Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh (written: or ) are the 20th and 21st most common Japanese surnames respectively. Less common variants are , , and . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005 *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese karateka *

Ayako Saitoh Ayako Saitoh (born ) is a Japanese wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2010 Winter Paralympics where Japanese team finished on tenth and fifth places respectively. Teams References External links *Profileat the Official Website f ...

(born 1956), Japanese wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian *, Japanese playwright, director, actor and theatre producer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese Confucian scholar, historian, and poet *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese drifting driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese basketball player *, the married name of Fusae Ohta, Japanese politician and Japan's first female prefectural governor *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese samurai and Shinsengumi third unit captain *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *Hideo Saito, a ring name of

Captain New Japan is a Japanese former professional wrestler. He is best known for his two stints with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and a brief stint with World Wrestling Council (WWC). Hirasawa wrestled as a fall guy, under the mask superhero, .James Saito James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is a Japanese-American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television. Saito is best known as the original Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Dr. Chen in the ABC series ''Eli Stone'', Harry Kim i ...

(born 1955), American actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese footballer *

Juniti Saito Lieutenant-Brigadier Juniti Saito (born April 12, 1942), count Saito, is a military officer and was the commander of the Brazilian Air Force The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force () is the head of the Brazilian Air Force and the leader of its ...

(born 1942), Brazilian military officer and the former commander of the Brazilian Air Force *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese communist politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese actress *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, better known as Hiroshi, Japanese owarai comedian *, Japanese swimmer *

Kikuo Saito was a Japanese-born American abstract painter with ties to the Color Field movement and Lyrical abstraction. A former assistant to Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, and Larry Poons, Saito's work infuses richly saturated colorscapes with deli ...

(1939–2016), Japanese-born American painter *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *, better known as Daisuke Ban, Japanese actor *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese Paralympic athlete *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese DJ and composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Kozo Saito Kozo Saito is a mechanical engineer, currently the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in Mechanical Engineering and also the Director of the Institute of Research for Technology Development, at the University of Kentucky The University of Ken ...

, Japanese electrical engineer *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese idol *, Japanese weightlifter *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese graphic designer *, also known as K-ness., Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese javelin thrower *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, better known as Masa Saito, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese pop singer *

Mizuho Saito were all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1997. Although it initially started as a dance group, they turned to an all-female band. Zone has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol" (a portmanteau of the words band and idol) ...

, the Japanese drummer of ZONE *, Japanese poet *, Japanese voice actress * Momoko Saito (cricketer) (born 1981), Japanese women cricketer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese ''daimyō'' and monk *, Japanese model *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese musician *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese weightlifter *Rie Saito (斉藤里恵, born 1984), Japanese politician and writer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese businessman and art collector *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese kobudoka *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese yo-yo performer and competitor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese rower *, Japanese badminton player * Takako Saito (born 1929), Japanese artist *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseball pitcher *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sumo wrestler who died due to injuries sustained in the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese violinist *

Taki Saito is a Filipina actress and singer of Japanese-Brazilian descent and a member of J-pop girl group Faky. She was born in Japan and was raised in France and the Philippines. Career Saito was an intro-acting student at Star Magic Workshops before. ...

(born 2000), Filipino actress *, Japanese basketball coach *, Japanese actor *

Takumi Saito (racewalker) is a Japanese racewalker. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27& ...

(born 1993), Japanese racewalker *, Japanese psychologist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ''Magic: the Gathering'' player *, birth name of Hiro Mizushima, Japanese actor, writer and model *, Japanese samurai * Tomoyuki Saito, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese composer and arranger *

William Saito is a Japanese American businessman, venture capitalist and former advisor to the government of Japan specializing in cybersecurity. Early life and education Saito was born in Los Angeles, California; his parents immigrated to the US from Japan ...

(born 1971), Japanese-American businessman *, Japanese actor *, Japanese diplomat *, better known as

Yakkun Sakurazuka , also known by the stage name , was a Japanese comedian, singer, and voice actor. Early life Saitō was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to Mitsuru and Misao Saitō on 24 September 1976. He had a younger brother named Masashi and graduated from N ...

, Japanese comedian and voice actor *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese hurdler and sprinter *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese general *, better known as Super Shisa, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese essayist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, essayist and poet *, Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp *, Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters *, professor of philosophy at Rhode Island School of Design *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player

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*, a character in the anime series ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Mitsuboshi Colors is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuwo. The manga was serialized in ASCII Media Works' ''Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh'' magazine from 2014 to June 27, 2020. An anime television series adaptation directed by Tomoyuki Kawa ...

'' *Saito, a character in the film '' Inception'' *, a character in the OVA series ''

Kuttsukiboshi is a two-part original video animation, written, directed and entirely animated by freelance animator Naoya Ishikawa. It is produced by Primastea ( Isshoni Training, Isshoni Sleeping), with music composed by Shunsuke Morita and soundtrack produc ...

'' *, a character in the novel series '' Sound! Euphonium'' *, a character in the manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *, a character in the manga series ''Angelic Layer'' *, a character in the manga series '' Encouragement of Climb'' *

Kaori Saito The following are the characters that have appeared in the ''Jiraishin'' manga. Characters Main characters * Kyoya Ida (飯田響也 ''Ida Kyōya'') / Ky These were used in the North American release of Jiraishin, known as ''Ice Blade'', for ...

, a character in the manga series ''Ice Blade'' *, a character in the manga series '' Squid Girl'' * Saito Hikari (Hub Hikari) from the Mega Man Battle Network video game series *Shou Saito, a character in the ''Black Mirror'' episode " Playtest" *, a character in the novel series ''

Psychic Detective Yakumo is a mystery novel series written by Manabu Kaminaga, published by Nihon Bungeisha with illustrations by Katoh Akatsuki and later published by Kadokawa Bunko with cover illustrations by Yasushi Suzuki. The book has been adapted into two ...

'' *, a character in the light novel series ''

And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? is a Japanese light novel series, written by Shibai Kineko and illustrated by Hisasi. ASCII Media Works have published twenty-one volumes since 2013 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Kazui Ishigami was seriali ...

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