player *, Japanese ''kokugaku'' scholar *

Yoriko Okamoto is the first Japanese athlete to become an Olympic taekwondo medalist, winning the bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in the 57–67 kg weight class.Yoichi Okamoto Yoichi R. Okamoto (July 5, 1915April 24, 1985) was the second official U.S. presidential photographer, serving Lyndon B. Johnson. Early life Okamoto was a native of Yonkers, New York. His father, Chobun Yonezo Okamoto, was a wealthy exporter, boo ...

(1915–1985), American photographer *

Yoshiki Okamoto , sometimes credited as Kihaji Okamoto, is a Japanese video game designer. He is credited with producing popular titles for Konami, including ''Gyruss'' and ''Time Pilot'', and for Capcom, including '' 1942'', ''Gun.Smoke'', ''Final Fight'' and '' ...

(born 1961), video game designer credited with producing many of Capcom's popular titles * Yoshiro Okamoto (born 1943), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, Japanese footballer *

Yukiko Okamoto (actress) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personn ...

(born 1979), Japanese actress *

Yukiko Okamoto (athlete) Yukiko Okamoto, also known as ''Sachiko Okamoto'', ( ja, 岡本幸子; born 29 November 1974) is a retired Japanese runner who specialized in the half marathon and marathon. At the 1990 World Cross Country Championships she finished eighteenth i ...

(born 1974), Japanese female distance runner

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