is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

*, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese rower *

Osamu Adachi is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the The Prince of Tennis (film), live film adaptation. Career In O ...

(理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS *, Japanese manga artist * Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909–1948), Japanese author * Osamu Dezaki (統, 1943-2011), Japanese anime director * Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese long-distance runner *

Osamu Jinguuji is a Japanese rock band, formed by Ryōta Fujimaki, Keisuke Maeda and Osamu Jingūji in 2000. History Remioromen was formed in December 2000 with their current three person line up. They say that the name of the band has no real significance as ...

(治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' *, Japanese rower *Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler *

Osamu Mukai is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University. Early life He was born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and went to Hama Junior high school (浜中学校) and Hitorizawa High schoo ...

(理, born 1982), Japanese actor *

Osamu Muramatsu is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 73 minor planets. He also co-discovered 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, a periodic comet. Muramatsu works at the planeta ...

(修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids * Osamu Nagayama (born 1947), Japanese CEO of

Chugai Pharmaceutical is a drug manufacturer operating in Japan. It is a subsidiary controlled by Hoffmann-La Roche, which owns 62% of the company as of 30 June 2014. The company is headquartered in Tokyo. Osamu Nagayama is the current representative director and c ...

and Chairman of Sony Corporation *, Japanese shogi player * Osamu Noguchi *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese rower *, Japanese actor and voice actor *

Osamu Sato is a Japanese digital artist, photographer, and composer. His first work was the ambient music album "Objectless", which released in 1983. His first work in the video game industry was '' Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou'', which first ...

(理, born 1960), Japanese artist, photographer and composer *

Osamu Sato (boxer) is a Japanese professional boxer from Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Sato became the WBA super bantamweight champion of the world when he defeated Thai champion Yoddamrong Sithyodthong in 2002 via a 8th-round knockout. See also *List of super bantamweig ...

(修, born 1976), Japanese boxer *, Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist *, Japanese economist *, Japanese comedian and television presenter *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese alpine skier *

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

(治虫, 1928–1989), Japanese manga artist often credited as the "Father of Manga" *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese freestyle skier

Fictional characters

*Osamu Kamiyama (治), a character in the anime series ''

Kamisama Kazoku is an anime series based on a series of light novels by Yoshikazu Kuwashima, which premiered May 18, 2006 in Japan across the anime satellite television network Animax. The original light novel series has concluded with eight volumes; howev ...

'' *Osamu Kimizuka, a character in the shōnen-ai manga ''

Loveless Loveless may refer to: Film and television * ''Loveless'' (film), a 2017 Russian film * ''The Loveless'', a 1982 film starring Willem Dafoe * Dr. Loveless, a character in ''The Wild Wild West'' TV series and film adaptation Literature * ''Love ...

'' *Osamu Mikumo (修), a character in the anime and manga '' World Trigger'' *Osamu Miya (宮治), a character in the manga '' Haikyū!!'' with the position of wing spiker from Inarizaki High and the twin brother of Atsumu Miya *Osamu Dazai (治), a character in the anime and manga '' Bungou Stray Dogs'' *Osamu Kashiwagi (柏木修), a character in the video game series '' Yakuza''