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 (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 (治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' *, Japanese rower *Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler * Osamu Mukai (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 and Chairman of Sony Corporation *, Japanese shogi player * Osamu Noguchi *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese rower *, Japanese actor and voice actor * Osamu Sato (理, born 1960), Japanese artist, photographer and composer * Osamu Sato (boxer) (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'' *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''

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People with the name

Fictional characters

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